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THE EMPLOYEE DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE DID TO INJURE HIS BACK.
EE WAS PLACING HDPE PIPING INTO A HDPE PIPE WELDER AND BUAS HOLDING THE PIPE DOWN WITH RIGHT HAND THE PIPE SLIPPED IN THE CLAMPS AND THE TWO FACES CAME TOGETHER SMASHIG AND BREAKING THE TIP OF THE RT INDEX FINGER.
LID WAS CUT OFF OF DRUM BEING MOVED. WHEN BARREL WAS ROLLED I CUT MY FINGER ON THE EDGE (CUT) OF THE DRUM LID.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AFTER SHOVELIGN HIS ARM BEGAN HURTING.
REMOVING GUARD FROM #2 BELT HEAD PULLEY AT CRUSHER. DROPPED GUARD ON RIGHT FOOT INSTEP.
WHILE WORKING ON ELECTRICAL CONDUIT IN A HOLE AT THE FUEL ISLAND A PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT WHEN ONE FORK DISENGAGED. EMPLOYEE REINSTALLING FORK AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING A LIGHTLY ELVATED STEEL PIPE WHEN THE PIPE FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. AFTER THE SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE FELT THAT THE INJURY WAS PAINFUL AND WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. THE TIP OF THE FINGER WAS FOUND TO FRACTURED AND TWO SUTURES WERE USED ON THE LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED A PLUGGED CARBON TRANSFER HOSE & WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH CARBON & SOLUTION SOME OF THE MATERIAL GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE EMPLOYEE WAS T RANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR C IRCULATION WHERE HE WAS TRANSFERED & RELEASED EM PLOYEE RETURNED TO HOSPITAL NEXT DAY TO HAVE PATCH REMOVED EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A DART VALVE INTO A CIP TANK WHEN THE SOLUTION LOCATED A SUCTION ON THE VALVE CAUSING IT 5O SLAM INTO POSITION ABRUPTLY THIS ACTION CAUSED THE T HANDLE ON THE VALVE TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL PINCHING THE EMPLOYEES RT RING RFINGER THE END BONE WAS FX & THE FINGER WAS AVALSED JUST BEHIND THE NAIL INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES & PAIN MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SPRINKLER FROM A HOOPLEACH LINE WHEN HE WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH A WEAK CYANIDE SOLUATION EMPLOYEE SAID HE FELT DIZZY SO HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID & TRANSPORED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR AN EVALUATION EMPLOYEE WAS NOT TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL & WAS SOON RELEASED BLOOD & URINE WERE TAKEN FOR TESTING
CLEANING BALL CHIPS FOMR MILL, LIFTING BUCKETS OF STEEL CHIPS NOTICD BACK PAIN SEEN DR FOR EVLA. PRESC 2 MEDS FOR BACK STRAIN.
EMP REACHING FOR DOOR KNOB WHEN ANOTHER EMP OPENED THE DOOR JAMMNG WRIST EMP SAID WRIST STILL BOTHERING HIM WK LATER SEEN DR ,DR GAVE PRESCRIPT
PERFORM DUSTIES AS JANITOR, REP FEELING BACK PAIN STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE INJ OCC.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED CLEANING THE CONE CRUSHER FEED PLATE WITH COMPRESSED AIR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING HIS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES) TO CLEAN OFF MATERIAL THAT H AD SPLASHED ONTO THEM, WHEN SOME MATERIAL FELL IINTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT BUT SEEN A DOCTOR WHEN THE IRRITATION PERSISTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A LENGTH OF PIPE HOLDING OE END OF THE PIPE IN HIS LEFT HAND ABOVE HIS HEAD HE OPENED A DOOR WHICH HIT THE PIPE KNOCKING IT BACK OVER HIS HAND & DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOU LDER
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A PALLET WITH A SMALL PUMP ON IT WHEN THE PALLET COLLASPED SMASHING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT MIDDLE FINGER EMPLOYEE WAS TRANPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEI VED STITCHES
CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON MOTOR GRADER AND LIFTER EDGES IMPROPERLY HURTING GROIN
SUBJECT WAS ATT9MPTING TO MOVE MOTOR THAT WAS ON A PALLET STORED ON A SHELF. SHOULD HAVE USED FORKLIFT.
SUBJECT WAS LIF7ING A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL & HURT HIS BACK. I.NAME HAD GIVEN NOTICE OF HIS INTENT TO TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPL CARRIED PI9CE OF STEEL PLATE INTO MILL W/966. LEANED STEEL ON EDGE AGAINST FORKS OF 966 SO IT COULD BE MOVED W/OVERHEAD CRANE.PIECE OF STEEL SETTING ON IRREGULAR EDGE AND WHEN IT WAS UNHO OKED FROM FORKS2IT FELL SIDEWAYS STRIKING I.NAME ON CALF & ANKLE CAUSING FX.INJ REQ REDUCTION SURGERY AND EMPL HASNT RETURNED TO WORK.
INJ PICKED UP T2OL TRAY WEIGHTING 30 LB AND WENT TO SET IT INTO PICKUP.HE TURNED AND WITH ARMS EXTENDED,CAUSED MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS BACK.RESULTED IN ONE LOST DAY.WEATHER WASNT A CONDITION.NO U NSAFE ACTS OR C2NDITIONS NOTED.
INJURED PARTY WAS STANDING UPRIGHT A 55 GALLON DRUM OF CHEMICALS. WEIGHT OF DRUM CAUSED STRAIN TO RIGHT GROIN AREA RESULTING IN INJURY. PARTY WAS NOT USING HOIST; WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
INJURED PARTY WAS LIFTING ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE VEHICULAR GATE TO ASSIST IN REPAIRS OF A ROLLER. DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE GATE, HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK HEARD IT POP. RESULT IN TWO DAYS OF LOST TIME FROM WORK.