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EE WAS REMOVING A DOZER PLANETARY. AN ANCHOR NUT WELDED TO THE HOUSING BROKE AND EE TRIED TO SUPPORT THE PLANETARY'S WEIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING STOCK (BAG OF SODIUM NITRATE) AT WAREHOUSE. THE BAG HAD A HOLE IN IT ALOOWING SUBSTANCE TO BECOME AIRBOURNE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE BAG. DUST BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE SHOP FLOOR. AS SHETOOK A STEP SHE FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT CALF MUSCLE. SLIPPED (DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS REPORTABLE) AS EMPLOYEE PERFORMED ALL OF HER JOB DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A RUBBER TIRE DOZER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WAS SETTING UP BREAKER THERE WAS A FLASH EMPL WAS LOOKING AT IT, SO IT BURNED HIS EYES.
THE INJURED PARTY WAS LIFTING AVULCANIZER PLANTTEN WHILE STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.HE HAD ANOTHER PLANTTEN RESTING IN A VERTICAL POSSITION TO BE MOVED NEXT, THE RESTING PLATTEN FELL OV ER AND STUCK HIM ON THE FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS. THE INJURY WAS CONFINED TO THE METATAURSAL AREA OF THE RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A 1/2" PIPE BY WEDGEING IT BETWEEN STEPS. WHEN HE RAISED UP ON THE PIPE, SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT ARM POPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOL BOXES FROM THE BED OF A TRUCK AS HE LOWERED THE 3RD TOOL BOX TO THE FLOOR HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A ROLL TYPE DOOR ON A PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PULL A BLAST HOLE SAMPLE ACROSS A SHELF & FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK & NECK.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SKIRTBOARD WEAR PLATE & AFTER WALKING A SHORT DISTANCE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. (DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS REPORTABLE AS EMPLOYEE PERFORMED ALL OF HIS JOB DUTIES).
EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A BUCKET TOOTH ON AN ADAPTER. THE TOOTH FELL OFF STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. (DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS REPORTABLE AS EMPLOYEE PERFORMED ALL OF HIS JOB DUTIES.)
AFTER FUELIGN A TRACK DOZER, EMPLOYEE PLACED THE NOZZLE OF THE FUEL HOSE ON IT'S HANGER. THE NOZZLE SLIPPED OFF THE HANGER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SHOVEL LADDER BACK UP INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN GO UP HIS BACK.THE PAIN STARTED AT THE LOWER BACK UP AND INTO HIS SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ARE SAMEPLE OUT OF A DRILL HOLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HIS BACK HAS BOTHERED HIM EVER SINCE, ON 8-28-92 HIS DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO STAY HOME FROM WORK AND GIVE HIS BACK A CHANCE TO GET WELL (ONE TO TWO WEEKS) LOST TIME DAYS STARTED ON 8-28-92
STOOPED OVER PICK UP CHOCKS
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SPREADER USED FOR INSTALLING CONVEYOR BELTS ONTO TRUCKS. HIS HAND CUAGHT BETWEEN TEH SPREADER PIPE AND THE SPREADER COLLAR, PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPL GETTING OUT OF SVC TRUCK #450.STEPPED DOWN ,RIGHT HAND HIT AN OPEN DOOR PANEL CUTTING HAND BETWEEN RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS LIFTING DIRT SAMPLES FROM DRILL DECK OF 303. THE SAMPLE BAG CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT ON LIP OF DRILL DECK. THIS CAUSED A JERK AND A SUDDEN STOP OF MOTION THIS THEN CAUSED THE EE A GROIN PU LL.
CARRYING A PIECE OF CASING ON HIS SHOULDER, HELPER HAD OTHER END OF PIPE AND DROPPED IT. EE WAS UNAWARE OF HELPER DROPPING END. WHEN OTHER END OF PIPE LIT, SHOCK INJURED HIM.
EE WAS UNTANGLING A 3IN WATER LINE WHEN IT FLIPPED UP HITTING EE OVER THE EYE
TASKI REMOVING CAUSING FROM DRILL HOLE. THE LOWER CLAMP ON CAUSING RELEASED WHEN EE WAS LET ON LINE. LT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TABLE AND CLAMP WHEN IT DROPPED.
