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EE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE LATCHES FOR THE PULSAIRE DOOR INTO THE SLOT, WHEN THE TENSION FROM THE LATCHES CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS RT ARM.
EE STATES THE SCRAPER SWUNG DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO THE TOP OF THE PRIMARY DECK OF THE PLANT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE ANGLE IRON FRAME OF DOOR IN THE FLOOR OF THE TOP DECK.
EE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FILL PROPANE TANK ON FORK TRUCK WHEN GAS ESCAPED FROM NOZZLE AND SPRAYED ON RT KNEE AND LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING UP ON PIPE WRENCHTO LOOSEN PIPE FROM AIR FILTER AND STRAINED HIM SELF.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLOSING THE LID ON A TRUCK AND THE LATCH CLOSED SUDDENLY, CATCHING HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PICKING UP A PALLET OFF A STACK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PLACING A HAMMER BACK ON THE GRATING WHEN HIS RT. FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE GRATING AND THE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CARRYING A REDUCER WHEN HE WALKED INTO A METAL SAW HORSE.
EE STATES HE WAS STACKING 80 LB BAGS WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EE STATES HE WAS HOLDING THE ROTOR AND STATOR IN THE CROUCHED POSITION AND LOWERING IT TO THE GROUND WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. AS ;HE STARTED TO STAND UP HE FELT PAIN THE GROIN AREA.
EMPL GOT OUT OF WELDING TRUCK AND WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR.GRABBED THE WINDOW JAM TO SHUT IT AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND CAB.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE GRABBED A STEEL ROD WHICH WAS HOT CAUSING HIM TO BURN HIS RT HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SETTING EQUIPMENT STAND DOWN ON THE FLOOR. ONE LEG HIT A BROOM, CAUSING THE LOCK PIN OT COME OUT, LETTING THE STAND COME DOWN, HITTING HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWE EN THE EQUIPMENT STAND REST AND BASE.
EMPL STATED HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN #4 GATE SO THAT GATE WOULD CLOSE UP TIGHT. WHEN HE REMOVED STEEL GATE CLOSED CATCHING LEFT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TEARING A BAG OPEN WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BAG AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK AGAINST THE STEEL HANDLE OF THE DUMP HOPPER.
EE STATES HE WAS REACHING FOR THE CLIPBOARD WHEN HE SCRATCHED HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE METAL CLIP OF WHICH BECAME INFECTED LATER ON.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS POURING INTO RETAINING WALL FORM WITH 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES HIM & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE AT THE DISCHARGE END OF HOSE TRYING TO REPOSITION IT A SURGE OF CONCRETE CAME T HRU T HE HOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE/EYES
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK AT TOP OF ELEVATOR WRAPPING A SECTION OF VENT LINE WHEN A GUST OF AIR BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
EE STATES HE WAS STRAIGHTENING WOODEN PALLETS WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST ONE.
STANDING IN FRONT OF CO N VEYOR STACKING BAGS FELT POP IN R WRIST
EE STATES THAT HE WAS MOVING A LIGHT STAND TO THE FRONT OF THE MECHANICAL SCALER TO GET MORE LIGHT ON HIS WORK AREA. WHEN EE PICKED UP THE LIGHT STAND THE LIGHT ROLLED BACK AND BURNED HIS RIGH T HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 50 LB BOX OF POWDER. WHEN HE LIFTED THE BOX, HE TWISTED TO THE SIDE AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE STATES HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE GEAR BOX HOLDING THE TURQUE ARM AS THEY WERE TURNING THE MACHINE. HE HAD TURQUE ARM WITH BOTH HANDS BUT ARM SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT KN EE AND IN THE GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION LEANING FORWARD T O PLACE HOUSING IN PLACE & TWISTED HIS BODY TO PROPERLY POSITION THE PUMP HOUSING HE THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF DRUM STARTER TO START #5 MILL-DRUM STARTER IS