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EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING A 6' LONG, 3" DIAMETER PIPE. CO-WORKER PUSHED PIPE THROUGH OPENING BEFORE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE END O \ F THE PIPE AND THE BUILDING FRAME.
EMPLOYEE SET A FILTER ON THE RIG AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ONTO THE RIG, THE FILTER FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER CUTTING IT ON THE LEDGE.
PUTTING A VALVE ON RIG. PLACED THE VALVE ON THE STEPS TO WORKPLACE. STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP & VALVE ROLLED OFF & THE VALVE LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING DRILL PIPE, SUFFERED A PULLED TENDON CAUSING IT TO BLEED AND SWELL.
THE INJURED EE WAS CLEANING FLOOR, PICKED UP BOXES AND INJURED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
CLEANING COAL W TH SHOVEL INJ BACK LOADING WHEELBARROW
EMP HAD BEEN AS8IGNED TO LAY OUT SOME 6 INPLASTIC WATER LINE A VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE AREA TO ASSIST IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE PIPE EMP PICKED UP ONE END OF THE PIPE TO MOVE OVER TO T HE DISC DISCHARGE AREA 7O THE PUMP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES WERE BEING UTILIZED
EMP WAS UNLOADI3G A DRIVELINE OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP THE DRIVELINE SEPARATED INTO 2 SECTIONS AND ONE S ECTION STRUCK HER ON RIGHT BIG TOE BREAKING THE TOE
EE ATTEMPTED TO3PULL A T ANK GAUGE TAPE OF A USED OIL TANK NOT REALIZING IT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE T ANK. WHEN HE PULLED ON T HE TAPE, HIS RIGHT HAND SLID DOWN THE STEEL TAPE, SLICING 2 FING9RS ON T HE RIGHT AHND REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO ACQURE SOME FILTERS FROM THE STORAGE AREA, HE PLACED THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT IN PLACE AND PROCEEDED TO LOAD THE FILTERS AFTER SETTING THE FIRST BOX OF FILTERS ONTHE PA LLET HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP THE DR DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS A SLIPPED DISC IN THE LOWER BACK AND SOME STRAINED LIGAMENTS
PALMER WAS WORKING ON THE WIRING OF #3-5589 FORD 16 TON LUBE TRUCK. PALMER RAISED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK INTO THE FORWARD POSITION. WHILE WORKING ON THE WIRING HE LEANED AGAINST THE HOOD SUPP ORT CABLE WITH HIS ELBOW. THIS PULLED THE HOOD DOWN ON HIS BACK FORCING HIS HEAD AGAINST AN OBJECT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PALMER SUSTAINED A 1" LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. 4 SUTURES.
DALE SHUMAKER WAS WALKING TOA THE REAR OF #3-5589 LUBE TRUCK. HE WAS INTENDING TO ENTER THE TRUCKS LUBE HOUSE. AS HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE TUBE TRUCK IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A 3/8 INCH TAI L OF A BAND PLACED ON FUEL HOSE. THE 3/8 INCH TAIL LACERATED THE LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER AOF DALES LEFT HAND. DR. HUGH BATTY PLACED SIX SUTURES IN THE LACERATION OF THE LITTLE FINGER.