EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS REMOVING A BOOSTER PUMP FROM ITS BASE HIS FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE MOTOR HALF OF THE COUPLING & THE PUMP HALF WHEN THE PUMP WAS MOVED OUT OF ITS POSITION HIS FI NGER WAS PINCHED & LACERATED
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Showing all 35EE CLAIMED HE WAS REMOVING 2 30IN PIN ON SHAFT FROM THE MONARCH LATHE THE SHAFT WAS NOT BALANCED & ONE END DROPPED & PINCHED HIS FINTGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT & LATHE
THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 2 7000-1 ON 5-29-94 REPORTED RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTOR 5-16-94 SHE STARTED EXPERINCING HARD ACHES DR ORDERED OFF WORK FROM 5-20-94 -- 5-25-94 WITH ADDIT IONAL TESTINGS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A BUCKET PIN FOR INSTALLATION ON A CAT FRONT-END LOADER WHEN HE FELY A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS ANYTHING BUT PAIN GOT WORSE AND WE NT TO CLINIC ON 1/10/94.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING THE MAIL BAG WHEN SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND TINGLING IN HER RIGHT HAND. THE BAG WEIGHED APPROX. 25-30 LBS AND THE INJURY OCCURRED AS SHE WAS HOLDING THE BAG WITH ONE HAND AND OPENING A DOOR WITH THE OTHER. THE INCIDENT LED TO DAY SURGERY 2/16/94.
EMPLOYEE IS OFF WORK DUE TO THE FLARE UP OF AN INJURY SUSTAINED IN 1/90. AT THAT TIME THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING VALVES AND STRAINED HER RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACK TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY - EVENTS OFF THE JOB LED TO A FLARE-UP OF HIS PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEM WHICH INITIALLY OCCURED ON 12/5/91. HE IS OFF WORK AS OF 8/13/93.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED COUPLING 2 SIDE DUMP RAILROAD CARS. AFTER CONNECTING THE AIR HOSE HE STEPPED BACK AND STOOD UP. AS HE DID THIS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE DID NOT REPORT HTIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 6-23-93, 3 PM. EE STATED THAT HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON A GUSSET BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO REPORT. SENT TO DOCTOR WHEN REPORTED; NO MEDICAL ATTE NTION NEEDED (23RD). EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS 24TH- DOCTOR DRAINED FLUID FROM ELBOW-28TH DOCTOR SAID NO WORK.
EE STATED WHILE CHECKING 2 PANFEEDER AND BELT FOR OBSTRUCTION HE STEPPED UP ON TO THE CONVEYOR CERK OPENED A HATCH COVER AND LEAKED INSIDE AFTER CLOSING THE HATCH AND STEPPING OVER HE WALKED A BOUT 10 FEET AND FELT A ON SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS CARRYINGA 3 GAL CAN OF HYDRAULIC OIL ONTO HIS LOADER, HE PUULLED A BACK MUSCLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1-2-93. INFORMED COMPANY ON 1-5-93 COULD NTO COME TO WORK.
THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING 2 NEW INSULATOR INTO 2 PROCIPITOR THE INSULATOR WAS BALANCING ON 2 CROSS ARM INSIDE THE PROCEPITOR IT THEN SHIFTED CAUSING THE WEIGHT OF THE INSULATOR TO PUT 2 HEAVEY STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE INSTALLING A ROLLER IN #11 FURN ROLL SCREEN. HE WAS PUSHING THE ROLLER INTO PLACE. FOR SOME REASON THE ROLLER DROPPED SLIGHTL, PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN IT AN D THE FRAME.
WHILE REMOVING AN OLD WOODEN STAIRWAY, EE WAS CUT ON THE RIGHT FOREARM BY A PROTRUDINE NAIL.
EE STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM THE 30 INCH CRUSHER HE STRUCK HIS FINGER ON THE DOORWAY LEADING TO THE CRUSHER.