EMPLOYEE REACHED AROUND THE SIDE OF THE DRILL RIG PLATFORM TO GET A FORK JOINT WRENCH. HE WAS IN A STREACHED OUT POSITION AS HE LIFTED THE FORK (ABOUT 25 LBS) HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK .
ON OCT 10, 91 EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING DAY SHIFT 7:00 AM THRU 3:30 PM IN THE SAMPLE PREP LAB WORKING UP ORE SAMPLES. BAGS OF SAMPLES WEIGHT ABOUT 20 TO 30 LBS. LIFTING, BENDING AND REPETITIVE MOTI ONS, BODY AND HANDS.
EE AND CO WORKER WERE REPAIRING A TAILS PUMP AS THEY WERE SETTING THE IMPULER THE IMPELER ROTATED ON THE SHAFT CUTTING THE EE S RIGHT HAND ON THE BOTTOM JUST BELOW THE THUMB.
WASHING DOWN WALLS STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MT BOTTLE TO FILL BOTTLE OF CHLORINE GAS WHEN HE BROKE OPEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BOTTLE & LIME HE GOT A FACE FULL OF CHLORINE GAS CAUSING A INFECTION IN HIS LUNGS & NASAL PASSAGE EMPLOYEE WORKED THE NEXT TWO DAYS & BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY 09-23-91
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN INNER PLATE ON A WATER TANK BOOSTER PUMP.HE PUT THE PLATE INTO THE HOUSING OF THE PUMP AS HE BEGAN TO RELEASE THE PLATE.THE PLATE SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP SAHFT AND THE PLATE.
WORN LINERS HAD BOLTS WELDED ON THEM FOR REMOVAL FROM A DROP CHUTE.EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THEM OVER A HANDRAIL.WHEN THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A BOLT AND THE HANDRAIL .
EMPL MOVING 40 LB BARRELS OFF PALLET.HAD A HOLD OF HANDLE WITH RIGHT HAND AND TRIED TO DISLODGE BARREL WITH LEFT HAND.IT SLIPPED CATCHING RIGHT ARM & FINGER BETWEEN THE 2 BARRELS.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SACK OF SAPPING COMPOUND (50 LBS). AS SHE DID, SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK.
EE LIFTED A BOY OF PRIMER 60LBS AND TUNED HIS UPPER BARLY AT THE SAME TIME AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CAP ON A GLASS FLASK IN THE LAB. THE FLASK BROKE AND HE CUT HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DRILL STEEL ONTO THE BED OF A FLATBED TRUCK. HE PUSHED THE END OF THE DRILL STEEL WITH HIS STOMACH TO LINE THE ENDS UP. AS HE DID, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A PRE-EXISTING INJURY, RIGHT KNEE. HE HAS HAD SURGERY ON THE KNEE AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORK SINCE 7-5-89. HE IS NOW OFF WORK FOR DR'S EVALUATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE SOCKET LINER WITH SOLVENT & A RAG HIS EXPOSED FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP EDGE OF THE SOCKET LINER CUTTING THE FINGER TIP OF HIS RT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYER WAS DOING HELPER DUTIES AND PULLED ARM MUSCLES AND HYPER EXTEDED HIS ARM.
UNDER SHOVEL CHECKING A LEAK WHEN LOOSE DIRT FELL IN L EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF CUPPELLS TO PUT ON THE SHELF. AS HE LIFTED THE BOX ABOUT HEAD HIGH HE TWISTED TO THE SIDE WITH THE UPPER PART OF HIS BODY. AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. PULLED MUSCLE)
TIPPING A BARREL OF SLAG OVER FLIPPED UP IT PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN BARRELL AND CONTAINER
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BELLY PAN ON A D8 DOZER. THE BELLY PAN SLIPPED OFF THE JACK AND STRUCK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS HEAD. (EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT).
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AN IDLER ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE IDLER CAME LOOSE, EMPLOYEE JERKED BACK, HITTING HIS HEAD ON CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK.
BECAME IRRIT. AT WORK IRRIT STOPPED , FOLLOWING DAY EYE BECAME IRRT. AGAIN SAW DR. WHO REMOVED 2 SM PC OF METAL. NOTIF MADE AFTER COM REC MED BILLING
EMPLOYEE WAS PEROFMING MAINTENCE ON A LOADER. WHILE MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.