EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FEED PIPE ON THE SPAR REGRIND MILL. PARTICLES OF FOREIGN MATTER ENTERED RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
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Showing all 22WAS PLACING A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL INTO A CONVEYANCE TO BE HOISTED TO SURFACE. AS HE PLACED THE METAL HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN AN OPENING IN THE METAL CAUSING THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE PINCHED OR SMASHED BETWEEN THE EXPANING METAL & A PIECE OF METAL ALREADY IN THE CONVEYANCE.
PREPARING TO BAG PRODUCT. OPENING LARGE SLIDING DOOR TO BAGGING ROOM. DOOR WAS HARD TO MOVE. GAVE A HARD PUSH TO FREE STUCK DOOR AND THE DOOR MOVED SUDDENLY CATCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR STOP.
WHILE FILLING 100 LB. COARSE CONCENTRATE BAGS AND PLACEING THEM ON PALLETS, EE LOST HIS GRIP ON ONE OF THE BAGS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF REGAINING CONTROL OF THE BAG THE EE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE PINCHED RIGHT RING FINGER WHILE PLACING 100 LB ROCK DRILL ON WORK BENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FLOORING OVER THICKENER TANK. EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK RADIATING DOWN LEFT LEG. LATER, NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3/3/95.
EE WAS PREPARING BAG SPAR ORDER FOR SHIPMENT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHRINKWRAPPING ORDER WHEN EITHER FROM THE PALLETS OR FROM THE AIR FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING EXTREMEM IRRITATION. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES EQUIPPEED WITH SIDE SHIELDS.
EMLOYEE EXPERIENCE DLUMBAR PAIN WHILE REMOVING COVER TO INSPECT "A" TROMMEL SCREEN. PAIN INCREASED GREATLY ON 4-20-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON STEEL BEAM. RIGHT ARM BEGAN HURTING. RIGHT ELBOW, PAIN ON TENSION, TENDERNESS, LATERAL EPICONDYLE AREA, COULD NOT COMPLETELY EXTEND ON FLEX. RIGHT ELBOW SPRAIN.
PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK AT END OF SHIFT. WIPED SWEAT FROM FOREHEAD. FOREIGN MATTER ENTERED RIGHT EYE CAUSING DISCOMFORT.
EE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN SETTING A SPARE PUMP ON A SHELF APPROX. 7' HIGH/ (PUMP WEIGHED APPROX. 100 LBS.) RESULTED INELBOW BEING LOCKED IN P0SITION BY BONE GRAGMENTS. AGGRAVATION OF PRE- EXISTING CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE TURNED LEFT ANKLE WHILE ASCENDING A SET OF FOUR STEPS IN THE CRUSHER PLANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL 2 INCH DIA. RUBBER HOSE OUT OF MUCK PILE. BACK POPPED AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.
31295G AIR COMPRESSOR OFF OF TRUCK AND IT FELL OVER CATCHING HIS THUMB CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.
HE WAS MOVING 2 METAL CABINETS AND GOT LEFT SHOULDER PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO CABINETS.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE LOADER BLOCK UP AND SQUATTED DOWN TO PICK UP THE 1" DRIVE INPUT WRENCH TO START TAKING THE LUG NUTS OFF OF THE LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO DO THIS, HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HI S BACK AND HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP.
EMPL WAS UNLOADING ALUMINUM PIPE FROM TRUCK WHEN PIPE ROLLED & HIT HIM IN FACE.
EMPL WAS PERFORMING DUTIES AS MECHANIC WHEN BATTERY LID OR COVER FELL & HIT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
INSTALLING GUIDE SHOES ON HOISTING CONVEYANCE AND FALLING RUST OR PAINT SCALE WAS FORCED UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE BY MINE VENTILATION EXHAUST.RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION SEC TO F OREIGN BODY.
GETTING ON TRUCK AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT AND BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW ON DUMP CONTROL HANDLE.SWELLING AND TENDERNESS WITH SKIN ERYTHERMA.RIGHT ELBOW.
WORKING AROUND SHAKER SCREEN DOING CLEAN UP AND HIT HAND AGAINST SHAKER SCREEN CAUSING SWELLING, TENDER, RED, WARM ABCESS AROUND THE NAIL BED.
WAS WORKING ON TRIPLEX PUMP IN BENT OVER POSITION FOR EXTENDED TIME EXPERIENCED SEVERE BACK PAIN UPON STRAIGHTENING UP