Employee was climbing the ladder on a water truck and felt a pop in their left wrist.
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Showing all 47Employee was getting a 6" pipe from the pipe rack when the pipe began to roll off, the employee attempted to catch the pipe and employee's left pointer finger was smashed between the rack and the pipe. The employee was taken to the local hospital for further treatment.
Blanks hanging from a crane hook slipped off, employee placed their hand near the load to fix it and a blank fell striking the employee's hand.
Employee was lifting a blank sheet off of the end of the stripping machine. Initially felt no pain until the next day, reported it 10/31/23.
Lifting/Pushing/Pulling repetitive motion, employee was stripping copper in the tankhouse.
While operating the crash end of the stripping machine a bent blank went over the stepper on one side and became jammed. The employee hit the e-stop on the side to prevent the machine from dragging the stuck blank. The employee tried to dislodge the blank by hand and when it was freed from the jam EE's hand got caught in a pinch point. The employees left middle finger was crushed.
Employees were Staging a 40' Crane Rail against a wall, Injured Employee was struck by the Rail and fractured EE's lower right fibula down by the ankle.
Employee climbing down a ladder felt a pop in right wrist. Employee was given restrictions, due to restrictions employee is unable to do normal job.
Driver was delivering Copper Concentrate to FMI Rail hopper. It was drizzling rain. EE opened the tailgate of the trailer to make sure load was completely delivered. EE slipped and grabbed onto the trailer to keep from falling. EE's middle left finger got slammed in the tailgate resulting in 9 stitches and fracture.
Dust fell from above when climbing ladder with attached retractable lanyard
Employee was assigned to stripping starter sheets. A starter sheet was sticking to the blank. Lifting up on the sheet to get a more leverage to pull down again the blank also lifted causing it to come off the hooks. The blank weighing about 50 lbs fell on the top part of employee's foot. The impact caused soreness to the upper portion of EE's left foot. Restricted for 1-day.
Employee pinched right index finger between the gate and the roller while closing the gate causing a laceration that needed two stitches to close wound.
employee was removing HDPE pipe when it slipped and struck employee's finger.
Employee felt pop in stomach. Previous hernia. Released to work no restrictions. Became restricted 2/7 LT for surgery on 2/15.
Muscle strain while picking up heavy wheel chocks
Employee was removing boots at end of shift when EE felt back pop.
Maintenance employee received 2nd degree burns when the pressurized coolant cap blew off, spraying the employees left forearm. Blistered skin removed using forceps and small scalpel at local medical center as part of treatment. No work restrictions or time lost.
Employee lacerated thumb when he placed it in the line of fire to hold a bolt when it began to slip which resulted in the bolt cutting through his glove, causing a laceration to the left thumb.
Employee caught middle finger of right hand between starter sheet blank bar and conveyance chain causing laceration.
Employee was pull starting a diesel sump pump several times during the shift causing muscle soreness
Removing angle iron holding wooden form in place, the angle iron broke loose pinching EE's finger between the angle iron and a shelf of the wooden form.
Employee was moving a copper starter sheet weighing approximately 12 Lbs. from a moving vertical rack to a horizontal conveyance system and felt pain in the right mid back area. Strain resulted in lost time of one day.
Dry Hot Day
While shifting forms for a concrete pour, the employee whipped his eye to remove sweat from his brow. While whipping the eye brow he accidently pushed a small flake of metal into his eye without realizing it. It began to irritate him so he informed a foreman who called health and safety. He was transfered to a medical facility to have the flake removed.
Employee was on the stripper line and working to get a starter sheet unstuck. His hand slipped causing his gloved hand to contact the sharp edge of the sheet causing a laceration of his left pinky finger.
WHILE WORKING ON A CONCRETE PAD OUTDOORS USING ALL-SOLVE SOLVENT TO REMOVE PROTECTIVE COATING (COSMOLEEN) FROM MATING SURFACE ON THE FINAL DRIVE OF A CAT 793 TO INSTALL REAR TIRES. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THE WIND PICKED UP CAUSING SOLVENT MIST TO GET IN BETWEEN HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAITED 2 WEEKS TO REPORT INJURY.
