WHILE INSTALLING A HOIST CYLINDER ON A 777C CAT HAUL TRUCK A MECHANIC'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND THE EYES ON THEBED OF THE HAUL TRUCK. INJURIES INCLUDED A BROKEN FINGER AND LACERATION TO THE FINGER.
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Showing all 15EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A SEIZED LUBRICATION PUMP BY CYCLING THE ROCKER ARM BY HAND. WHEN THE PUMP CYCLED, HIS SECOND DIGIT FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUMP ARM AND THE LUBE TANK. THE FING ER WAS LACERATED AND REQUIRED STITCHES.
THE EE WAS MOVING DRILL CASING WITH ANOTHER EE. THE SECOND EE DROPPED HIS END OF THE CASING, REWULTING IN THE INJURED EE S THUMB BEING PINCHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL CASING.
2 EE'S WERE UNLOADING HW RODS OFF OF THE TRAILER AND PUTTING THEM IN THE ROD SHOP. INJURED PUT HIS END IN AND STILL HAD HIS HAND INSIDE ROD WHEN CO-WORKER PUSHED ON THE ROD SMASHING HIS LEFT R ING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SAFETY VALVE FROM THE HOT WATER BOILER WHEN IT FLASHED AND STEAM CAME FROM THE VALVE FITTING. EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE WAS EXAMINED BY THE PARAMEDIC S AT THE CRIPPLE CREEK AMBULANCE SERVICE. TREATMENT WAS AUTHORIZED AT LANGSTAFF-BROWN ER AND BY BUD HODGE, D.O. THE BURN WAS DEBRIDED AND DRESSED AT LANGSTAFF AND EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.
EE WAS DUMPING 55 GALLON DRUMS OF WASTE DRILL SAMPLES WHEN HE SUFFERED A PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE WAS EXAMINED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC ON 3-13-96 AND DIAGNOSED WITH A GROIN MUSCLE STRIAN. A SECOND
A PROCESS PLANT OPERATOR WAS LOOSENING THE BOLTS ON A VALVE WHEN CAUSTIC SOLUTION SPRAYED BEHIND HIS FULL FACE SHIELD AND INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES UNDER THE FULL FACE SHIELD . HIS EYE WAS IRRIGATED AND TOPICAL OINTMENT INSTILLED.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A WHEEL SPINDLE FROM A PICKUP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE FRONT FENDER OF THAT PICKUP.EARLY DIAGNOSIS WAS A STRAINED ELBOW.SINCE THEN,HE HAS INTERMITTENTLY SOUGHT MEDI CAL ADVICE AS HIS ELBOW CONTINUES TO BOTHER.AT THE LAST MEDICAL VISIT,A CORTISONE SHOT WAS ADMINISTERED TO HIS ELBOW.
EE WAS PLACING A WHEEL CHOCK INTO THE HOLDER ON THE HAUL TRUCK. IT WEDGED, SHE PUSHED IT BACK UP AND IT FELL DOWN INTO THE HOLDER, PINCHING HER FINGER BETWEEN THE CHOCK AND THE HOLDER. SHE WAS TREATED AT LANGSTAFF-BROWN MEDICAL CENTER, AND RELEASED BACK TO WORK.
EE STATES WHILE INSTALLING COOLER ON RIG, HE INJURED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT AT THAT TIME, DETAILS UNKNOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING THE HOSE FROM THE WATER TANK TO THE WATER TRUCK. IN HASTE TO CONNECT THE HOSE, EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HOSE CONNECTOR AND A SMALL UTILITY TR AILER THE HOSE WAS LAYING NEXT TO. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE FINGER NAIL AND 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK BY HAND THAT WAS JAMMING THE GYRATORY CRUSHER WHEN EE SET THE ROCK BACK DOWN HE REALIZED HE HAD HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE DEPLOYING GEOTEXTILE MATERIAL DOWN THE SLOPE HE INJURED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE OFF WORK UNTIL REEVALUATED BY DR. ON 11/7/94.
EE WAS MOVING A MAN HOLE COVER WHEN THE COVER ROLLED AGAINST HIS GREAT TOE RT FOOT RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO GREAT TOE
SLIPPING & TRIPPING HAZARDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A BINDING MACHINE ON TOP OF A FOUR DRAWER FILE CABINET. LACERATIN TO LEFT HAND.