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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANICS CHANGE A SHEAR PIN ON FEEDER BREAKER.EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING DRIVE COUPLER-HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A BURR PULLING HIS RIGHT HAND UNDER COUPLER AND HOUSING OF GEAR BOX.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PIECE OF THIN WALL PIPE WHICH WEIGHT APPROX. 30 LBS. AND TURNED TO THE LEFT AND WAS SETTING THE PIPE DOWN TO GET A BETTER FOOTING POSITION. IN THE PROCESS ON SETTING IT D OWN, HE CAUGHT THE END OF ANOTHER PIPE AND HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE TWO PIPES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SHEAR PINS OUT OF A BOX THAT WAS SETTING ON A PALLET.HE LIFTED TWO SHEAR PINS ABOUT 8 LBS EACH AND PASSED FROM RIGHT HAND TO LEFT.WHEN HE REACHED IN BOX TO PICK UP ANOTHER
EMPLOYEE OPENED HIS TOOL BOX AND A KNIFE WHICH HE HAD STORED IN IT FELL OUT. HE TRIED TO CATCH IT FROM NATURAL REFLEX REACTION THE BLADE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND.
SHOVELING BALL CHIPS OUT OF SAG MILL FLOOR WASH LAUDER INTO BARRELS FELT LOW BACK PAIN AT END OF SHIFT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FELL THE PAIN WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SLURRY HOSE. HE DROPPED A BOLT AND REACHED TO GRAB IT TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A 8" PIPE FLANGE. ON 6-26-89 SWELLING DEVELOPED AT THAT TIME A DOCTOR WAS CONSULTED.
WORKING ON CONC9ETE POUR INSTALLING AND REMOVING CONCRETE FORMS PULLING FORMS OUR OF CONCRETE AFTER IT SET.LATER THAT EVENING NOTICED BULGE IN LOWER ABDOMEN AND SLIGHT PAIN.DIDNT REPORT IT THA T DAY -HAD SURG9RY FOR HERNIA 2 YRS BEFORE.ON 9-8-87 NOTICED PAIN GETTING WORSE SO REPORTED IT 9-10-87...
APROX. 10 MIN A0TER EMPLOYEE LIFTED A TOOL BOX WEIGHING ABOUT 50 POUNDS FROM THE FLOOR TO A WORK BENCH THE EMPLOYEE FELT CONSTANT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER TO SLIDE A TOOLBOX OUT OF A TOOL LOCKER. AS EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING TOOLBOX HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
JUST CLIMBED LADDER AND ARRIVED AT WORK STATION AFTER LUNCH BREAK
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM 16G PATROL AND ON LAST STEP RING ON RIGHT RING FINGER CAUGHT ON HANDRAIL AND EDGE OF DOOR AND ON LAST DOWNWARD MOVEMENT RING CAUSED NEAR AMPUTATION OF FINGER. EX TENT OF DISABILITY HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.
EMP HAD COMPLETED THREADING A PIECE OF METAL CONDUIT AND NOTICED A PIECE OF SHAVING ON THE THREADS - AS HE PULLED THE SHAVING FROM THE CONDUIT HE CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND
PUTTING AIR INTO A LOADER TIRE AND AIR CHUCK CAME OFF & BLEW AIR INTO LEFT EAR ON A FOLLOW-UP VISIT THE DR. DECIDED SURGERY WOULD BE NECESSARY ON 7-25-85. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON DAYS OFF NO WORK DAYS MISSED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED ON LIGHT DUTY.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW LIFTER IN A S.A.G. MILL A GRINDING BALL CHIPPED & PRAGMENT CUT EMPLOYEE\S ARM.
TWISTED KNEE WHILE MOVING CINDER BLOCKS.NO DR VISIT.ON 7-4-84 REINJURED OFF JOB-DR STATEMENT THAT 2ND INJURY WAS AGGRAVATION OF 1ST INJURY.
LIFTING HEAVY DUTY BATTERIES ONTO A EUCLID TRUCK RUPTURED HIS ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO LET A 100FTX5/8IN CABLE LAYING ALONG WALKWAY OF ORE STACKER TO THE GROUND THE POINT AT WHICH EMPLOYEE STARTED LOWERING CABLE OVER HANDRAIL WAS APPROX 75FT ABOVE GROUND CABL E BECAME TOO HEAVY TO HOLD SO EMPLOYEE LET GO AS OTHER END OF CABLE WENT OVER HANDRAIL IT WHIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS SHAKING A 500 ML VOLUMETRIC FLASK AND IT BROKE IN HIS LEFT HAND