UNROLLING 3/8"GALVANIZE WIRE WHEN HAND SLIPPED -WIRE SPRUNG AND STRUCK INJURED'S NOSE.
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Showing all 20EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE SCREEN INJURED WAS HANDED REPLACEMENT SCREEN AND SUSTAINED INJURY
DRAG CABLE CHANGE-ANCHOR LUG INSTALLATION. ONE LUG HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO HOLD CABLE FROM LOOSE END. REMAINING SIX LUGS WERE BEING SLID DOWN ON A 12' LENGTH OF CABLE. CABLE STARTED TO FALL OVER & INJURED ATTEMPTED TO HOLD IT VERTICALLY WHEN INJURY RESULTED.
RACK STOCK DISLODGED RESULTING IN A 4' X 50' PIPE JOINT ROLLING-INJURED ATTEMPTED TO IMPEDE ROLL PROCESS.
RACK STACK DISLODGED RESULTING INA 4' X 50' PIPE JOINT ROLLING-INJURED ATTEMPTED TO IMPEDE ROLL PROCESS.
IN PROCESS OF BUILDING SHED USING 304" PLYWOOD WHICH HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT WHEN HE HEARD A TEARING. HE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT A CORNER OF THE PLYWOOD WAS CAUGHT ON SOME BEAMS.
MANUALLY POSITIONING 20 INCH PUMP BEARING ASSEBMLY WHICH WAS HOOKED UP TO AN OVERHEAD ERANE TO A WORK STATION.
EMP WAS H ELPIN1 BREAK OUT A 1260 WELL PIT PUMP AFTER WHICH HE WEXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP DEBRIS FROM WASHER FLOOR AND STUCK SOMETHING INTO HIS RT THUMB
CARRYING FLAT B5R IN ARMS AS HE WAS HELPING REBUILD GRID.THE FLAT BAR WAS LOWERED WITH A CRANE AND INJURED EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS ARM UNDER THE BAR TO CARRY IT.
IN PROCESS OF R9-SOCKETING DRAG CABLES BY FORCING WEDGE INTO DRAGLINE SOCKET WITH DRAG CABLES IN SOCKET. WHILE STRIKING THE WEDGE THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
ALIGNING COVER 1ARTS FOR A CUTLESS BEARING;REMOVING GLOVE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. TUBE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CUT WITH A CUT-OFF SAW LEAVING A SHARP EDGE THAT EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE OF.EMPLOYEE LACERA TED RIGHT MIDDL9 FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN BOTTOM DOOR OF RAILROAD CAR, THIRD FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND LATCH.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR OF RAIL CAR, HE CAUGHT FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND DOOR LATCH.
A SMALL PRY BAR3WAS DROPPED BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE AND STRUCK THIS EMPLOYEE ABOVE UPPER LIP.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A TRACTOR TO HOOK A CABLE. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID HE ALSO WORKED PULLING ON CABLES ON 10-12-85 AND THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT NO SLIP, TRIP, OR FALL INVOLVED.
EMPL SALVAGING FLANGES AND WORKING ON A BURNING TABLE ABOUT WAIST HIGH.FLANGES WEIGH 60-70 LB.AS HE WAS TURNING FLANGE OVER,IT SLIPPED AND PINCH RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST CUTTING TABLE.
EMPL MOVING POWER CABLE HAD PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.EMPL CONTINUED WORKING THAT DATE AND DIDNT SEEK MED TREATMENT BUT REPORTED HIS BACK WAS WORSE NEXT DAY AND WAS SENT TO DR.EMPL NOT PRESENTLY WORKING BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONDITION NOT RELATED TO THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRANE TO SET A PLATE ON A MS SCREW FOR PATCHING, THE HEADACHE BALL HUNG ON THE HANDRAIL AND AS HE PUSHED THE PLATE TO MOVE THE BALL OFF THE RAIL, THE PLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE WAS OPENING THE STEEL REAR DOOR ON THE DRAGLINE IT CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB