Employee was unloading a metal fabricated box at the crusher wash plant when the load shifted causing him to trip/fall. His foot landed awkwardly on a rock and resulting in a sprain to his right ankle.
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Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Dean Word Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was placing beams on a slab at well #3. The sling slipped off the hook and pinched the employee's finger. This resulted in an avulsion to his left index finger requiring 11 sutures.
October 23, 2000
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS LIFTING ACCETANLYNE BOTTLE FROM TRAILER MOUNTED AREA TO TRUCK MOUNTED AREA. BOTTLE SLIPPED AND EE TRIED TO CATCH/OR STOP FALL OF BOTTLE.
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