WHILE PUTTING HQ LIFTER SHOE ON, THE RODS SPLIT APART CAUSING THE TUBE TO FLIP UP AND HIT EE IN THE CHIN.
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Showing 50 of 62EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO CHARGEOUT A DERRICK SCREEN. HE WAS KNEELING AND AS HE STRETCHED OUT TO GRAB THE SCREEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. HE PULLED BACK AND THE PAIN SUBSIDE D, THEN AS HE STRETCHED OUT AGAIN THE PAIN CAME BACK WORSE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHE WAS IN THE ASSAY LAB AND HAD TAKEN A POUR BAR OUT OF THE OVEN.AS SHE WAS CARRYING THE BAR A BUTTON FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR.SHE TURNED HER HEAD TO SEE WHERE THE BUTTON HAD GONE,TILTED THE BAR AND GOT A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON THE RIGHT WRSIT AND FOREARM AREA.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE INSTALLING AN ELECTRIC UNDER TANK PUMP IN THE DUCON THICKNER THEY WERE USING A GASOLINE DRIVEN PUMP TO TAKE THE WATER OUT OF THE THICKNER AFTER THE ELECTRIC PUMP W AS INSTALLED HE STARTED TO TAKE THE DISCHARGE LINE OFF OF THE GASOLINE PUMP THERE WAS PRESSURE IN THE LINE SO HE BLED IT BUT WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE LINE IT SPRAID STEAM ONTO HIS ARM
REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN TEH MILL LOWERING A PUMP INTO A SUMP AND GOT HIS LEFT RING FIGNER PINCHED BETWEEN A CHAIN AND A GUARD ON THE PUMP.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE GETTING UP ONTO HSI HAUL TRUCK TO OPERATE IT. HE PRESSED THE SHIN OF HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE TRUCK. BUMPER AND BRUISED HIS SHIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGUL AR JOB. BUT ON 12-10-93 HE WENT TO SEE A DR AND HE USED A NEEDLE TO DRAW OUT LIQUID AND REDUCE SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STARTING TO REPLACE A DRILL BIT ON DRILL NUMBER 7. AS HE STARTED TO PUT THE BIT BREAKER INTO PLACE IT SLIPPED & FELL ON THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE BI T BREAKER WEIGHTS ABOUT 30 LBS.
EE STATED THAT HIS LEFT EYE TARTED TO ITCH HE RUBBED IT WITH A DIRT HAND AND GOT SOMETHING IT IT. HE WENT TO THE DR AND WAS GIVEN RX MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT ON 8/2/93 HE WAS LIFTING A U-JOINT ASSEMBLY TO PUT IT IN A BOX WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE CONTINUED TO DO HIS REGULAR JOB. ON 8/9/93 HE WENT TO A DOCTOR A ND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS TAKING CENTER TUBES OUT OF THE SECONDARY SCREEN AT THE CRUSHER, AFTER HAVING CUT THEN IN HALF. AS HE REMOVED ONE 4 FOOT SECTION OF 5 INCH TUBE, HE TURNED TO LAY IT ON THE CONE DECK. AS HE TURNED HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TUBE AND AN I BEAM LACERATING THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PULLED THE REAR AXLE OFF OF A HUAL TRUCK. HE TOOK THE PANHARD ROD OFF AND LAID IT ON TOP OF THE AXLE. THE ROD STARTED TO SLIP HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW. NOTE: EMPLOYEES CALLED A PANHARD ROD A DOGBONE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE CHANGING A DRILL BIT HE FELT A TWINGE OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE PAIN CAME AND WENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, SO ON 4/7/93, HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. HE WAS SENT TO A DOCTOR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS PUSHING/LIFTING A DOZER TRACK BY HAND AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR BACK ADJUSTMENT.
EMPLOYEE HAD SPENT FULL WORK DAY CHANGING LINERS INSIDE A BALL MILL. EMPLOYEE WENT HOME AND THAT NIGHT, JUST BEFORE GOING TO BED, BEGAN TO EXPEREINCE PAIN IN LEFT EYE. THE NEXT DAY, WHEN HE WE NT TO AN EYE DOCTOR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. THE ONLY PLACE HE THOUGHT HE COULD HAVE GOTTON IT WAS AT WORK. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM A BOTTLE OF PRESCRIPTION MED
EE REPORTED THAT ON 1-2-93 HE WAS DRAGGING CUTTING EDGES FOR A 16G MOTOR A RADER UNDER THE GRADER WHILE HE WAS BENDING OVER HE FELT PAIN IN POWER BACK EE WENT TO DR BUT NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN AT THAT TIME ON 1/29/93 EE HAD FOLLOW UP TREATMENET ON INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A PALLET RACK (PALLET SHELVES). A CROSS JOINT SLIPPED AND FELL SCRAPING HIS SHIN.
54736YEE STARTED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND MOVE A FOUR-INCH PLASTIC PIPE, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
54736YEE STATED THAT AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM A STEP ONTO THE CARBON STRIPPIGN DECK OF THE MILL, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL CARRYING SAMPLE BAG IN RIGHT HAND.REACHED TO PICK UP A SAMPLE WITH LEFT HAND AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE STATED WHILE REACHING FOR A HANDRAIL HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON THE RAIL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7-14-92, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-22-92.
