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WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL, INJURED SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEFT HAND. INJURY OCCURRED WHENPLATE STEEL SLIPPED FROM INJURED'S CONTROL, PINCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE STEEL AND BAR STOCK INJURY RESULTED IN RESTRICTED DUTY.
WHILE PUSHING A ROUGHT CTAHODE INTO THE CATHODE CUTTING SAW, INJURED FELT PAIN IN THE KNEE.
WHILE REMOVING DOZER TRACKS, INJURED WAS STRUCK ON BOTH UPPER LEGS BY DOZER TRACKS. THIS RESULTED IN BRUISES AND WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RETRIEVING DRILL CORE SAMPLES NAD STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING THE DIRLL SAMPLES CAN.
WHILE PULLING SHOVEL CABLE INJURED FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. INJURED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-15-99.
WHILE INJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING A FUSING MACHINE FROM A FOUR INCH RAFFINATE MANIFOLD LINE, A BRANCH SADDLE CONNECTION ON A NEAR-BY 12" RAFFINATE HEADER LINE BLEW OUT. THE LINE PRES SURE TUMBLED THE INJURED ACROSS THE GROUND RESULTING IN CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE FACE AND BODY AND A DISLOCATION OF THE LEFT ELBOW. RAFFINATE SOLLUTION ALSO ENTERED BOTH EYES.
WHILE LIFTING A COPPER CATHODE, THE CATHODE FELL BACKWARD, BENDING BACK INJURED'S LEFT THUMB.
WHILE LIFTING A CATHODE, THE CATHODE STARTED TO FALL BACKWARDS, BENDING AND DISLOCATING INJURED'S LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE TYING IN SHOT. HE HAD BEEN DRILLING AND TAKING SAMPLES EARLIER IN THE DAY. NO KNOWN CAUSE OF ACCIDENT OR INJURY.
WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP, INJURED SUSTAINED A LACERATION, REQUIRING SUTURES, TO THE PALM SIDE OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. INJURY OCCURRED WHEN FINGER WAS CUT BY FALLING SUCTIO N PLATE.
EE WAS CHANGING ROTARY BLASTHOLE DRILL BIT. WHEN HE BENT TO SET BIT DOWN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING A RAIN SHIELD AT AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHILE PUTTING ON A WELDING HOOD, AN OBJECT FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A SERVICE TRUCK, A SPARE TIRE RESTING AGAINST THE TRUCK STARTED TO FALL, THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE TIRE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE TIRE WAS HEAVY, CAUSING A S TRAIN TO THE RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A PLANETARY RING GEAR WHEN HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS LIFTING A BATTERY HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE VICTIM SUFFERED A LOW BACK STRAIN. HOWEVER SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS REVEAL ADVANCED DEGENERATIVE CHA NGES IN THE AREA OF THE STRAIN. HE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 6-13-84.
EMP WAS REMOVING A DRIVELINE FROM A LARGE HAUL TRUCK WHEN DRIVELINE SUDDENLY BROKE APART A HEAVY PIECE CAUGHT THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRIVELINE AND TRUCK FRAME CAUSING LACERATED FINGER THAT NEED SUTURING