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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE PROCESS PUMP WHEN THE PUMP SHIFTED & CUT THE SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
ELMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE DISMANTLING OF A FAN PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM UPSET, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE WITH IT'S LEGS. THE EMPLOYEE RECIEVED STRAIN AND CONTUSION TO HIS LUMBAR AND RIGHT B UTTOCKS. EMPLOYEE WAS SKILLED AND PROFICIENT. ALSO, HE WAS WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. HE FOLLOWED SAFETY RULES.
NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT WAS NOTED EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXTREME PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND WAS PROVIDED MEDCIAL CARE.NO VIOLATIONS NOTED,NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED,EMPLOYEE IS FULLY TRAINED AND PROFICIENT IN ALL PPE WAS IN USE.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON HANDRAIL OF LOADER STRETCHING TO OPEN AC UNIT COVER. EMPL FAILED TO FOLLOW SAFE WORK PRACTICE STANDING ON RAIL NOT UTILIZING LADDER. EMPL IS FULLY TRAINED & QUALIFED MINER PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT & PROPER EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM ASSIGNED TASK.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE BEARING HOUSING FROM THE BOTTOM SELF IN THE WAREHOUSE, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO GET ASSISTANCE TO FOR LIFT, STRAINING HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT VIOLATE SPECIFIC WORK RULE, NO E QUIPMENT WAS NOT INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL IS BEING RETRAINED IN SAFE LIFTING, WAS PROPERTY USED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AN EMPTY PLASTIC TANK A 6INX6INX24IN BLOCK OF WOOD HAD BEEN PLACED ON TOP OF THE TANK THE WOOD BLOCK SLID OFF STRIKING I NAME ON HIS HAR HAT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING ALL PPE EM PLOYERS FAILED TO FOLLOW SAFE WORK AWARDINES EMPLOYERS WERE FULLY TRAINED & QUALIFIED FOR THE TASK NO MSHA REGULATIONS WERE VIOLATED
EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICKUP A ROCK TO CHOCK A TIRE ON A TIRE TRUCK WHILE SETTING A GENERATOR AND BEFORE HE PICKED UP THE ROCK HIS BACK POPPED.
EMPL LIFTED SAMPLE BAGS AND STRAINED BACK.BAGS WERE BEING TRANSPORTED IN A PICKUP.EMPL LIFTED BAGS UP AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.TAILGATE ON TRUCK NOT WORKING.
CLIMBING IN R WINDOW OF PICKUP HIT KNEE ON SIDE OF TRUCK DOOR NOT OPER
EE WAS LOADING 10 BAGS OF ORE SAMPLES INTO PICK UP. TAILGATE OF THE PICK UP WAS UP. WOULD NOT OPEN. EE DID NOT INITIATE REPAIR PROCESSURE ON TRUCK TAILGATE. EE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING BAGS OVER TAILGATE.
THE TRAYS USED FOR CATCHING PRECIP FROM THE PRESSES WERE BEING MOVED AFTER BEING FILLED WITH PRECIP. THE TRAYS WERE HEAVY AND HARD TO MOVE THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE LOADED TRAY AND THE FRAMWORK OF THE PRESS. THE EMPLOYEE WASPROPERLY TRAINED WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIP. WAS PERFORMING THE TASK PROPERLY BUT WITHOUT DUE CARE.
STRAIN CERVICAL SPINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT LARGE ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER. HE WAS USING PROPER TOOLS, HE WAS DOING IT PROPERLY, HE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED FOR JOB AND HE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
ATTEMPTING TO D3SLODGE A ROCK IN THE CONE CRUSHER.(1) HE WAS NOT USING THE PROPER TOOLS THAT WERE READILY AVAILABLE.(2) HE WAS KEEPING MATERIAL FOWING THROUGH THE CONE CRUSHER.(3) HE HAD THE PROPER TRAININ1 FOR THE JOB.(4) HE WAS WEARING THE PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
CARRYING 4" PVC3PIPE ONTO LEACH PAD.THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE AND THE TERRAIN CAUSED A SPRAIN TO TH RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE THE PIPE WAS CARRIED AND TO THE BACK.
GRADUAL ONSET O0 NUMBNESS TO RIGHT FOOT OVER SEVERAL DAYS, BEGINNING 1-29-87. EMPLOYEE FINALLY REPORTED TO A PHYSICIAN 2-2-87. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE ONLY ACTIVITY SHE COULD THINK RESPONSIBL E FOR THE CONDI7ION WAS LIFTING TO TRANSFER SILICA SAND INTO A BARREL.
WORKING ON CRUS2ER UNIT- AGGRAVEDTED OLD INJURY.
TWISTING 5 FT P3PE INTO GROUND FOR DRAINAGE TWISTED OR PULLED WRONG AND P ULLED MUSCLE IN BACK