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TEAM MEMBER CLIMBED OVER A BERM TO READ THE HOUR METER ON THE LIGHT PLANT AND AS HE STEPPED OFF THE BERM HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKL.E
EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE RE,MOVAL OF A STRUT FORM A HAUL TRUCK HE WAS GUIDING THE STRUT WHEN IT CAME OFF OF THE SHAFT CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE STRUT & THE BRAKE ROTOR ON THE W HEEL CAUSING THE INJURY
68935 REMOVING A 2' BALL VALVE ASSEMBLY FROM A TRANSFER TANK TO REPLACE IT,THE VALVE CAME OFF OF THE THREADED PORTION OF THE TANK AND BEGAN TO FALL.INJURED ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE VALVE AND PIN 38540THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE VALVE.
54736YEE WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON THE POWDER CREW WHICH WAS LOADING WET HOLES WITH 30 LB BAGS OF ANFO. THERE WERE 138 HOLES TO BE LOADED WHICH REQUIRED LIFTING AND BENDING ALL DAY. EMPLOYEE STA 35403HAT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK WHILE UNLOADING THE BAGS FROM THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL PAIN UNTIL HE WAS HOME THAT NIGHT.
REMOVED CLAMPING RING FROM HEAD LAMP HOUSING, GRASPED SEALED BEAM UNIT TO REMOVE FROM HOUSING. DID NOT OBSERVE THAT UNIT WAS BROKEN AS HE WAS PULLING THE ELECTRICAL PLUT FROM THE UNIT. HE JE RKED THE PLUG SLIGHTLY CAUSING HIS FINGER TO SLIP INTO THE HOLE OF THE BROKEN UNIT. LACERATON ON LEFT HAND (RING FINGER).
WHILE ADJUSTING THE FORKS ON A FORKLIFT FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKS AND MAST, FRACTURING TIP OF RIGHT RING FINGER. INJURED RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND FINGER WAS SPLINTED HE WAS THEN RE LEASED BACK TO WORK.
INJ CLIMBING LADDER TO 50 TON HAUL TRUCK -STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER,NO TWIST OR FALL OCCURRED.NOTHEING WAS BEING CARRIED IN INJUREDS HANDS.
LIFTING HAMMER DRILL BIT,DROPPED IT ON FINGER AND INJURED FINGER.
WHILE LIFTING LID OF BICO PULVERISER IT SLIPPED OUT OF RIGHT HAND & SMASHED LEFT RING & MIDDLE FINGERS RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO BOTH FINGERS.
WHILE TRYING TO REPOSITION A PLASTIC PIPE THE PIPE SLIPPED PINCHING INDIVIDUALS RT THUMB BETWEEN PIPE & A PERMANENT LADDER THIS CAUSED A 1IN LACERATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RT THUMB WHICH R EQUIRED THREE STITCHES
WHILE BATCHING FERROUS SULFATE,I.NAME PULLED ONT THE STRING ON BOTTOM OF FESO4 SUPERSACK.PIECE OF DIRT CAME INTO RIGHT EYE.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.TREATED BY DR,EYE FOUND TO BE OK.DR GAVE HIS OCUTRICINHC-RX EYEDROPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A RUBBER BALL ON THE END OF A GLASS PIPETTE.THE PIPETTE SHATTERED AND ONE END STRUCK HER LEFT HAND,CUTTING THE AREA BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
WHILE LIFTING A DRILL BIT OVER THE SIDE OF A PICKUP A MINE OPERATOR PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.
EMPL CUT LEFT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF SAMPLE PAN REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING FUNDA FILTERS WHEN HE NOTICED A WARPED RECEIVING PAN. HE APPROCHED THE PAN TO STRIAGTHEN IT AT WHICH TIME THE FILTER DUMPED, SPRAYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF P RECIPIATE IN TO HIS EYE.
EMPL WAS REPARING MERCURY RETORT WHEN HE BELIEVE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH UNCURRED EPOXY RESIN. LATER THAT NIGHT HANDS & FACE BEGAN TO SWEEL. HE WAITED 2 DAYS BEFORE SSING DR. INJECTION OF STER IOD WAS ADMINISTERED & WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED. EMPL HAS HISTORY OF ALLERGY TO EOPOXIES.
EMPL WORKING ALL DAY DIGGING DTICH LOCATING & REPLACING CONDUIT. SORENESS IN ARM NOTED THAT EENING FTER WORK. HE DID NOT FEEL HE WAS INJURED SERIOUSLY UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER PAIN HAD NOT GOTTE N BETTER. AT THAT POINT HE REPORTED TO SUPERVISO& AFTER SHIFT WAS COMPLETE WENT TO DR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING LOADED SAMPLE PAILS (30-50 LBS) FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF PICKUP BED WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS. SAW THE DR. ON 8-7-89 WHO DIAGNOSED MUSCLE STRAIN.
WHILE DUMPING TOP BAR MOLD MOLD KICKED BACK & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN MOLD & ANGLE IRON.
HANDLING SLAG TRAY. USED FORK ON FORK LIFT. USE TRAY, SLID OFF AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TRAY AND BIN.
WHILE CLIMBING 5 LADDER TO TURN A VALVE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WASHED T HE FLOOR ABOVE HIM WHILE WORKING THE FLOOR XXXX WAS WASHED OVED OVER THE RETAINING WALL HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LADDER & RUN
SWITCH GEAR WAS3BEING MOVED WHEN IT SLID OFF GEAR JACK, TIPPING OVER AND PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SWITCH GEAR AND GANG BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CONCRETE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AREA.
ON 10/8/85 EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PULLING WIRE BUT DID NOT REPORT ANYINJURY TO FOREMAN. ON 10/9/85 HE CALLED IN, SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE PULLED SOMETHING WHILE PULLING CAB LE THE PREVIOUS DAY. ON 10/10/,K HE CALLED AND SAID HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. HE SAID THE DOCTOR SAID HE HAD A PINCHED NERVE.