CHAIN JACK SETT3NG PRESSURE AGAINST PAD-EYETHAT DID NOT HAVE ENOUTH WEED ON PAD EYE MORE WELD WAS GOING TO BE PUT ON IT WITH CHAIN JACK PRESSURE AGAINST IT.I NAME RECEIVED DEEP CUTS UNDER LEFT T EYE & LOWER L3P ON LEFT SIDE.
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Showing all 26EMP WAS PREPARI3G TO LOWER A CONTAINER FROM AN ELEVATED WALKWAY TO THE GROUND 60' BELOW WITH A ROPE. CONTAINER FELL FROM EDGE OF WALKWAY PREMATURELY AND FELL APPROX 2' BEFORE REACHING END OF SLACK. SUDDEN F2RCE ON ROPE BEING HELD BY THE EMPLOYEE RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIP
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 3/4IN CONDUIT HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FIRST FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CONDUIT LACERATION TO FIRST FINGER OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES
EE WAS USING STEEL BAR TO CLOSE A SLIDE GATE ON A R/R COVERED HOPPER. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL. HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF. IN SO DOING HE CAUSED S FULL WEIGHT TO BE PLACED ON THE RT ARM DISLOCATING THE SHOULDER.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON #4 PUMP, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE THE LAGGING ON THE MINUSIL ELEVATOR HEAD PULLEY THE PULLEY WAS IN THE SHOP ON THE FLOOR OF THE WEST TRUCK BAY EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 1/2 LB HAMMER & A PIECE O F KEY STOCK TO REMOVE THE OLD LAGGING BY DRIVING IT OUT ONE SIDE EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE HAMMER MISSED THE KEY STOCK AND HIT HIS HAND
EXPERIENCED PAIN IN SHOULDER WHILE USING STEEL BAR TO DISLODGE JAMMED ROCK IN CRUSHER HOPPER.
STRUCK IN LEFT ARM BY A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE CUTTING BOLT WITH A CHISEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO POSITION LINERS ON ROD MILL BY BUMPING LINERS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. IN THE PROCESS, A SLIVER OF STEEL SEVERED OFF THE LINER PENETRATING INTO THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG, W HICH REQUIRED SURGERY FOR REMOVEL OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN A NUT ON A BOLT IN THE HAMMER MILL DOOR & TOM LINGO WAS USING A BOX END WRENCH TO HOLD THE HEAD OF THE BOLT THE NUT WAS ON. THE BOX END WRENCH SLIP PPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT, STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH BROKE OFF A PIECE OF HIS FRONT TOOTH.
EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING EE /WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING FOR A TOWER CHAIN ON THE DM-4 DRILL. WHILE TAPPING A BUSHING IN WITH A HAMMER HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED ONE SUTURE.
EE WAS BRUSHING DRY SCREENS & THE LID COVER IS HELD OPEN BY A ROPE- THE ROPE SLIPPED CAUSING LID COVER TO FALL ON HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE SLIDE DOOR ON THE BOTTOM OF A RAIL CAR WITH A SHORT BAR. HE WAS JERKING THE BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE BAR IN IT, HIT HIS LEFT HAND
WHILE CUTTING BOLT WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS WRIST AGAINST EDGE OF ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELTWAY
SMALL SLIVERS OF BRASS FLEW AND STRUCK BOTH HANDS WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE BRASS SHAFT FROM ELEC MOTOR BY STRIKING WITH HAMMER
WRENCH SLIPPED HWILE TIGHTENING BOLT CAUSING ARM TO STRIKE PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
USING SHOVEL PRYING MUD FROM TRACKS OF DOZER.PIECE OF DRIED MUD LET LOOSE CAUSING DOWNWARD JERK OF SHOVEL WHICH RESULTED IN JOLT TO LEFT SHOULDER RELEASING CALCIUM DEPOSITS CAUSING BURSITIS OF LEFT SHOULDER.
EMP PICKED UP A WASHDOWN HOSE TO CLEAN UP WITH WHILE IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD JUMPED TO GRAB HOSE AND HIT HIS LEFT EAR ON A BEAM CUTTING SAME 5 STITCHES OT CLOSE
EMP WAS TRYING TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE IN THE DIRT BIN WITH A TAMPING POLE WHEN HE RAMMED THE POLE UP THE CHUTE IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION TO INSIDE OF LIP REQUIRING 5 SUTURES
EE WAS REMOVING PIN OUT OF WALKWAY GOING TO POND FLOAT. THE HANDRAIL WAS IN A BIND, & WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE GUARD RAIL THE HANDRAIL STRUCK EE\S FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO T HE RIGT OF SCALP. 5 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT & EE HAS NOT LOST ANY TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUESTED UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY
EMP WAS WORKING ON HILLSIDE CUTTING WEEDS WITHA MACHETE HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT WITH MACHETE CUTTING 3RD AND 4TH TOES EMP WAS TAKEN TO DR PRICE WHO SUTURED TOES HE HAS NOT LOST TIME FROM WORK EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RAILCAR ROLL BY USING A CROW BAR WHICH WAS AN IMPROPER TOOL FOR THE JOB AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK
GLUT HANDLE STRUCK HIM WHEN IT BOUNCED UP WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN SAND ROCK IN CRUSHER JAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE BACK AREA OF THE SHOP. AS HE WALKED PAST A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SUSING A HAND GRINDER, BITS OF METAL SPILLED OVER HIS FACE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS SA FETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN SLIDE DOOR ON RAIL CAR WITH A BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT AGAINST RAIL CAR, FRACTURE FOREARM.