WAS REMOVING BALANCING SHAFT FROM STEDMAN CAGE. SHAFT TIPPED PINCHING LEFT RING FINGER AND LACERATING THE LENGTH OF IT HAD HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS ON THE STEEL PLATE AROUND THE SHAFT THINKING IT WOULD NOT SLIP BUT IT DID PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND CAGE.
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Showing all 7THROWING BAGS TO GROUND GOT HIT BY ONE WHILE WALKING BY
INJURED WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE BACK HOE OPERATOR TO LOAD SOME BOLTS INTO THE LOADER BUCKET TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER LOCATION. HE CLAIMED HE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT AND THREW OUT HIS BACK.
PULLING ON HANDLE IT JAMMED A BIT STRAINED BACK
MAN WAS CLEANING WATER TREATMENT MACHINE BY REMOVING PLATE PLATE HAD PRESSURE BEHIND IT AND WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IT PRESSED AGAINST THE TRACTOR AND CAUGHT MANS FINGER BETWEEN.
MOVING ELEVATOR SUPPORT LEG WITH 3 OTHER MEN, INTENDING TO SLOWLY LOWER TO THE GROUND, WHEN LEG DROPPED SUDDENLY AND LANDED ON MAN'S LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE PULLING WELDING LEADS TO HIS WORK PLATFORM ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LEADS BEGAN FALLING OFF THE PLATFORM AND HE STILL HAD HIS ARM AROUND LEADS PULLING MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE COMPLETED SHIFT ON 7-27-88. STILL HURTING ON 7-28-88 HE WENT TO DR. MINNER.