EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING LARGE JACK ON PALLET USING A SLING. NOTICED THE JACK WAS TIPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO STRIGHTEN JACK UP. EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HIN A PINCH POINT AND JACK TIPPED OVER CATCHING E MPLOYEES LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, CUTTING IT.
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Showing 50 of 57EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING CEMENT AND TOP OF BAG RIPPED OPEN BLOWING CEMENT INTO HIS EYES (RIGHT EYE SPECIFICALLY).
REMOVING CHUNKS FROM AIR SLIDE. EMP. HAD VALVE CLOSED. AFTER CHUNKS WERE REMOVED CEMENT HE FELL APROX. 6 TO 8 FEET OFF LADDER. FALL CAUSED HIM TO BRAKE RIGHT ANKLE. SPENT NIGHT IN HOSPITAL FO R OBSERVATION. ANKLE NOT SET IN EMERGRENCY ROOM. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR MORNING OF 6-2-88.
INJURED & FELLOW WORKER WERE MANUALLY LOADING A SHORT BULK CEMENT RAIL C AR VIA A 10IN.DOWNSPOUT HOSE AS THEY STOOD ON TOP A SURGE OF MATERIAL KICKED THE HOSE OUT OF THE CAR OPENING SPLASHING CEMENT UP INTO THEIR FACE INJURED REMOVED TOP SHIRT USING INSIDE OF IT TO WIPE CEMENT OFF HIS FACE & EYES SO HE COULD SEE TO GET OFF THE RAIL CAR TO WASHOUT HIS EYES HE SENT A FELLOW WORK
HE WAS WORKING ON REVERSE AIR DAMPER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE AIR PIPING AND CONDUIT AT THE BAGHOUS JARRED NECK
PASSING BRICK FOR KILN FROM ONE EMP TO ANOTHER, BRICK SMASHED INJURED EMPL LEFT RING FINGER. EMPL FINISHED SHIFT AT 9:00 AM. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSP. AT APPROX. 6:00 PM THEY RE FERRED HIM TO BONE SPECIALIST WHO DID NOT HAVE OFFICE HOURS UNTIL 4/4 HE PUT A GUARD ON IT & RETURNED HIM TO WORK.
UNLOADING MASON9Y BAGS FROM THE LINE, WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO GET THE NEXT ONE IT HAD SLIPPED OFF OF THE INCLINE GOING ONTO THE FLAT SURFACE AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING RAILROAD TIES FROM FINISHING MILL AND THE TIES SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THEM
WORKING WITH AN2THER WORKER IN BREAKING UP SET-UP CEMNT BATTERY SILOS LOADING ANGLE CONEYOR TO REMOVE MATERIAL TO THE OUTSIDE. AT THAT REQUIRED ANGLE JUNKS OF MATERIAL WOULD ROLL OVER STEPS O N THE CONVEYOR 6ELT AND PERIODICALLY ROLL BACK DOWN THE BELT. HE WAS NOT WATCHING WHEN A CHUNK CAME BACK DOWN THE BELT AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOURTH FINGER BETWEEN IT AND A CHUNK HE WAS PUSHING
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF LIGHT PLANT TO HOOK UP TO BALL ON PICK-UP TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK TWO HOURS LATER.
