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DOING CLEAN UP DURING HEAVY RAINSTORM. CONTACT WITH DOLOMATIC LIME DURING THIS HEAVY RAINSTORM CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS. BURNS WERE NOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY DELAY MAY HAVE MADE CONDTION WORSE
LIME BURN TO EYES-CLEANING OUT VENTURI IN HYDRATE DEPT.
LACERATION REQUIRING 2 SUTURES TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND-LACERATION WAS CAUSED WHEN METAL PLATE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND.
A JACKHAMMERR WAS LEFT STANDING ON ITS POINT. A FELLOW WORKER BUMPED THE HAMMER AND IT FELL OVER ONTO THE VICTIM'S LEFT FOOT. BRUISED FOOT.
EE WAS LIFTING FULL O2 BOTTLE FROM TOOL TRUCK & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN. PRIOR INJURY WAS 2-3-93.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SEVERAL BAGS OF CEMENT (100LB BAGS) FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK NO DISCOMFORT WAS NOTICED IMMEDIAT ELY BUT HE DEVELOPED A BACK ACHE THE NEXT MORNING H E NOTIFIED ME THE FOLLOWING MON MORNING BUT STA TED THE PAIN WAS MINOR I NOTICED HE WAS STILL SORE A MONTH LATER & TOLD HIM TO GO TO A DOC WHO DIAGNOSED A HERNIATED DISK
HANDLING A SHEET OF TIN DISMANTLING A CONVEYOR TOP. EDGE CUT UNDERSIDE OF LEFT ARM.