EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 6" HDPE SDR-11 PIPE WHICH WAS QUITE HEAVY. STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
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Showing all 37EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING ON SAND FILTER CROSS OVER PIPE. EE GOT BAD FROM THE CUTTING EE LIFTED UP AND JAMMED HIS NECK AND BACK EE WORKED THE SHIFT AND FOLLOWING DAYS EE THEN WENT ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF 26-29. EE CAME BACK TO WORK ONT HE 30THAND WORKED THRU THE 2ND. EE THEN WENT ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF 9-3= ON THE 9-7-92 HE WAS TO REPORT ON GRAVEYARD SHIFT. EE CALLED IN REPORTED HE WAS
HEATING ELEMENTS IN CHLORIARTOR REGULATOR EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE AREA & RECEIVED A SMALL DOSE OF CHLORINE BEFORE PUTTING ON HIS ERSPIRATOR AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO SUFFER SYMP HOMS OF CHLORINE EXPOSURE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO DEL NORRE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION
AFFIXING GLASS PIPETT TO CLEANER, IT BROKE, CUTTING IN FINGER
EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLED LIME AT THE SILO. LIME DUST GOT IN EYES. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HOWEVER DUST GOT IN AROUND GLASSES EE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR. HE RETURNED TO WO RK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FILTER PRESS. HE PULLED ON PLATES AND SMASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN PLATES.
WALKED I N LEACH PAD TO DISLODGE A STUCK WROBBLER SPRAY GOT UNDER SHIELD HITTING EMP IN EYES Y
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON SAND FILTER. WEDGE WIRE SIERE ROSE UP SUDDENLY, TRAPPING HAND BETWEEN IT AND WASH BOX ASSEMBLY. INJURY - SEVER CUT, LST FINGER OF RIGHT HAND - TENDON DAMAGE.
CLOSING VALVE TO CARBON COLUMNS APPLIED EXTRA PRESSURE TO STOP FLOW PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER A POND FEED SUMP CLOSING A VENT VLAVE WHILE WATER LINE WAS BEING TESTED.THE LINE DISCHARGED WATER AND ICE,STRIKING EMPLOYEE.INJURY FOREHEAD ABRASIONS.LEFT SHOULDER,CO NTUSION.POSSIBLE STRAIN/SPRAIN,LOWER BACK POSSIBLE STRAIN/SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WOODEN PALLET ON BED OF PICKUP PALLET SLIPPED CATCHING HAND RESULTING IN COMMUTATED FRACTURE 3RD FINGER OF RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER 100T HAULAGE TRUCK REPAIRING HYD LINE FRAME AND OIL OVERHEAD HYD LINE COVERED WITH OIL SOAKED DIRT PARTICLES FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.
POSSIBLE INHALATION OF HYDROCLORIC ACID FUMES RESULTING IN PERSISTANT COUGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CHUTE WEAL PLATE, PLATE SLIPPED HITTING HAND.
INJURED HAD JUST SET PTO UNIT OFF BOOM TRUCK ONTO FLOOR OF SHOP. HE DISMOUNTED FROM BOOM TRUCK TO SHOP FLOOR TO DISCONNECT SLING. POWER TAKE OFF UNIT ROLLED OVER ONTO RIGHT FOOT.
LIFTING 300 LB 9OLL OF GEOTEXTILE RESULTING IN HERNIA.
UNLOADING ROLLS3OF PLASTIC AND STRETCHING IT OVER THE LEACH PAD AS A LINER.
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G MUCK AWAY FROM WORK AREA EMP SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR AN ALLEGED LUNBOSACRAL SPRAIN. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ADVISED BED REST HEAT AND MILD MEDICATION FOR 48 HRS. EMP DID NOT COMPLY AND BROU1HT A PHYSICIAN RELEASE ON 6 2 87
THE EMPLOYEE AN8 A CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING A MOTOR GRADER MOLDBOARD CYLINDER. IN THE PROCESS ONE END CAUGHT THE VICTIMS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND FRAME, CAUSING A LACERATION, C /NTUSION AND FR5CTURE OF THE PHALANGES (TIP-VERY MINOR IN NATURE).
I,NAME AND OTHE9 EMPLOYEES WERE ROLLING A ROCK AWAY FROM A GENERATOR. AS THE ROCK ROLLED IT WENT AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION, CATCHIING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE GENERATOR AND THE ROCK.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ASSISTING A MECHANIC INSTALLING AN IDLER PULLEY
EMPLOYEE AND CO4ORKER WERE INSTALLING A DRILL BIT AND BIT SUB HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE TURNING WITH THE WEIGHT
EMPLOYEE WAS SI1HONING METHYL ALCOHOL UN 1230 THIS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO SHUT S STUCH SLIDING DOOR ON A PASSENGER AN INADVERTANTLY CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR JAM.
SEVERAL COWORKE9S WERE HAND CARRYING AND SETTING AN AIR COMPRESSOR EST 350 LBS ONTO ITS FRAME AFTER SETTING ONTO THE FRAME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE NEEDED AS IT WAS SLID THE VICTIMS RT H AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN3THE FRAME AND THE COMPRESSOR ON FAST REACTION TO REMOVE HIS HAND HE HIT HIS RT ELBOW ON THE WALL OF THE BLDG
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING THE TOP OF A SMALL SHED TO TIP IT TO GET LOADER BUCKET UNDER IT THE STRAIN CAUSED HIS KNEE TO DISLOCATE
INSTRUCTING DOZ9R OPERATOR WITH HAND ON DOOR FRAME AND DOOR AJAR,DOOR JARRED CLOSED CUTTING LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND STITCHES REQ IN TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING MATERIALS UP ON PEGS IN THE WAREHOUSE FELT A PAIN IN ABDOMEN. NOT REPORTED TO COMPANY UNTIL 7-4-86.
LACERATION OF L9FT THIRD FINGER STITCHES REQUIRED AS EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BRAKES OF UNIT RIG TRUCK
RIGHT HAND WAS 7UT ON SHARP OBJECT.
WHILE UNHANGING3BEAM, BEAM POPPED LOOSE AND KNOCKED I.NAME INTO HOLE.
CLIMBING UP UNI7 RIG
REMOVING CONVEY2R FROM UNDER CONE
SETTING DRILL 3
PULLING CABLES 5TTACHED TO EQUIPMENT IN MUD
WHILE RELOADING A SNOWMOBILE BACK INTO A PICK-UPTRUCK PULLED A MUSCLE OR SOMETHING ON MY LEFT SIDE.THERE WAS ONLY TWO OF US LOADING THE SNOW MACHINE IT WAS TO HEAVY FOR TWO PEOPLE.SHOULD HAVE GOT MORE HELP.
I.NAME WAS ASKED TO REMOVE SOME ROCKS THAT WERE ABOVE THE WALKWAY & WERE UNCOVERED AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAINS RECEIVED THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN THE ACT OF TRYING TO MAKE THE AREA SAFEAN UNFO RSEEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ROCK BEING REMOVED SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGER WHEN IT FELL BACK AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK.