EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN AN A CLUTCH HANDLE WHEN THE LEVER BROKE AND HIT THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
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Showing all 17THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER ASSEMBLY OF ONE OF OUR TWO BARITE MILLS WHEN THE HAND HELD CONTROLS FOR OUT OVERHEAD CRANE FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE MILL HE WAS WORKING ON APPROX. AND STRUCK HI M ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT FORWARD INTO A BOX OF EMPTY BARITE BAGS. WHEN HE CAME UP (STRAIGHTENED HIS UPPER AND LOWER BODY) HE REACHED TO ONE SIDE FOR A DUST MASK AND AS HE DID HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
NOT USING OVERHEAD CRANE TO LIFT WEAR RING.
SHOVELING ROCKS ROCK BIGGER THAN SOFT BALL 5 LB FELL HITTING HIM ON HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO KNEES
THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE STACKING 100 LB BAGS ONTO A PALLET.
MILL WAS OVERLOADED WITH ROCK.EMPL OPENED PORT LINER DOOR TO CLEAN PORTS OUT,IN CLOSING DOOR CAUGHT LITTLE FINGERTIP OF LEFT HAND UNDER LATCH.AT THE TIME,ONLY 1ST AID BRUISE.LATER FINGER GOT R ED,WAS X-RAYED AND FOUND BONE HAD SMALL CHIP OUT OF PLACE-11-30-89.
HE BEGAN TO SHOVEL SOME BARITE THAT HAD SLIPPED AROUND ONE OF OUR TWO BUCKET ELEVATORS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINE.
EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAIL CARS WHEN LARGE ROCK SHOT OUT & HIT HIM IN FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE & SPRAIN IT.
HELPING PICK UP ROCK S UNDER CRUDE HOPPER PICK UP ROCK GOING TO TOSS IT INTO BUCKET OF LOADER BUT BEFORE RELEASSED ROCK FINGER HIT FRAME OF HOPPER FRACT. FINGER ON IMPACT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK A ND FRAME. MY
EMPL WAS PUTTING BAGS OF BAGGED BARITE INTO CRAT4ES WHEN HE FELT LIKE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EPL NEVER LOST ANY WORK TIME UNTIL HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 4/17/89.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRIVE SYSTEM OF THE CONE CRUSHER. HE HAD TO LIFT AND MOVE THE SHEAVES A FEW TIMES DURING THE PROJECT. AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON AUGER #15 REPLACING DRIVE BELTS. INSTALLING BELTS REQUIRED SOME PULLING ACTION BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE LIFTED DRIVE PULLEY GUARD THAT HE FELT SHARP PAIN IM MIDDLE OF U P PER BACK BETWWEN SHOULDER BLADES. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. BUT PAIN CONTINUED & HE REPORTED INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLATBED TRUCK WITH PALLETIZED SACKED BARITE USING A FORKLIFT. ON ONE PALLET SEVERAL SACKS FELL OFF WHILE LOADING. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING 100 LB SACKS BACK ONTO THE PA LLET HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9APPING BOXES WITH METAL BANDING.WHILE TIGHTENING THE BANDING, IT BROKE AND SNAPPED BACK CUTTING RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS PICKING3UP EMPTY BAGS AND FELT PAIN INLOWER BACK HE WAS SEEN THIS DAY BY I NAME MD AND WENT ON VACATION RETURING 7 14 86 FROM VACATION HE WORKED HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT AND STILL FEELING SOME DISCOMFORT3AND WENT BACK TO DR THAT EVENING HE UNDERWENT TESTS AND WAS PUT ON APPROX 2 WEEKS REST
AFTER SERVICING3FORKLIFT ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT INJURED FAILED TO TIGHTEN RADIATOR CAP TO SEAL RADIATOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE USE IN THE WAREHOUSE INJURED TURNED AROUND ON FORLIFT TO CHECK RADIATOR BY TO6CH AND CAP CAME LOOSE SPRAYING STEAM.