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EE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING USING A DRILL PRESS. HE TURNED TO HIS RIGHT AND PIVOTED AT WHICH TIME HE CONTACTED A CHISEL ROD WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED IN A BENCH VICE AWAITING REPAIR. CHISEL CREATED A PUNCTURE OF LEFT BICEP.
INDIVIDUAL WAS USING PAINT AND VARNISH REMOVER ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A SMALL AMOUNT SPLASHED ON HIS NECK.
I NAME WAS REMOVING A SAMPLE BAG (15#) FROM BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK I NAME CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 05-31-91
WORKING AT RESEARCH LAB USING PRESSURE FILTER TO DEWATER IRON ORE SAMPLES.DETECTED DISCOMFORT IN LEFT WRIST AFTER 7 HRS.CONTINUES TO SUFFER DISCOMFORT IN LEFT WRIST.
INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING IN CLOSE DROXIMITY TO SEVERAL STAINLESS. STEEL RETORTS WHICH WERE STORED IN AN UP RIGHT POSITION. ONE RETORT APPROX. 4 FT LONG 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER WEIGHING 25 BLS FELL OVER AND THE FLANGE ON THE TOP STRUCK VICTIM ON LEFT INSTEP.
INDUVIAL WAS ENGAGED IN PROCESS PLANT SAMPLING ACTIVTIES AND INCENT TO THESER ACTIVITES HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PLANT PROCESS WATER. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPED ACUTE DERMATITIS ON HANDS AND ARMS. REMOVEL FROM EXPOSURE WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE RECOVERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHOVEL TOOTH OFF BACK OF REPAIR TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN AT RIGHT ELBOW. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 9-25-89 HE HAD A LATERAL EPICONDYLITIES BONE SPUR..
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO BOARD THE SHOVEL WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA RESULTING IN OF GROIN PULL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING EQUALIZER ON A HAND TRUCK.EQUALIZER DELL OFF HAND TRUCK,EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN AND FLIPPED THE EQUALIZER ON TO HAND TRUCK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS ELBOW.APPR WEIGHT OF EQ UALIZER=230 LBS.DIAGNOSIS:ACUTE TENDONITIS AT LEFT ELBOW WITH MUSCLE STRAIN.HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON BLAST 1478 ON THE 1215 BENCH CENTER AREA PATTERN 1488 DRILL.HE WAS TAKING OUT THE DRILL HOLE CASING PIPE WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE PLUGGING HOLES IN THE NO 2 DRYER EMPL REACHED OUT TO GRAB A GUARD TO ASSIST IN PULLING HIMSELF TO A HIGHER ELEVATION WHEN HE PULLED HIS BOLDY WEIGHT HIS SHOULDER PULLED OUT DIAGNOSIS PRO B ROTATOR CUFF TEAR L HE BEGAN LOSE TIME FOR WORK ON 6/30/89
EMPL WAS GOING TO STEAM CLEAN ENGINE ON LOADER. HE HAD 4 STEP STOOL SET UP TO GAIN ACCESS TO ENGIE AREA. HE HAD STEAM CLEANING WANT IN RIGHT HAND AS HE STEPPE DUP ONTO LST STEP HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A CONFINED AREA BETWEEN TEH DROPCHUTES OF 4A AND 5 CONVEYORS AND THE SCREEN SUMP ON LINE 2. HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE REPLACING SOME WATER PIPING IN THE SCREEN SUMP. EM PLOYEE FORGOT ABOUT THE LOW OVERHEAD CLEARANCE AND STOOD STRAIGHT UP STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE OVERHEAD PIPING. DIAGNOSIS: ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BAD SECTOR FROM 6D FILTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN. DIAGNOSIS: LEFT INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIA. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK AND SRUGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR 6-16- 89.