TIGHTAT SEVERAL POSIIONS THROUGHOT START STEPS EMPLOYEE STATES HE PLACED BOTH HANDS ON CONTROL HANDLE & LEVER TO CLOSE STARTER & UPON CLOSING STARTERINDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGH BETWEEN STARTER LEVER & LEVER STOP POSTT RESULTING IN INJURY TO INDEX FINGER TIP OF LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INJURED WHILE STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN MOTOR SLIPPED EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK THEN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH THE MOTOR IN DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A PULL OR STRAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING PARTS CLEANING SOLVENT TO CLEAN THE GREASE AND OIL OFF THE SEVERAL PARTS TO HIS LOADER. WHILE WASHING THE PARTS SOME OF THE SOLVENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM. I.NAME WAS UNAWARE THAT THE SOLVENT HAD COME CONTACT WITH HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE DOZER, A PIN FELL OUT OF THE HINGE TO THE DOOR, EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO HIT THE CAB AND SWING BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN T HE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SCALING WHEN THE CHIPPING HAMMER STEEL BECAME LODGED IN A CRACK IN THE RIB. AFTER REMOVING THE STEEL FROM THE GUN, A CO-WORKER TURNED TO HAND HIM THE GUN WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPL RECONNECTING HOSE UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD OF TRUCK.FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH SHARP EDGE OF DEFROSTER DUCT WORK CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPL BENT OVER STEEL ANGLE AND WAS TRYING TO PULL IT OUT OF TOPSOIL PILE.IT WAS EMBEDDED IN TOPSOIL 6" OF MATERIAL COVERING ANGLE.WHILE TRYING TO DO SO HE INJURED LOWER BACK.
EMPL STATES WHILE HE & ANOTHER EMPL WERE LIFTING PIPE PIPE TWISTED & HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS FILLING UP THE DOZER WHEN THE HOSE BROKE AWAY FROM THE NOZZEL AND COVERED HIS ENTIRE BODY WITH DIESEL FUEL.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A 10'X3" ROUND STOCK STEEL SHAFT FROM THE CRSUHER PLANT SCREEN.HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE OVERHEAD SHAFT OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BE REACHED FROM APLACE OF MORE SECURE FOOTING.THE SHAFT WAS ACCIDENTLY SLID TOO FAR AND CAME OUT OF THE SCREEN,LANDING ON ITS END AND IT TOPPLED TOWARD HIM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT CALF AND THE RIGHT ANKLE.
THE INJURED STATES HE WAS STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON A STEP USPENDED FROM THE FRAME OF THE PAN AND HIS HANDS ON THE PROVIDED HAND GRIPS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIMSELF UP INTO THE CAB THE FA STENER GAVE WAY ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING FREELY TO KEEP FROM FALLING THE INJURED RELEASED HIS LEFT HAND FROM THE DOOR ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING SHUT CATHCING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE DO
THE INJURED STATES HE WAS USING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO RELEASE THE RADIATOR CAP OFF THE FRONT END LOADER. THE CAP BLEW OFF CAUSING HOT COOLANT TO STRIKE HIM IN THE FACE AND NECK AREA.
EMP STATES HE W3 AS CARRYING SHIPMENT OF SCREEN WOOD THAT WAS RECEIVED THAT DAY. HE STATED HE MADE 3 TRIPS AND THE WEIGHT PER TRIP DID NOT EXCEED 30 LBS. THE NEXT DAY HE NOTED TIGHTNESS AND P PAIN IN UPPER 9T LEG
THE EE STATES T2AT HE WAS ROTATING THE MAIN SHAFT BY MANUALLY TURNING THE MOTOR BELT ALLOWING THE WELDER TO WELD ALL SECTIONS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE EE WAS TURNING THE BLETS BY HAND & AC CIDENTALLY CAUG2T HIS INDEX FINGER IN THE MOTOR SHEAVE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION JUST ABOVE THE NAIL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EE STATES T2AT HIM & ANOTHER EE WERE INSTALLING A LOG WASHER STICK IN PLACE. HE WAS STANDING IN THE HEADBOX TRYING TO ALIGN & SHAFT OVER SLOT SO STICK COULD BE LOWERED IN PLACE. AS STIC K WAS BEING LOW9RED EE NOTICED BRASS FITTING IN SLOT WAS COCKED TO ONE SIDE AS HE REACHED DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN IT THE END SHAFT DROPPED INTO SLOT PINCHING HIS THUMB.