HE DEVELOPED A SORE LEFT SHOULDER THAT GOT WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.HE ATTRIBUTES IT TO POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE LIFTING.HIS CONDITION WAS REPORTED ON 10-18-91 AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNRIL 05-09-9 2. IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DETERMINED THAT HIS INCIDENT IS MSHA REPORTABLE.
EMPLS WERE PRESSING SLEEVE BACK INTO PLACE ON DRIVE END OF WORM GEAR OF FINISHING DYRO #104. 6' PIECE OF SPACER PIPE SLIPPED & STRUCK EMPL OVER RIGHT EYE RESULTING IN CUT.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON THE ROLL SCREENS(07-16,07-19)HIS KNEE BECAME SORE FROM KNEELING.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 07-29-91 AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NESXT DAY.HE HAS A SLIGHT WORK R ESTRICTION UNTIL 08-04-91.
WORKER WAS LIFTING A 2X4 BY HIMSELF. IT WAS HEAVY AND THE 2X4 SLIPPED AND CAUGHT WORKERS FINGER BETWEEN THE 2X4 AND A PIPE. THE 2X4 RIPPED OFF HIS FINGERNAIL.
EE WAS CHANGING ROLLERS ON A ROLL FEEDER. WHEN THE BEARING BECAME DISLODGED, IT ALLOWED THE ROLLER TO DROP, AND PINCH THE END OF HIS FINGER.
EE WAS HOOKING UP A AIR HOSE IT BLEW APART AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH RESULTING IN A CHIPPED TOOTH.
EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON A DOZER. THEY WERE LIFTING THE CUTTING EDGE IN PLACE WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE PAD EYE BROKE, AND THE CUTTING EDGE DROPPED TO THE FLOO R. IT BOUNCED AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING THE INJURY.
INSTALLING PAN ON CONV LIFTING IT FELT LOWER BACK PAIN
HE STATED WHILE GETTING ON AND OFF BOBCAT LOADER, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS CHECKED BY A PHYSICIAN AT OUR REQUEST. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NECESSARY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-02-90. AT THAT TIME HE DECIDED TO HAVE SURGERY AND RETURNED TO RESTRICTED WORK DUTY ON 10-4-90.
HH STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THE #64 CONVEYOR. HE WAS ASSISTED HE REPLACING RETURN IDLERS. ONE OF THE IDLERS FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE MIDDLE FINGER.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS CARRYING AN AIR CONDITIONER IN THE WAREHOUSE AND FEL SOMETHING POP IN HIS KNEE.
I.NAME ASSISTING 2 ELECTRICIANS LOADING SMALL COIL OF ELEC CABLE INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK.WHILE LIFTING CABLE I.NAME FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
I.NAME WAS TRANSFERRING ZINC INGOTS FROM A PILE ONTO A PALLET. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PILE OF INGOTS AND WHEN HE WAS MOVING ONE, HE BUMPED ANOTHER AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
INSTALLING ROCK GUARDS ON BACKHOE,HOLDING GUARD IN PLACE FELT SOMETHING LIKE MUSCLE PULL ON LEFT SIDE.SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 4-19-90.
HE WAS ASSTING IN CARRYING SOME LOCKERS. HSI RIGHT RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LOCKERS AND THE BASE.
I.NAME WAS TAKING A SHOWER AFTER WORK AND THE THERMOSTAT HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN SET TOO HIGH. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS BURNS ON HIS BACK.
EMPL STATED SHE WAS TURNING SOME VLAVES IN FILTER BUILDING & FELT BAD PULL & PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
DROPPED A PIECE OF 6 INCH PIPE ON HIS FOOT.
HE WAS OPERATING VARIOUS PIECES OF MINING EQUIPMENT WHICH REQUIRED CLIMBING ON AND OFF DOZER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE BUT CONSIDERED IT A PART OF OLD AGE. AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT WORSE SO HE REPORTED IT ON 3-21-90.
NOT SURE WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONDITION, NO ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO DOCTOR REPORT, SOME GREASE, OIL OR SOLVENT PROBABLY CAUSED A RASH ON THE SURFACE OF BOTH HANDS AND WRIST AREA.