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WHILE WASHING A PICKUP TRUCK CUT HIS SHIN ON THE SIDE OF THE WAS BAY GRATING. HE COULDN'T SEE A RECTANGULAR SECTION OF GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIR BECAUSE 1" TO 2" OF DIRTY WATER COVE RED THE AREA. HE WALKED BETWEEN THE FOUR TRAFFIC INTO THE SUMP NOT REALIZING THE CONES WERE PLACED TO DELINEATE THE OPENING IN THE FLOOR. FIVE STITCHES WERE TAKEN IN HIS SHIN.
WHILE CLOSING AND LATCHING RAIL CAR DOORS INJURED BEGAN TO NOTICE BACK PAIN.THE NEXT DAY THE PAIN WORSENED AND HE WAS EXAMINED BY A CHIROPRACTOR.THE PAIN WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INFLAMMED DISK HE IS EXPECTED TO MISS 10 DAYS OF WORK.
GETTING INTO A PICKUP TRUCK TOOL BOX A CAN OF STARTING FLUID (PRESSURED ETHER) EMPL WAS HOLDING CONTACTED TOOL BOX LID SPRAYING THE FLUID PAST ASAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.DR FLUSHED EYE AND APPLIED MAXITROL-BELIEVED TO BE A RX MEDICATION
PLACING DRAG CHAIN HOOK-UP RING OVER POST ON DOZER BLADE,I.NAME CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RING AND BLADE POST CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY TO RIGHT RING FINGERTIP.EMERG REM DR REPORTED FINGERTIP BONE WAS FRACTURED.
A METAL SLIDING CAB DOOR CAME UN-STUCK WHILE PULLING ON IT AND CUAT THE OPERATORS HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME. THE OPERATOR HAD SEVEN STICHES TO CLOSE THE CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
A SMALL AMOUNT OF DIRT AND COAL DUST FELL BY 33 SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS WORKING UNDER A PICK UP TRUCK ON A RAISED RACK COAL SPECK WAS SLIGHTLY IMBEDED IN THE EYE.
EE WAS ROLLING A BRAKE ROTO INTO THE WAREHOUSE WHEN THE ROTOR CAUGHT ON HIS COVERALLS, FELL OVER AND PULLED HIM DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE ROTOR LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BROKE THE LATERAL META TARSAL.
WHILE MOVING TRASH BAGS A COFFEE CAN LID CUT THROUGH A PLASTIC TRASH BAG INTO HIS HAND. THE LACERATION TOOK 7 STITCHES TO REPAIR.
WHEN DISMOUNTING A CRANE IN THE SHOP HE FELT PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK WHEN TAKING THE LAST STEP TO THE FLOOR WITH HIS RT LEG A CHIROPRACTOR HAS TREATED HIM WITH ADJUSTMENTS & ELECTRICAL STIMULA TION
ON 6-5-90 THE EE REQUIESTED TIME OFF BECAUSE OF BACK PAIN REPORTING AT THE TIME HE HURT IT ELEVEN DAYS BEFORE WHILE MOVING DRAGLINE CABLE BY HIMSELF HIS DR THEN DIAGNOSED THE PAIN AS LUMBER D IXK DIEASE. ANOTHER DR LETTER DATE 7-7-90 REFERSTO TWO DEGENERATED DISK L4/5 L5, S1. MONTH AS WORKERS COMP. DIVISON HAS NOT RULLED WEATHER THE PAIN IS A OCCUPATIONAL DIEASE OR AN INJURY HIS IS
EMPLOYEE CLOSED RAILCAR DOORS BETWEEN 9-11AM ABOUT 200 OR 230PM LATERIN THE SAME DAY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER TO DATE I NAME HAS SEEN 3 DOC. WHO HAVE ADMINISTERED INJECTIONS & GIVEN H IM PERSCRIPTIONS
WHILE LOADING A PALLET WITH PLYWOOD AND BELT CLAMPS ONE CLAMP FELL 6 INCHES OFF THE PALLET AND STRUCK THE TOP AREA ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.THE FOOT WAS X-RAYED ON 03-06-89 A CHIPPED BONE WAS DI SCOVERED AND A GELCAST WAS APPLIED.
OVERCOME BY HYDROFLUORIC ACID FUMES IN LAB TRAILER WHEN POWER TO LAB TRAILER WAS SHUT DOWN BY MINE ELECTRICIANS, RESULTING IN NO POWER TO VENTILITION HOOD.
AFTER COUPLING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE IN A RAIN SOAKED MUDDY AREA HE FELT A PIN IN HIS LOWER BACK,.
EMPL LIFTED AIR LINE TO GO UNDER IT AND PULLED IMPACT WRENCH ATTACHED TO IT AND IT FELL TO GROUND.AIRLINE PULLED LEFT THUMB BACK AND SPRAINED IT.RX FOR SWELLING /PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A TOOTH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKERT WHEN A CHIP OFF THE TOOTH PUNCTURED HIS NECK DR.REMOVED THE CHIP & PUT IN TWO SUTURES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE MAIN HALLWAY TOWARD THE FIRE DOOR. AS THE EMPLOYE REACHED TO TURN THE HANDLE THE DOOR WAS OPENED FROMM THE OTHER SIDE JAMMING THE EMPLOYEES SHOULDER.