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95465ING A PLATE FROM A PRESS WHEN 2" X 4" X 18" STEEL X-BAR WAS PULLED FROM THE PRESS AND FELL ON EMPL FOOT. RESULTED IN A BROKEN BONE IN FOOT.
INJURED ALLEGES THAT A FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE AS HE OPENED A BOX BEHIND THE SHOP. IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED HIS INJURY AS A CORNEAL ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF AN EMPLOEYE IN THE WAREHOUSE OFFICE BY TAPPING ON THE WINDOW.THE WINDOW BROKE AND HIS HAND WAS CUT. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE CYLINDER HEAD ON A DIESEL ENGINE. THEY SIT THE HEAD ON THE ENGINE AND UNHOOKED IT FROM THE OVERHEAD CRANE PRIOR TO BOLTING THE HEAD DOWN. THIS ALLOWED THE HEAD TO FALL OFF THE BLOCK. THE HEAD STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
HE WAS CHECKING TRAM GEAR CASE FOR PROPER OPERATION. HE WAS TURNING GERAS WITH RIGHT HAND. AS HE TURNED GEARD THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME ENTANGLED IN GEARS. THIS P ULLED THE FINGERNAILS OFF AND CAUSED LACERATIONS TO THE FINGE4R TIPS THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
HE TURNED HIS HEAD WHILE DRIVING & HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING SINCE 5/18/88. WHEN HE LIFTED OLD BUCKET OF SCRAP METQAL.
HE LIFTED A BAN8ED CARDBOARD BOX CONTATAINING DRILL BITS THE SIDE OF THE BOX BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO BECOME OFF BALANCE THIS RESULTED IN HIS BACK BEING STRAINED
HE WAS ROLLING 5 DOZER BLADE BAR IN PREPARATION TO LOAD IT AND HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS GUIDING 5 PIECE OF METAL IN PLACE, WHICH WAS SUSPENED ABOVE HIS WORK WITH A HOIST. THE EYE BROKE ON THE METAL, WHICH ALLOWED HIS HAND TO BE PINNED BETWEEN METAL AND WORK THIS LACERATED HIS FINGER. 3
HE WAS LIFTING 4HEELS ONTO A ROOF BOLTER AND WHEN HE FINISHED JEFF SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING
WHILE REPOSITIO3ING AN ENGINE MOUNTED TO AN ENGINE STAND HE UNLOCKED THE ENGINE STAND CRANK. THE CRANK HANDLE WHIRLED AROUND QUICKLY ANS STRUCK HIS ARM. THIS BRUSIED HIM ON THE ARM.
HOOKING UP TRAI5ER DROPPED TONGUE OF TRAILER ON FOOT.THIS FX HIS TOE.NOT INITIALLY REPORTED BECAUSE ACCIDENT WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE OCCURRED OFF MINE PROPERTY.
WHILE WELDING H9 SAID HIS BCK STARTED HURTING DURING THE SHIFT HE PULLED A WELDER ON WHEELS 4 OR 5 FT AND DID A LOT OF BENDING OVER AT THE WAIST
LIFTING BAG OF 2IL DRY,LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.
HE WAS INSTALLING DRILL STEEL ON DRILL WHEN THE STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE AND LACERATED HIS 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND THIS RESULTED IN STITCHES IN HIS LEFT HAND