While working on a metal plate at the weld shop a small piece of metal came off and got stuck in employee's left eye. Employee flushed eye but was unable to remove the fragment.
Employee was working under wheel well of haul truck when he was struck by a falling piece of mud.
Employee was washing 429 van when the hose he was using got stuck. When the employee flipped the hose to get it loose, he struck the van with his elbow causing a contusion.
Employee was working at the lower quickfill. He was removing bad order cable. He bunched up the cable with his green strap and pulled the slack out of the strap. When he finished, he felt pain in his right hand
Employee was moving copper bars out of the way at cell 18. The last bar slipped out of his hand, smashing his right index finger between the copper bar and the bus bar.
Employee bent over to pick up pvc pipe and sprinkler assemblies. He stood up and felt back pain.
Employee strained his back while placing a wooden block, used for cribbing, into a service truck.
Employee was removing a metal plate from an excavator bucket and it slipped while his hand was underneath the plate
Employee attempted to move track, track links rolled forward pinning hand between roller and links.
Mechanics helper inhaled the fumes from a can of brake cleaner as the mechanic was spraying a part on the excavator.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE KAISER BASIN PUMPING STATION, AND FOUND A DOOR OPEN. WHEN CLOSING THE DOORHE THOUGHT HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE WALL, BUT HAD HIS RIGHT THUMB ON THE DOOR JAM. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT AND EE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING FOUR SUTURES.
EE WAS CLOSING TAILGATE WHEN THE RT. HINGE BECAME STUCK. WITH PRESSURE STILL APPLIED TO TAILGATE EE REACHED AROUND TAILGATE AND PRESSED HINGE INLINE WITH SLOT. THE HINGE CAME FREE AND CAUGHT F INGER IN PINCH POINT, CUTTING HIS FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC STEERING PUMP FROM HAUL TRUCK #249. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TELESCOPE STAND TO LOWER THE PUMP FROM POSITION. THE PUMP WAS RESTING IN A SADDLE IN TOP OF THE S TAND. AS THEY LOWERED THE PUMP DOWN, THE PUMP FELL OUT OF THE SADDLE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS HAND REQUIRING TWO SUTURES.
EE WAS HELPING TROUBLE SHOOT ON #3 BOILER WHEN HE WENT TO REACH FOR THE AUTOMATIC WATER LEVEL BLOWDOWN VALVE HIS FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT STEAM LINE THE EE SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BUR N.
EE SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE PULLING CATHODE BAR FROM STORAGE STANDARD SHEET. THE EE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN CATHOD BAR AND I-BEAM CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE REQUIRING THIRTEEN SUTURES.
EE'S HAND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN A BIT SUB AND PUP STEEL WHILE LOADING A BIT SUB. HIS KNUCKLE WAS CUT. ON 2-19-01 HE WENT TO THE DR. DUE TO AN INFECTION INHIS KNUCKLE.
EE WAS UNLOADING A COMPUTER MONITOR FROM THE BACK OF A PICK-UP WHEN THE EE EXTENDED HIS ARM TO REACH FOR THE MONITOR STRAINING HIS SHOULDER. THE EE WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3-6-01.
PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA WHILE ASSEMBLING A FAN IDLER ON A 793 CAT TRUCK.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN STACKING RAILROAD TIES WHILE STANDING DIRECTLY BETWEEN TWO STACKS. THE STACK THAT THE EE WAS FACING GAVE WAY AND A TIE FELL ON EE'S RIGHT LEG PINNING HIM TO THE STACK DIREC TLY BEHIND HIM.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK WHILE WORKING ON #110 SHOVEL. SHE WAS PULLING ON CABLE WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN CAUSING HER MUSCLE TO STRAIN. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERPAY O N 03-28-00.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE UNLOADING TOOLSFROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON FEB 1 2000.