WHILE OPENING METAL CAN CONTAINING WELDING ELECTRODE,CAN SLIPPED FROM EMPL HOLD AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF CAN.STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE ADJUSTING FLOP GATE THE GATE BECAME LODGED EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DISLODGE THE GATE & GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN GATE & CHUTE BEAM
EE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF TAILPULLEY AREA OF CONVEYOR BELT AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR DUTY UNTIL HE REQUIRED SURGERY BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO SURGERY, AND BECAME LOST TIME FROM WORK ON 11-9-92.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CUTTING SOME EXPANDED METAL A PIECE OF METAL STARTED TO FALL SO HE LEANED OVER TO CATCH IT & FELT SOMETHING PUILL IN HIS BACK
EE WAS CARRYING PIPE TO PIPE BENDER WHEN HE WAS STRICKEN WITH SHARP PAIN IN THE MID BACK.
HE WAS CARRYING A BUNDLE OF PIPE.WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PUT IT DOWN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING A HANDRAIL OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE REACHED ACROSS WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND AS HE PUT IT DOWN, HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THAT HAND RAIL AND ANOTHER THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH AND WHILE DOING SO FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
EE STATES THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING INTO A BACKHOE. SUBEWQUENT TREATMENT MET REPORTING CRITERIA. INCIDENT NOT REPORTABLE INITIALLY.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE LOWERING A PIECE OF DRISCO PIPE ONTO A PIPE STAND. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND FELL AND WHEN IT LANDED OR THE STAND, THE END WHIPPED UP AND HIT HIM ON THE CHEST AND C HIN.
EMPL PICKED UP AND CARRIED A FULL ACETYLENE BOTTLE,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
STATED SHE WAS IN THE SHOP LIFTING A 85 TON TRUCK AXLE WHEN SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO DO HIS REGULAR JON UNTIL 06-11-91 WHEN PAIN BECAME SO INTENSE HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY STATUS.
EMPLOYER REPORTED SHE WAS STACKING CRUCIBLES AND MISTAKENLY PICKED UP A HOT CRUCIBLE.
EMPL REPORTED THAT HE & ANOTHER EMPL WERE PUTTING SCRAP METAL ONTO PALLETS TO BE SHIPPED OUT. AS THEY LIFTED SCRAP HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN. NO REPORTED UNTIL 2/11/91.
EMPL REPORTED THAT HE BENT OVER & THEN COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN BACK UP.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT ON TUESDAY NOV 20 HE WAS PLACING RUBBER WEAR PADS ON THE TP STORAGE SHELF STORE THE PADS WHEN HE REACHED UP HE TWISTED HIS BACK HE WORKED THAT DAY HAD 2 REGULAR DAYS OFF & WORKED AGAIN FRIDAY WHEN HE WOKE UP SAT HE EXPERIENCED SPASMS IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD EMPTIED A BARREL OF BALLS INTO THE BALL MILL THERE WERE A FEW LEFT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL SO HE LIFTED THE BARREL BY HAND TO DUMP THE REMAINING BALLS HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPTYING OIL BARREL PAIN BECAME INTENSE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE BEARING ASSEMBLY FROM A V-16 SCREEN SHAFT. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE BEARING AND BEARING HOUSING OFF THE SHAFT, THE ASSEMBLY MOVED BACK TOWARDS THE SHAFT, PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
MAY HAVE REPETITIVE MOTION DISORDER
WHILE THE EE WAS PACKING A GREASE SEAL ON THE STANDARD CONE CRUSHER BY HAND USING LEATHER GLOVES EE WAS CUT BY THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE SEAL.
DROPPED A CORNER BIT OFF DOZER ONTO LEFT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ANOTHER EMPLOYEES ATTENTION BY KNOCKING ON THE CRUSHER WINDOW. IN DOING SO, THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF IRON, AND HIS RIGHT HAND BROKE THROUGH THE WINDOW.
DID NOT MAKE GOOD CONNECTION WITH CONNECTOR TUBEAND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO DADJUST IT IN DOING SO HE CAUGHT INDEX AND 2ND FINGER OF L HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL PIPES.
EMPLOYEE FELT ABDOMINAL PAIN LATE IN THE DAY ON THE 16TH AND SOME PAIN ON THE 17TH.EMPLOYEE REPORTED NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT.THE WORKER RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.THI S OCCURRENCE BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON 06-27-89 WHEN THE WORKER ENTERED THE HOSPITAL.FORMAL PROTEST ATTACHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PART OF CAM-LOCK FITTING, THE HOSE WAS UNDER PRESSURE, AND SPRAYED HIM IN THE FACE, CHEST, ABDOMEN, AND BOTH ARMS.
ROLLERS THAT A PIECE OF LINER WAS SITTING ON, TIPPED, CAUSING THE LINER TO FALL OFF AND CATCH THE EMPLOYEES LEG AGAINST A HANDRAIL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC MOTOR TO WHERE IT COULD BE LOWERED BY A CRANE. IN DOING SO, THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LUMBO SACRAL SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CHUTE OFF OLD CEMENT TRUCK AND IT ROLLED BACK AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS KNUCKLE ON A CUTTER FAN, WHILE REMOVING A SUMP PUMP.