EMPLOYEE WAS COLLECTING A DENSITY SAMPLE. THE SAMPLE LINE BROKE, SPLASHING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE. HE TURNED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A STEEL SUPPORTER, CAUSING A CUT ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. HE RE CEIVED 3 STITCHES AND WAS DISCHARGED BACK TO WORK BY THE DR.
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Showing all 29ON 8-24-91, EMPLOYEE WAS UPRIGHTING A DRUM OF CHEMICALS WHICH WAS ON ITS SIDE, WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT STRAIN. HE DID NOT FELL HE NEEDED A MEDICAL EXAM AT THAT TIME. ON 9-10-91, HE REQUESTED AN EXAM. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AN ABDOMINAL STRAIN AND PLACED THE EMPLOYEE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO WEEKS ON 9-12-91. THIS WAS HIS LAST SCHEDULED WORKDAY. WILL REPORT BACK 9-20-91.
EMPL PUSHING DRUM ON ROLLER CONVEYOR STRAINED WRIST.DIDNT FEEL IT WAS SERIOUS UNTIL A FLUID BUILD-UP OCCURRED.REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION 8-28-91.FLUID WAS DRAINED AND EMPL PLACED ON RESTRICTE D DUTY 8-30-91.
EE WAS SERVICING SCRAPERS. AS HE STEPPED UP ON SCRAPER, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A WOODEN FORM USED FOR POURING CONCRETE ONTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK. A NAIL WHICH WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE FORM LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND AS HE RELEASED THE FORM.
IN SQUATTING POSITION, LOOSENING BOLTS ON FEED THROAT TO SAG MILL, HE LEANED FORWARD TO PICK UP IMPACT WRENCH, AND FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTING TO REPOSITION FORKS BY PULLING ON LOCKPIN CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE FORK. CHAIN WELD BROKE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO SHOULDER R ESULTED IN ROTATOR CUFF TEAR RESULTING IN SURGERG AND LOST TIME INJURY BEGINNING ON 5-8-91.
EE WAS TURNING THE CRANK ON A SMALL CALE REEL WHILE RETRIEVING A DEPTH SENSOR THE CRANK STOP BLOCK DROPPED DOWN WHILE HE WAS CRANKING AND HE STRUCK IT WITH HIS HAND. CABLE REEL AND CRANK STOP BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTED EMPTY 55 GALLON DRUM TO WASTE DUMP. WHEN HE LIFTED DRUM, HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT ABDOMEN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FLOWMETER PROBE FROM ACID FLOW CONTROL SHUT OFF ACID FLOW BUT DID NOT OPEN PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE WHEN THE COUPLING HOLDING PROBE IN PLACE WAS LOOSENED PRESSURE IN LINE B LEW SURFURIC ACID OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RT ARMCHEST & THIGH
UNLOADING DRUMS FROM DUMP TRUCK.DRUMS LODGED BETWEEN TAILGATE AND TRUCKBED.EMPL SWUNG TAILGATE TO FREE DRUMS.DRUM CAME OVER TAILGATE STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP AN ADAPTER TO A FAN. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE ADAPTER WHEN IT SLID INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A FIVE GALLON BUCKET OF SLURRY CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER RT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOXES OF OLD ACCOUNTING AND OTHER RECORDS FOR DISPOSAL WHILE BRING EXAMINED FOR BACK INJURY EMPLOYEE MENTIONED PAIN IN WRIST AND FOREARM THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AS REOCCURANCE O F PREXISTING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AGGRAVATION EMPLOYEE ALSO HAS AN ENLARGED THUMOR ON THE RIGHT FOREARM JUST BELOW THE ELBOW SHE DIDED TO HAVE SURGERY FOR DECOMPRESSION OF THE NERVE TUNNEL
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO REPLACE THE PIN WHICH CONNECTS THE SPRING LOADED DOOR CLOSER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
EE COMPLAINED O0 RASH & SKIN IRRITATION ON HANDS ARMS & CHEST. HE WAS REFERRED TO DR & RECEIVED MEDICATION. RASH DISSAPPEARED & HAS NOT REOCCURRED. NOT SURE THIS WAS EVEN JOB RELATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO POSITION A FILTER HOUSING ON A METAL WORK BENCH TO REMOVE THE LID FROM THE HOUSING. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING THE FILTER HOUSING,THE FILTER STARTED TO SLIDE TO WARDS THE EMPLO2EE. THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE FILTER,BUT WAS OVERCOME BY THE WEIGHT OF THE FILTER HOUSING.THE FILTER FELL OFF THE WORK BENCH STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT L
EMP WAS PLACING3A PIECE OF 1/4 IN STEEL PLATE IN THE STORAGE AREA, CHEN HE DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROUND STEEL FROM ITS POSITION. IT SLID DOWN THE WALL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT
EMPL CHANGING S2LVENT WHEN HE CUT HIS THUMB ON SHARP EDGE OF DRAIN PAN.HE SMASHED HIS THUMB WITH A BAR LATER.
EE WAS UNPLUGGI3G A WATER PUMP LINE. HE WAS PULLING A 2" PLASTIC PIPE APART. THE PIPE WAS BOWED & WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IT STRUCK EE IN THE JAW CUTTING HIS TONGUE & LIP.
EE WAS TAKING A3ROOL OF WIRE MESH OFF TUGGER CABLE & WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF PLACING IT TO ONE SIDE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR OF THE LUNCHROOM, WHEN SHE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE THE BENCH WITH ONE HAND, THE BENCH FELL OVER AND STRUCK HER RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING A LEACH TTANK WHEN A 2IN WATER VALVE ATTACHED TO A WATER HOSE SGTRUCK HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A SCRAPER
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER A CHLORATE TRANSFER PUMP TO OPEN A VALVE AND HIS FOOT STRUCK THE PUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A STRING OF 1" PVC PIPE WITH A SUMBERSIBLE PUMP ATTACHED. THE TOP 1" COUPLING BROKE, SENDING THE 4" PVC PIPE ONTO HIS HAND.
EMP WAS INSTALLING A YOKE ASSEMBLY INTO A CAT BACKHOE AS HE WAS MOVING THE ASSEMBLY INTO PLACE, THE YOKE SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE ROL LER FRAME
EMPL LIFTED 6\\ DIA X 20\LONG SECTION OF STAINLESS STEEL PIPE.
EMPLOYEE AND A FELLOW WORKER WERE REMOVING A BELLY PAN FROM A CAT LOADER, THE LAST BOLT HOLDING THE PAN STRIPPED CAUSING THE PAN TO FALL PREMATURELY EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE PAN AWAY AS IT FELL. CA USING THE STRAIN. NOTE MR. OSCTCOA REJUINED HIS BACK ON 120983.