EMPLOYEE AND HIS PARTNER WERE WORKING IN THE PIT SERVICE BUILDING ON DECKING ON TOP OF TOOL CRIB, INSTALLING TOE BARDS ON THE DECK. EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A LONG PIECE OF STEEL STRAP ON EDGE TO WELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RAILING WHEN HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG. DIAGNOSIS-RIGHT SCIATICA. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPL & PARTNER WERE CHANGING GEAR SPRAY PUMP ON LIME SLAKING MILL. EMPL WAS REPLACING AIR SUPPLY LINE TO PUMP. HE HAD DIFFICUTLY CONNECTING FITTING SO HE REMOVED GLOVES TO GET BETTER GRIP ON I T. LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF FITTING & HIT TOP OF PUMP CAUSING SMALL FLAP TYPE LACERATION OF LEFT 5TH FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE HAD PUNCHED HIS TIME CARD AT 7:15 AND WHILE DESCENDING THE STAIRWAY TO THE HOURLY DRY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS FOOT.HE STATED THAT HE HAD STEPPED ONTO THE CEMENT FLOOR AND IT FELT LIKE H IS FOOT SLID INSIDE HIS WORK BOOT.DIAGNOSIS.ACUTE LIGAMENT STRAIN.
A LOADER HAD LOST ALL ELECT.POWER.EMPL HAND GONE OUT ON BOOM TO CHECK LIMIT SWITCH AN WAS COMING BACK TO CAB CATWALK.HAD TO STEP UP 24-30" TO PLATFORM AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UP FELT PAIN IN LOWE R BACK AND HIP.DIAG-ACUTE LUMBAR MUSCLE STRAIN.BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPL WAS CARRYING 2 BOXES OF 1 1/2" LINER NUTS FROM PALLET TO LINER CREW STAND. EACH BOX IA PPROX 36 LBS. HE RAISED ONE BOX UP TO PUT ON TABLE & FELT TWINGE IN LEFT SIDE UNDER SHOULDER BLADE. PULLED DORSAL MUSCLE LEFT. ON 10/24/89 HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY BECAUSE OF HERNIATED DISC.
EMPL INSTALLING LINERS AND LIFTER BARS ON 1B PEBBLE MILL.4-21 REPORTED BACK PAIN DUE TO HANDLING MATERIAL IN AND OUT OF MILL.DIAGNOSED 4-21 ACUTE LS SPASM/STRAIN BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK O N THAT DATE.
EMPL STATES BACK BEGAN TO GET SORE WHILE CARRYING OUT HIS ROUTINE TOOLROM ATTENDANT DUTIES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HOUSE DOOR TO 1418 SHOVEL EMPLOYEE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS RT FOREARM RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF BICEPS TENDON PULL OR TEAR HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY ON 040489
EMPLOYEE WAS IN CLEANING BAY. HE WENT TO MOVE A PIPE STAND. AS HE WAS TILTING THE STAND BACK TOWARDS HIM HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A ACUT STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOOK A TOW CABLE TO A TEREX PRODUCTION TRUCK THAT WAS STUCK ON THE TOP OF A CONCENTRATE STOCK PILE. HE BEGAN TO GET UPPER BACK SPASMS AFTER HOOKING UP THE CABLE RESULTI NG IN A DIAGNOSIS OF LEFT INTERCOSTAL STRAIN. HE LOST ONE DAY FROM WORK.
DOZING BARN ON D 8 NOT. FIRE IN ENGINE AREA OF DOZER SHUT DOWN ENGINE SET BRAKES BLADE IN DOWN POOSITION GOT OFF DOZER WITH FIRE EXTING. PUHED CAHRGING HANDLE 5 OR 6 TIME BUT IT WOULD NO;T ACT IVATE STUCK HARD BLOW TO CHARGING HANDLE TO ACTIVATE CAUSING INJ TO R. HAND ONTUSION HYPOTHENAR ARA R. HAND BEGAN TO LOSE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING MAN DOOR LOCATED NORTHWEST CORNER OF CONCENTRATOR AT MAIN LEVEL. DOOR OPENS TO OUTSIDE, AS HE OPENED DOOR THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE OF THE BUILDING CAUSED DOOR TO CLOSE AGAINS T EMPLOYEE, CATCHING LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND AGAINST HIS BODY. THE DOOR COULDN'T CLOSE AS HIS SHOULDER WAS AGAINST IT. DIAGNOSIS: FRACTURE 5TH MC BONE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPL WAS GOING TO STEAM CLEAN ENGINE ON LOADER. HE HAD 4 STEP STOOL SET UP TO GAIN ACCESS TO ENGINE AREA. HE HAD STEAM CLEANING WAND IN RIGHT HAND AS HE STEPPED UP ON 1ST STEP HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. DIAGNOSIS ACUTE LS STRAIN SPASM. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE HAD AN INJURY TO HIS BACK ON 03031-76 WITH RECURRING SYMTOMS ON 04-30-82.HE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK FROM 04-30-82 TO 01-23-89.HE WORKED FROM 01-23-89 TO 02-10-89 AND IS AGAIN ABSENT FROM WORK DUE TO RECURRING BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TOOLS FROM A CRANE BASKET.HE BENT OVER AND DRAGGED A 6 TON CAPACITY CAHINFALL WEIGHT APPROX 125 LBS OUT OF THE BASKET ON TO THE FLOOR.HE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN MOVING I T TO IT'S STORAGE LOCATION APPR 25 FEET AWAY.AS HE BENT DOWN TO GRAB THE CHAIN FALL HE FELT A APIN IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF RECURRENT L PARAVERTEBRAL STRAIN WHEN HE SAW A DOCTO
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING A METAL DOOR (36"X80") THAT WAS BENT ON THE UPPER CORNER. WHEN WORK WAS COMPLETED HE LAID THE DOOR ON A WORK TABLE AND SAW HORSE. THERE WAS A SHORT LENGTH OF ANGLE I RON BETWEEN THEDOOR AND WRK TABLE. EMPLOYEE REACHED ACROSS THE TABLE TO GET A HAMMER. THE ANGLE IRON FELL OFF THE TABLE, THE DOOR FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS BETWEEN DOOR AND WORK BENCH.
EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER HAULED 5 PIIECES OF USED CUTTING EDGE FROM THE TRACTOR BAY TO THE WELD SHOP TO BE USED AS WEAR STRIPS ON 1419 BUCKET DOOR IN WELD SHOP THEY LOADED THE CUTTING EDGES ONTO T HE WELD SHOP TRUCK AND HAULED THEM TO THE WELD SHOP AND UNLOADED THEM ONTO 1419 BUCKET DOOR BY HAND EMPLOYEE STATED HIS BACK WAS A LITTLE SORE IN THE AFTERNOON DISCOMFORT INCREASED BY MORNING
WHILE LOADING SHOVEL TEETH FROM THE TOOTH DOCK ONTO THE SERVICE TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH HE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 1-12-89 AND DIAGNOSIS WAS UMBILICAL HERNIA HE WAS PLACED ON RES TRICTED DUTY UNTIL HERNIA IS CORRECTED
EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER WERE REPLACING APIECE OF FLOOR GRATING. THE NEW PIECE OF GRATING WAS MOVED TO THE AREA WITH THE R.R. TRACK DOLLY. UNABLE TO USE THE CRANE BECAUSE OF OVERHEAD OBSTRUCTIONS THEY LIFTED THE PIECE OF GRATING OFF THE DOLLY AND STOOD IT ON ITS SIDE. WHILE MOVING THE GRATING INTO PLACE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LS STRAIN HE WAS OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRATE RETURN WHEELS ON 2 GRATE. HE WAS BELOW PUSHING A WHEEL TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRATE AS HIS PARTNER WAS LOWERING IT WITH AN AIR HOIST WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND BA CK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL AND DORSAL STRAIN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
A CRACKED REEL OF CABLE WAS BEING LIFTED UP WHILE IT WAS ON THE RACK A WASHER WAS GOING TO BE SLID ONTO THE PIPE AND ATTACHED TO THE REEL SO THE REEL COULD BE UNRELLED ON THE RACK CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED AGAINST THE RACK
EMPL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING STARCH COOKER STARTING #4 AND SHUTTING DOWN #3 WHEN HE WENT TO OPEN THE DISC VALVEFOR #4 COOKER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN R SIDE RIB AREA EMPL WAS STRETCHED OVER THE DISC LINE AT THE TIME DIAGNOSIS COSTAL CONDRITIS R ANT HE WAS PLACED ON RETRICTED DUTY
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A FIVE GALLON PAIL OF OIL (APPROX. WT. 40#) AND CARRIED TO OUTSIDE OF LUBE BUILDING TO OVER FLOW TANK. UPON LIFTING THE PAIL APPROX. 4 FT TO LIP OF TANK, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE D PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 2-15-89. DIAGNOSIS: ACUTE LS STRAIN.
EMPL WAS CHANGING OXYGEN TANK HE UNHOOKED TANK AND WAS ROLLING TANK TOWARD AREA FOR EXCHANGE WHEN BOTTOM OF TANK SLID OUT UPON CONTACT WITH UNSEEN WELDER POWER SUPPLY CABLE HE ATTEMPTED TO CAT CH FALLING TANK WITH R ARM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED INJURY HE THEN FELL ON PALLET OF FLITE PADS DIAGNOSIS LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN R SHOULDER HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 2 WEEKS
BANGED KNEE WHILE CLIMBING LADDER
A SECTION OF 8" PIPE WAS BEING CHANGED OVER TILDEN II CONCENTRATE SLURRY TANK SPLITTER BOX. AFTER BOLTS WERE REMOVED FROM FLANGE ON PIPE THE PIPE SLIPPED THROUGH U-BOLT CLAMP SQUEEZING 4TH AND 5TH FINGER, LEFT HAND BETWEEN FLANGE ON PIPE AND HAND RAILING RESULTING IN DIAGNOSIS OF CONTUSION AND MINOR ABRASION. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ONE WEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SPARE #11 CONVEYOR BELT ONE END WAS STRIPPED AND THE BELT WAS READY TO ROLL ON POWER REEL WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1/4 ROLLED IT SLID ON THE SPOOL CONED EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO PU SH IT BACK INTO PLACE ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY THROUGH IT CONED AGAIN AND EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK TRYING TO GET IT BACK INTO PLACE DIAGNOSIS ACUTE LS STRAIN HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON
EMPLOYEE'S JOB WAS TO FABRICATE PLATFORM 8'X14'. A 3/8 "X 4"X20' ANGLE IRON (196 LBS) WAS PUT UNDER PLATFORM TO AVOID TRIPPING HAZARD 2 DAYS PRIOR. ANGLE WAS ON 8"X8"X1' BLOCK. EMPLOYEE REACHE D DOWN TO PULL ANGLE IRON OUT FARTHER FOR A BETTER HOOK UP WITH CRANE OVERHEAD. ER HOOK UP WITH A CRANE OVERHEAD. WHILE PULLING IT OUT HE FELT PAIN ON RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN DIAGNOIS OF STRA
DRIVE FLOOR IN PRIMARY CUSHER EMPL WAS PULLING NORTH PROBE OUT OF ROCK BOX. PROBE WAS MUSHROOMED ON END & HE JERKED PROBE & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NECK RESULTING IN DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL STR AIN. HE WAS PLACED ON R ESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING UPPER TILT CYLINDER PIN ON 1778 LOADER THE PIN WAS HANGING ON CRANE AND EMPL WAS HOLDING ONTO MACHINE WITH HIS R HAND AND GRUIDING PIN IN WITH HIS LEFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS L SHOULDER RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER LEFT BACK HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY
WHILE WORKING IN PLANT LAB EMPLOYEE PICKED UP CHARGED LAB BLAST PATTERN GRINDING MILL (APROX. WT. 76 LBS) FROM LAB SINK AND TURNED TO CARRY IT TO ROD MILL MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BA CK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LS STRAIN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN 2B PRECIPATOR BLOCKING OFF THE DUCTS TO #1 GRATE. AS HE ENTERED THROUGH THE OPENING (A 23" ROUND HOLE) HE FELT A PAIN FROM HIS NECK DOWN TOWARDS HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE H AS EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THIS AREA OF HIS NECK AND SHOULDER FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT ON 6-10-88. NO SLIP, TRIP OR FALL INVOLVED. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 10-4-88.
EMPL AND PARTNER REPLACING DRIVE BELTS ON #0 TAILING PUMP.I.NAME GUIDING BELT INTO SHEAVE WITH SCREWDRIVER.AT SAME TIME HE WAS PULLING ON BELTS WITH RIGHT HAND-IT GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BELTS & S HEAVE RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF DISTAL PHALANX OF 4TH FINGER.
EMPL WAS WORKING IN PIT WELD SHOP WELDING GROUSER BAR ON DOZER HE WAS LIFTING WIRE FEED CONTROL BOX ITH HIS R HAND WHEN THE POWER CABLE GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE WIRE FEED POWER SOURCE CAUSING EMP L TO TWIST HIS UPPER R ARM AND SHOULDER RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF DELTOID TENDONITIS HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY
EMP WAS LIFTING A FULL PROPATE TANK FORM RACK WHEN HE EXPER. SHARP PAIN IN BACK RESULTING IN DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LS STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING FLOOR IN VICINITY OF 9A AND 9B PEBBLE MILLS, WENT TO TURN VALVE TO PROVIDE WATER TO HOSE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CAGE RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF CHONDRITIS. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.