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October 20, 1993WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DOING YARDWORK ON A PART TIME BASIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS WHEN HER BACK STARTED TO HURT.
August 12, 1993WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE ADJUSTING AN AUTO VALVE SOME MUDDY WATER SPLASHED OVER A FLOAT CELL NEXT TO THE VALVE AND SOME DIRT WENT INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.
April 26, 1993WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS INSTALLING SHAFT GUIDE AND GUIDE WAS ON SHOULDER-WENT TO LOAD IT ONTO SKIP AND SLIVER WENT INTO SHOULDER.
August 25, 1992WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SOMETIME IN MARCH 1992 EMPLOYEE BECAME AWARE OF SWELLING AT BASE OF FINGERNAIL WHERE CONING PANS HE WAS USING WERE PUTTING PRESSURE. LUMP CONTINUED TO ENLARGE UNTIL IT OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY ON 6-17-92. IT PARTIALLY FILLED UNTIL A DOCTOR REOPNED AND DRAINED.
April 1, 1992WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING OUT FROM UNDER #4 BELT. AS HE FINISHED HE WAS FEEDING HOSE TO ANOTHER WORKER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, A LOOP WAS AROUND FOOT. WORKER PULLED AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY THR OWN TO SHOULDER AND HEAD.
January 9, 1991WA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE REMOVING HATCH DOOR FROM VIBERATING SCREEN, DUE TO TIGHT WORKING CONDITIONS, WHEN WE PULLED HATCH OFF BOLT (NOT KNOWLING THERE WAS A 1/2" STEEL PLATE BACK ON HATCH) SHE FELT THE CORNER S TRIKE HER RIGHT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A 2/0 CABLE AND PEMCO LPLUGS UP TO MESSENGER CABLE.HE WAS HAVING HARD TIME GETTING THE CABLE CLAMP TO HOOK OF THE WEIGHT OF THE CABLE AND PLUGS.HE HURT HIS WRIST WHILE STRAINING TO HOOK CABLE CLAMP.
WHILE TAKING THE SAMPLE PRESS APART AND PUTTING SAMPLE INTO PAN, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. LEANING FORWARD AND LIFTING RIM DISCHARGE SAMPLE UP AND OUT.
May 10, 1990NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL WAS TAKING POT OFF SHOTCRETE TRUCK GOING TO SET ON GROUND. CHAIN WAS STILL HOOKED HE REACHED TO UNDO CHAIN LID SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN POT & TRUCK.
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