EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING HIS LOCKER. HE DID NOT PULL HISF INGER OUT OF THE LATCH QUICKLY ENOUGH AND IT GOT STUCK IN THE HANDLE AND BENT.
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Showing all 19EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO INSTALL HOLD DOWN BARS IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END OF THE HOLD DOWN BAR LANDING ON EMPLOYEES RT HAND
EMPL LIFTING HOOD OF TRUCK WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.STARTED LOSING TIME 9-25 AT 3PM.MONDAY & TUESDAY ARE HIS DAYS OFF.SUNDAY 9-22 HE COMPLETED REGULAR SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WRAPPING SINGLE LINE CABLE AROUND BEAM CABLE CAME UNWOUND AND HIT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SOME CEMENT WHEN FELT BACK PAIN
EMPL SHOVELING OUT CHUNKS OF MATERIAL JACKHAMMERED OUT NEAR A BELT TRANSFER POINT.TWISTED HIS BACK REPEATEDLY WHILE SHOVELING.
EE WAS PULLING PADDLEWHEEL OUT OF T HE CYLINDER FINGER SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING TEMPERATURE READINGS FROM TOP OF CEMENT TRUCKS. HE LOWERED A 15# SAMPLE BUCKET INTO THE TRUCK FROM A CATWALK. AS HE LIFTED THE BUCKET, HE TWISTED AND FELT A SHARP A PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE NOTICED CEMENT LEAKING FROM STORAGE SILO AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP LEAK, CEMENT FLUSHED OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING CEMENT TO GET INTO BOTH EYES. EYES WERE IRRITATED AND E YE BALL SCRATCHED FROM ABRASIVE NATURE OF CEMENT
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT A HEAD BACK ON A PICK BY HITTING THE HANDLE ON THE GROUND THE HANDLE CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CLOCK IN THE TIME CLOCK IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. EMPLOYEE HAD PROPPED THE DOOR OPEN WITH HIS FOOT. ANOTHER WORKER WENT PASSED HIM SWINGING OPEN THE DOOR AS TH E DOOR CAME BACK IT HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DRIVE SHAFT ON ULTRA VAC. HE REMOVED THE SECOND OF 2 BOLTS FROM THE CARRIER BEARING. THE SHAFT SLIPPED PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE REAR POSITION OF THE SHAFT & THE SUPP ORT CROSS MEMBER FOR THE RT. ANGLE DRIVE.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PICKUP AN ELEVATOR DOOR RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM ACCOMPANIED WITH A BRUISE AND DIAGNOSED AS AN ACUTE SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION RIGHT MEDIAL PROXIMAL FOREARM AND MEDIAL ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A KILN BAGHOUSE HOPPER DOOR ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HAD BEEN LOOSENED SWUNG BACK INTO POSITION CAUSING HOT DUST TO BE DEFLECTED ONTO EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK AND CAUGHT HER FINGER IN THE LATCH OF THE TAILGATE RESULTING IN OPEN MULTIFRAGMENTED FRACTURE OF DISTAL PHALANX OF RIGHT SECOND FINGER WITH EX TENSOR TENDON DAMAGE
INJURED WA ASSIGNED TASK OF MOVING KILN CHAIN FROM BACK END OF KILN INTO DUST HOUSING-A DISTANCE OF 2-3 FEET. WORK AREA WAS CONGESTED AND INJURED WAS STANDING ON A BOARD. AS HE BENT TO PICK UP CHAIN, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK AND SUFFERED A LUMBAR STRAIN.
OPENING HAND OPERATING SLIDE TO EMPTY DUST TANK.SLIDE WAS STUCK AND JERKED ON SLIDE IT DIDNT MOVE AND HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FORKLIFT FORK AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BEHIND THE FORK SMASHING MIDDLE FINGER AND CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND FINGER WAS SUTURED AND NO PERMANEB DISABILITY IS ANTICIPATED
CATCHING CLINKER SAMPLES ON 3 KILN.REPLACED THE CUP ON WEST SIDE OF KILN HOOD.SHOVED HARD AGAINST BAR WEDGED BETWEEN WALL AND PIPE.BAR CAME FREE,FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE-TORN MUSCLE AND AVULSED FRACTURE OF MARGIN LEFT ACETABULUM.