INJ WAS REMOVIN1 & REATTACHING A WELDING CABLE TO WELDING MACHINE IN WELDERS ROOM. WHEN HE INSERTED THE CONNECTOR & TWISTED IT HE FELT A SHORT PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST. HE NEVER GAVE IT MUCH TH OUGHT BUT REPOR7ED IT TO HIS SUPV, LATER ON THE 29TH OF OCT. HE WAS TWISTING TOGETHER A R.C. 3" PIPE JOINT AND FELT ADDITIONAL PAIN. AS IT REMAINED SORE HE REQUESTED MEDICAL CARE 10-28-87. DR
INJ WAS REATTAC2ING A BOTTOM PLATE OF ALKALI BAGHOUSE CENTER COLLECTION SCREW. WHEN HE INSERTED A SCREW DUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYE. REPEATED IRRIGATION OF HIS EYE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN REMOV EYE IRRITATION.3MEDICAL CARE WAS REQUESTED. EYE PROTECTION WAS NOT WORN. NO FOREIGN BODY WAS FOUND IN THE EYE
WORKING ON SCRE9N AND BUMPED HEAD ON STEEL,REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
HE LIFTED A 7 1/2 HP MOTOR ON TO HIS SHOULDER, CARIED IT ABOUT 80 FT TO ELEVATOR AND THEN SET IT ON THE GROUND WHEN HE ARRIVED AT GROUND LEVEL. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING. HE CONTINUED WORKI3G AND NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR NEAR END OF HIS SHIFT, WHEN ICE WAS APPLIED. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO REPORT TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND OBTAINE DMEDICAL CARE
INJ WAS BENDING3OVER SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE RECLAIM CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE RAISED UP TOO QUICKLY AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. HE WAS AT GROUND LEVEL WHERE THE T AIL PULLE Y SETS ABOUT 106 ABOVE THE CONCRETE BASE
EMPLOYEE WAS KN9ELING IN WET DUST WHILE WORKING ON WATER PUMPS CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A BRICK CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK
INJURED WAS REP5IRING BELT ON 957 FINISH MILL DRAG.HE WAS MOVING BELT MANUALLY,FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT.MASHED RING FINGER RIGHT HAND.FRACTURED TIP OF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SW3NGING A PALLET OF BRICKS AND PINNED HIS LEG AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL.
HE WAS ASSISTIN1 WELDER IN REPAIRING A COAL MILL DUST COLLECTOR. WORK AREA REQUIRED SQUATTING AND MOVING FROM ONE FRAMEWORK TO ANOTHER. AS HE TURNED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE BUT CONTINUED WORKI3G, IT LATER BECAME SWOLLEN. HE ICED PACKED HIS KNEE THAT EVENING. DIAGNOSIS WAS A LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.
INJ WAS TAPPING3UP ON A LOWER CROSSMEMBER OF THE WAREHOUSE STORAGE RACKS TO LOWER IT A FEW NOTCHES WHEN A LOADED CROSSMEMBDR ABOVE CAME LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE PALLET TO DIP DR OPPING A BOX OF3PILLOW BLOCK BEARINGS TO THE FLOOR. THE FALLING BOX PUSHED HIM AGAINST THE BACK RACKS WITH POSSIBLE CONTUSION TO THE LOW RIGHT BACK. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. IT IS INDICATED THAT
REVERSING HAMME9S ON SECONDARY CRUSHER HAMMERMILL WHEN HE GOT FINGER 2ND ON RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 HAMMERS CAUSING CONTUSION/ABRASION.X-RAY NEGATIVE NO SUTURES BUT DR CLEANED AND DRESSED WOUND.ON 12-11186 HIT SAME FINGER WHILE USING PRY BAR TO POSITION KILN NOSE CASTING,DIDNT BREAK SKIN.ICE-PACKED. ON 12-12-86 BEGAN SWELLING AND HE REQ MEDICAL CARE 12-14 ENTER HOSPITAL WITH I
INSTALLING NEW 7AIL DRUM IN 950 CLINKER BELT REQUIRED MOVING DRUM WITH HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (APPROX 180 LBS) EMP STRAINED BACK REMOVING BOLTS FROM AIRSLIDE IN SHIIPING DEPT ON SUNDAY STRA BACK AGAN WORKE8 REGULAR DUTY MON TUES AND WED WAS SPRAYING WEEDS AT OUR SMALL LAKE AND APPARENTAPPARENTLY STRESSED BACK AGAIN WWAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM 6 13 86
WORKING WITH OT2ERS IN RIVER PUMP HOUSE IN REPAIRING #2 RIVER WATER PUMP. HE FELT NAUSEATED BY 9:15 AM BUT CONTINUED WORKING THROUGH THE DAY. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD BEEN BITTEN BY AN INSE CT UNTIL HE SAW3HIS DOCTOR ON 5-5-86 AFTER HIS LEG BECAME SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL ON SUNDAY. HE CALLED IN SICK , NOT REALIZING IT WAS WORK RELATED.
WHILE PULLING O3 SUPER SUCKER HOSE, EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D TO THE OFFICE THAT HE HAD A RASH ON HIS BACK & CHEST. HIS DOCTOR DIAGNOSED IT AS LIMEROCK POISON.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING THE HOSE ON THE DRILL RIG & A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT & MASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER
INJURED WAS ASS3STING FELLOW WORKERS PLACE NEW BLOW BARS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ROTOR. BAR WAS BEING POSITIONED BY A WIRE CABLE WITH A CHOKER WHEN THE CHOKER SLIPPED, CATCHING, HIS GLOVED LEF T MIDDLE FINGER3BETWEEN THE BLOW BAR AND CRUSHER HOUSING.
CARRYING 5 GAL 6UCKET OF SAND PULLED LOWER BACK-REQ NARR 2-20-86.
ANOTHER EE WAS3PASSING BOARDS TO INJURED EE. SPLINTER PIERCED PALM OF RT HAND. EE RECEIVED MEDDICAL EXAM SAME DAY OF INJURY 2-6-86 ON 2-7-86 SPLINTER APPEARED TO BE OUT. ON FOLLOW-UP VISIT ON 2-18-86 IT 4AS DETERMINED THAT SPLINTER WAS EMBEDDED & MUST BE SURGICALLY REMOVED. SURGERY PERFORMED AS OUT-PATIENT ON 2-18-869 PATIENT RETURNED TO WORK ON 2-19-86.
WHILE LIFTING C9ANE BEARING UP ON DRILL PRESS, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON HANDLE OF MACHINE.
INJURED WAS BEN8ING DOWN TO ENTER THE CAB OF HIS FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE BOTTOM CORNER OF HIS PLEXIGLAS SUN VISOR WHICH HAD VIBRATED DOWN FROM ITS NORMAL FLAT O POSITION AGAIN8T THE CEILING ON THE CAB HAVING HIS HARD HAT ON WOULD HAVE PROTECTED HIS HEAD FROM INJURY HIS SCALP WAS LACERATED AND REQUIRED STITCHES
HE WAS REACHING3UP INSIDE THE 9 F-0-W. DISCHARGE CHUTE FOR POSSIBLE BUILD UP WHEN HE CAUGHT A SPLINTER OF METAL OR WOOD IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE REMOVED A METAL SPLINTER AND CLEANED OUT TH E WOUND. IN TIM9 IT HEALED OVER, BUT LATER FESTERED. ALMOST FOUR WEEKS AFTERWARD IT DID NOT LOOK GOOD SO HE REQUIESTED MEDICAL LATTENTION. A FOREIGN BODY WAS FOUND AND REMOVED ISSUED GLOVES S
POSSIBLY PULLIN1 ON 4" VACUMN HOSE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK. SUPERVISOR COULD NOT SEE HOW HE COULD HAVE DONE IT. HE LATER COMPLAINED OF TINGLING IN LEFT HAND. MEDICAL CARE WAS OBTAINED. D3AGNOSIS WAS A C ERVICAL STRAIN AND XYPHOID INJURY. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE RELATIVE TO HIS WORK RELATED CLAIMED INJURY
INJURED HAD RAI8ED HOOD ON YALE FORKLIFT TO TRY TO GET UNIT STARTED WHEN THE HOOD COVER JARRED LOOSE, FALLING AGAINST HIS RIGHT ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW. A CATCH ARM HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN. X-RA2 WAS NEGATIVE
INJ LIFTING BOX3OF STAMLER FEEDER BREAKER POINTS OFF BACK OF TRUCK WHEN RIGHT FOREFINGER KNUCKLE CAUGHT ON SHARP EDGE OF METAL ON CORNER OF RAIL TAIL GATE.
