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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH MECHAINC PUTTING AN IMPELLER ON A PUMP.EMPLOYEE ROLLED PULLEY AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT SMASHING FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE STEEL RACK. HE WAS NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK & STRAIN OF UPPER BACK.
WENT TO GET ON MUCKER, BANGED HE KNEE AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION EMP WAS RELEASED 3-17-89WAS NOT ABLE TO PERFORM POROPERLY SO HE WAS GIVEN ONE DAY OFF.
MONOR CUT ON BACK OF L. HAND 3 DYS LATER DEVELOPED LUMP ON ELBOW WAS HOSPIT. TO TREAT IT DR SAISIT DID NTO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CHEMICLA S OF CONCENTRATE NOT SURE WHETHER TIS JOB RELATED
EMPLOYEE LIFTED HOOD ON HAUL TRUCK TO REMOVE AIR CLEANER. HOOD LATCH BAR WAS MISSING, EMPLOYEE WEDGED HOOD OPEN WEDGE DID NOT HOLD AND HOOD FELL ON EMPLOYEE HAND. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BRUISE ON HIS LEFT HAND AND SOME SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE CABLE SOCK SLIPPED CABLE WHIPLASHED BRUISING EMPLOYEES RT HAND
MOVING BOTTLE UNASSISTED FOREMAN TOLD HIM NO T TO DOO THIS ALONE BU T EMP HAD ALREADY PINCHED NERVE ON NECK.
EMPL WAS MOVING A CORE BOX IN THE CORE SHED WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK EMPL WAS NOT USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN A GRADE SPAD FROM THE BACK BY PULLINH ON THE GRADE STRING. AS THE SPAD CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR THE WRIST CAUSING A PUNTU RE WOUND.
FIBERGLASS PARTICLE GOT INTO EYE CAUSING SWELLING WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WENT DOWN EMPL WAS CLEANING UP F IBERGLASS IN BUILDING AT TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO SECURE A DRILLING LIGHT TO WORK BY HE REALIZED LADDER WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECT SO STARTED BACK DOWN THE LADDER LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN EMPLOYEES BACK
EMPL WAS ENGAGED IN NORMAL DUTIES AS DIAMOND DRILL HELPER WHEN HE WENT TO DUMP CORE OUT OF CORE TUBE HE FELT & CRAMP IN NECK DOWN THROUGH LEFT ARM POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE.
MUSCLE STRAIN OF L SHOULDER WITH NERVE INVOLVEMENT FROM LIFTING SLUDE BAGS
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROLL OF VISQUEEN STRAINED UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING PIPE ON A FLATBED GETMAN & EMPLOYEE SMASHED LACERATED LITTLE FINGER ON RT.HAND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES IN LITTLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO MOVE A TIMBER SO HE COULD GET A CABLE AROUND IT EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE DOCTOR SAID STRAINED MUSCLE
EMP. WAS NOT PAUING ATTENTION TO HIS HAND PLACEMENT. SMASHED INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND 2 STICHES.