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EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER A RAILCAR WHEN LOWER PART OF BACK WRENCHED TO POINT WHERE HE COULD NOT MOVE.
EE WAS INSTALLING A PART WISHBONE ON A BACKHOE ONE THE PINS THAT HOLDS THE WISHBONE IN PLACE FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL HARD SHOE AT THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OXYGEN & ACETYLENE BOTTLES HE HAD JUST MOVED A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN & WAS REACHING DOWN FOR A BOTTLE OF ACETYLENE WHEN THE OXYGEN BOTTLE FELL OVER & HIT THE E MPLOYEE ON THE RT SIDE OF HEAD & FACE CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RT CORNER OF RT EYE REQUIRED (1) STITCH XRAYED FOR FRACTURES
EMPLOYEE SAID SOMEONE THREW A ROCK & HIT HIM IN BACK OF THE HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A TANK USED TO CONTROL WEEDS ON YARD. PRESSURE INSIDE TANK FORCED WATER AND CHEMICAL INTO FACE AND EYES OF EMPLOYEE. EYES WERE WASHED WITH EYE SOLUTION. EMPLOYEE SAID EYE S WERE BURNING AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT.
OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED A SHACKEL OUT TOP OF PLANT. INJURED WALKED AROUND THE CORNER AND THE SHACKEL STRUCK HIM IN SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT CLASSIFIER WITH A 2" HOSE AND WHEN HE WAS MOVING HE TRIED TO WEDGE HOSE IN WALKWAY TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SPOT. THE HOSE WAS NOT SECURE AND CAME BACK UNDER PRESSURE AND ST RUCK VICTIM WITH CONE NOZZLE ON END OF HOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CROSS TIES FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN TIE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HAND.
EE WAS CHECKING THE BATTERIES ON THE DREDGE & SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN HIS FACE & EYES.
LARGE BEARING SLIPPED AND FELL, ROLLING OVER LITTLE FINGER. IT CUT OFF TIP OF THE FINGER.
INJURED WAS USING PHOSPHORIC ACID AND HYDROFLUORIC ACID TO WASH HIS TANDEM PUMP.HE GOT SOME OF THE ACID ON HIS HANDS.HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THAT NIGHT.IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME IF HE FOLLOWED THE POSTED INSTRUCTIONS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT.
INJURED WAS REMOVING TAIL PULLEY GUARD ON #1 CONVEYOR AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.DOCTOR SAID INJURED HAD STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
PULLING CABLE ON RIVER BANK,STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING LOAD OF SAND DRIVER WAS ROLLING TARP BACK & SAND BLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE
CAUGHT FINGER B9TWEEN CHAIN AND SHACKLE
LEG WAS TWISTED3WHEN LOG PUSHED UP AGAINST BODY AND FOOT WAS IN BETWEEN ROCK AND DAM.
PERSON WAS LIFT3NG TRUCK TIRE WHEN PAINS STARTED IN HIS CHEST.
CUSTOMER HAD DE5D BATTERY, TOOK BATTERY OUT OF VECHICAL PUT ANOTHER BATTERY IN AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRAINED BACK AND GROIN PULL.