WHILE LOWERING AIR SLIDE IT SHIFTED & HIT GRATING GLANCING OFF & HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF LEFT LEG
CARRYING ELEVATOR PIN PRESS WEIGHING APPROX 75 LBS PRESS FELL APART AND FELL ON EMPLOYEES RT FOOT INJURING LITTLE TOE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED SAFETY SHOES FRACTURED LITTLE TOE DELAY I N RECIEVING DIAGNOSIS FROM HOSPITAL REPORT RECEIVED FROM HOSPITAL 7-29-85
AFTER INSTALLING NEW SPEED REDUCER IT TURNED HARRD AND EMPL TRIED TO MOVE IT BY PULLING ON BELT.HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT SMALL FINGER LEFT HAND ON HOUSING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING CEMENT. THE LINE QUIT AND THE BAGS DROPPED. HE HAD TO MOVE BAGS BY HAND. HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A BAG AND SADDLE ON 2 SPOUT. HE CUT BACK OF LEFT HAND REQUIRI NG 6 STICHES.
I.NAME WAS REPLACING THE CLAY FEEDER OPERATOR. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK FLAG OFF TO STOP FEEDER IN ORDER TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK. HE MISSED THE CABLE AND THE ROCK ROLLED OBER AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND BREAKER BAR ON CLAY FEEDER. NAIL BED SURGERY REQUIRED.
INJURED WAS LIFTING & PUSHING AN OIL CIRCULATING RACK AWAY FROM THE HAZEMAG CRUSHER NTO REALIZING WEIGHT. HE REPORTED A SMALL STRAIN BUT DIDN\T THINK IT WAS OF GREAT CONCERN. HE REQUESTED MEDI CAL CARE ON 4/25/85 BECAUSE OF DISCOMFORT. X-RAYS SHOWED NO ABNORMALTIES. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.
ASSISTING ANOTHER REPAIRMAN TO LIFT A PIECE OF LFLOOR GRATING OVER A HANDRAIL WHEN IT BECAME STRUK. AS HE GRASPED IT WITH HIS FINGERS DOWN THROUGH THE GRATING & MOVED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER W AS CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT. INCORRECT HAND PLACEMENT WITHOUT GLOVES WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
PULLING TO OPEN COUPLING.
DISCONNECTING HYDRAULIC LINES ON TRACKMOBILE AT GARAGE HAVING POSITIONED HIMSELF IN AWKWARD STANCE.TENDON OR MUSCLE PULL IN LEFT KNEE AS HE RAISED UP FROM THAT POSITION.FOLLOWING DAY IT BECAME SWOLLEN AND INFLAMED.OBTAINED MED CARE 8-6-84 BUT NOT ABLE TO PUT WEIGHT ON IT 8-6-84 SECOND SHIFT.
I,NAME WAS ALIGNING THE CAB OF THE BOBCAT WITH THE FRAME. THE BLOCK HE WAS USING WORKED OUT AND THE CAB FELL, PINNING HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE CAB.
RICHARD HAD STOPPED THE BELT AND WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BAG OFF THE CONVEYOR THE BACK OF HIS RT HAND RUBBED ACROSS THE BAG SADDLE AND IT CAUSED A LACERATION
INJURED\S PEOPLE WERE CHANGING BLOW BARS ON WEST ROTARY OF CRUSHER DRYER AFTER EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT AND WEDGES PUT ALONG SIDE OF RTARY\S TO STOP FREE MOVEMENT. NORMALLY ONE ROW OF BAR IS REPLACED BEFORE THE NEXT ROW IS DONE TO RETAIN A BALANCED ROTARY. ALL THREE ROWS WERE REMOVED THIS TIME & THE ROTARY WAS BEING POSITIONED WHEN THE WEDGE CAME LOOSE ON THE EAT ROTARY INJURE
REPLACING CABLE ON OVERHEAD CRANE PULLING IT THRU SHEAVE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE AS ASSISTING EIGHT OTHER EMPLOYEES IN LIFTING A RADIATOR WHILE CARRYING RADIATOR (WEIGHING APPROX 600LBS) EMPLOYEE HURT BACK