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REPAIRING TANK. 2 FINGER ON RIGHT HAN DWERE PINCHED BETWEEN TANK AND SUPPORT WHILE TANKE WAS BEING LOWERED. SKIN REMOVED ON INDEX FINGER. LOST FINGER ABOVE LAST JOINT, LOST FINGERNAIL ON M IDDLE FIGNER. Y
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON WASH PLANT. BEARING SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE BEARING IMBEDDED IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A WRENCH TO REMOVE A CONEYOR ROLLER, AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRIKING HIM IN THE UPPER LEFT LIP. HE RECEIVED AS BAD BRUISE AND LACERATION CUT INJURY. THE SUPT TOOK THE INJUR9D TO MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE A DR EXAMINED TREATED STITCHED THE WOUND TO MEND. THE EMPLOYEE RETURN TO WORK 1ST THING THE NEXT DAY AND SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SOME REPAIR WORK ON PLANTS DREDGE PUMP USING A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT HANDS THUMB CAUSING SMASH BRUISE INJURY HE CONTINRED WORKING THEN THUMB BEGAN HURTING MORE IN THE EVENING WENT T2 DR. FOR EXAMINATION -TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY DR. DRAINED BLOOD COLLECTED UNDER HIS THUMB NAIL TO REMOVE SWELLING AND PRESSURE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY HIS REGULA
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE OPENING OF THE PLANT'S CRUSHER, USING A STEEL BAR, WHEN THE ROCK MOVED IT CAUSED THE BAR TO PINCH HIS 3 MIDDLE FINGERS O F HIS RIGHT HAN8 BETWEEN BAR & CRUSHER EDGE & CAUSED DEEP SCRAPPING-ABRASIONS. HE WENT TO THE DR. FOR EXAMINATION & TREATMENT OF HIS INJURED 3 FINGERS. EMPLOYEE STAYED OFF WORK WITH PAIN HE E
EMPL TAKING CUTTING BLADE OFF FRONT END LOADER BUCKET HE HAD TAKEN BOLTS OFF AND STRUCK BLADE WITH HAMMER TO BUST IT LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING.BLADE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN ON TOP OF RIGHT FOO T ARCH CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE ,PAIN AND SWELLING.X-RAYS SHOWED NO FX.EMPL REMAINED OFF JOB WITH PAIN AND SWELLING AND DISCOMFOR EXPERIENCED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SMALL BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM THE EDGE OF THE CONE CRUSHER, HE GOT HIS R. HAND BETWEEN BAR & CONE\S SAUCER, RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS R. HAND & RING FINGER, AND SOME INJURY TO HIS LITTLE FINGER ALSO.
EE WAS HELPING PLANT MECHANIC REMOVE TAIL PULLEY THE TOP BOLT WAS CUTT OFF ALLOWING THE TAKE-UP BEARING ASSEMBLY TO SWING DOWN & BACK, STRIKING PLANT OPERATOR IN THE GROIN AREA, RECEIVING SWE *'%*%' SEVERE BRUISES TO G ROIN, INTESTINES & MUSCLES. HE CONTINUED WORKING THE SHIFT & ALSO THE NEXT AM, THEN WENT TO DR. FOR THE FOLLOWING MON 11-12-84 FOR HIS 1ST DR. EXAM-TREATMENT. LOST
EMP WAS SHOVELING AROUND SUMP AREA OF PLANT SHOVEL STRUCK A R OCK IN MATERIAL BEING SHOVELED AND HE WRENCHED HIS BACK OR PULLED A MUSCLE HE CONTINUED WORKING THE NEXT DAY BUT OVER THE WEEKEN HE EXPERIENCED MORE PAIN AND WENT TO DR 1ST TIME 10 01 84 WHO GAVE HIM TREATMENT AND MEDICINE AND HAD HIM REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL PAIN SUSDIDED AND HE GET BETTER 1ST LOST DAY BEGAN 10 01 84
POUNDING PIN IN PAD ON DRAGLINE & PIECE OF METAL IMBEDDED IN LEG.
WAS USING HAMMER & PUNCH ON 1-JOINT OF A TRUCK-TRACTOR HE WAS REPAIRING, A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW & EMBEDDED IN HIS L. HAND PALM & LODGED NEAR THUMB BONE, THE X-RAYS REVEALED. DR. TREATED & GAVE A TETANOUS SHOT, BUT DIDNT REMOVE PIECE ON INITIAL VISIT, THINKING PIECE WOULD ISOLATE ITSELF & COULD REMAIN. THE 3RD WEEK LATERCOMPLICATIONS SET IN, INFECTION & DRS DECIDED ON SURGERY TO REM
TIGHTENING BOLT ON CRUSHING PLANT.WRENCH SLIPPED AND ALLOWED RIGHT THUMB TO COME BETWEEN STEEL FRAME PART AND WRENCH.RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT AND RECD CRACKED AND BRUISE INJURY.
WHILE OPERATING ON PLANT THIS EE WQAS DRIVING A WEDGE INTO A T BOARD & STRUCK HIS LEFT HTUMB WITH A HAMMER & RECEIVED SMASHED-CONTUSION OF HIS LEFT THUMB. THE DR. PRESCRIBED FOR HIM TO REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL 1ST OF T HE WEEK TO AID HIS RECOVERY FROM HIS INJURY.