CMI Maintenance Team Member was wiring an electric vibration device to a new hopper when a co-worker approached the team member to ask a question. Some time later the injured team member complained of back & leg pain & indicated they were going to the hospital for medical attention. Injured complained of back pain for 3 weeks from an old injury prior to this.
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Showing all 16EE was moving some boards and got a splinter in EE's right hand. Between thumb and fore finger.
EE was loading a tanker truck from silo. Had opened the hatches using fall protection, then came down to load truck. After truck was loaded, EE filled out the paperwork & gave it to driver. As usual, EE then climbed back up the truck to close the hatches. EE turned to tie off using fall protection, but truck started driving away. EE grabbed an I-beam to hang on to.
While lifting 25HP electric motor from mount the lifting eye on top of motor broke and dropped 2' hitting mount and rolling off mount onto employee's foot. Lifting eye was installed by manufacturer. Steel choker & clevis were used for rigging. Truck hoe was used for lift.
EE WAS INSIDE CATIOR VESSEL ON PT #1 TAKING FINGERS OFF DISTRIBUTION READER FOR REPAIRS. AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS WAY OUT OF THE VESSEL, RE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE STAINLESS STEEL DISTRICUTION H EADER.
HAND WAS IN PRONE POSITION WHEN PIN WAS PULLED HAND WAS PINCHED IN BETWEEN A PINCH POINT IN MOWER.
WORKING ON FLY ASH VALVE 141 HAD END COVER OFF AND WAS APPLYING AIR PRESSURE TO VALVE WHEN VALE PISTON FLEW OUT HITTING RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING RIGHT THUMB.
LIFTING CHUTE OUT OF MILL WHEN RIGGING WAS BINDING. LET OFF RIGGING TO ADJUST STRAP CHUTE WAS WEDGED BUT WHEN ADJUSTING STRAP IT FELL ON HAND.
TRYING TO LINE UP SPRINGS IN PULVERIZER BY TURNING COUPLING. HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN CHEST. HE AT THAT TIME DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS THAT BAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS MOVING A WELDING MACHINE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING THE MAJORITY OF THE LOAD. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EE WAS COMING OUT OF A SPACE & THE PERSON ABOVE HIM DID NOT SEE HIM THERE. THE PERSON ABOVE OPENED THE BUILER DOOR AND HOT GLY ASH FELL ONTO THE INJURED EE'S NECK & SMALL SECTION OF HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS TO CHANGE OIL ON AN ARTICULATING TRUCK AND WAS HOLDING UP THE BELLY PAN WHEN HE LET THE PAN DROP, HE DIDN'T MOVE HIS HAND OUT OF THE WAY ON TIME.
EE SAYS THAT WHILE HE & 2 OTHER EE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A TOOL BOX MODE OF 3/8" PLATE, HEWAS HOLDING IT & HURT HIS BACK. HE FRIST BROUGHTBACK INJURY TO OUR ATTENTION 1ST WK OF JUNE. HE WASNT' SURE IF IT WAS WORK RELATED OR JUST AN O LD BULL RIDING INJURY. HE DECIDED TO GO ON HIS OWN BECAUSE HE WASN'T SURE. HE RETD 6/16 WITH NO RESTRICTIIONS. THE BEGINNNING OF SEPT HE HAD TO
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING DOWN TO LOOK AT SOMETHING AND THE NEXT DAY HE SAID THAT HIS RIBS WERE SORE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-27-2000.
EE WAS MOVING BATTERIES ALONG A SHELF. HE HAD DONE EVERYTHING HE COULD TO MAKE THE JOB EASIER, BUT AT SOME POINT HE STRAINED HIMSELF TOO HARD. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR U NTIL 3-10-2000& EE DID NOT WANT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-13-2000.
WHILE HELPING ANTOHER EMPLOYEE MOVE SOMETHING HE FLT A SLIGHT BURINING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA. IT WENT AWAY THE NEXT DAY, BUT CME BACK. EE DID NTO REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-16 U NTIL SEEN BY A DR, IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A GROIN STRAIN.