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INJURED WAS USING PRY BAR TO REMOVE BELT ROLLER WHILE STANDING ON CONDUIT. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SHIFT ON CONDUIT. EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF HIS FOOT CAUSED A CHIP FRACTURE (4X7 MILLIMETER) OF LEFT FOOT.
HOLDING CONDUIT IN LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING LFEXIBLE CONDUIT WITH POCKET KNIFE IN RT HAND THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT SECOND KNUCKLE ON LEFT FOREFINGER
WHILE CUTTING A SKIRTBOARD FOR 1 5.1-2 5 BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT RT FOREARM
FELLOW EE WAS SUING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT ROLLER MILL LINERS THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE LINER AND STRUCK INJURED S LEFT KNEE. LEFT KNEE BRUISED.
CUT PALM OF HAND WHILE STRIPPING THE INSULATION FROM AN ELECTRICAL CABLE. KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE MATERIAL BEING CUT AND STRUCK HIS PALM.
FOREING OBJECT IMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND WITH LATER INFECTION ON 3-9-94 INJURED WAS IN PLANT TRUCK SHOP AREA WHEN A FOREIGN OBJEC TFLEW FROM HAMMER FELLOW WORKER WAS STRICKING LOADER BUCKE TOOTH W ITH MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED ON 4-6-94 TO REMOVE OBJECT AND TREATMENT FOR INFECTION.
INJURED WAS USING A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE BAR BEING USED TO REMOVE BUILD-UP FROM PREHEATER. LOCATION FO BUILD-UP REQUIRED INJURED TO HAVE TO SWING HAMMER IN UPWARD MOTION CAUSING STRAIN OF RIGHT TESTIS.
INSTALLING STAMBLE TAIL SHAFT ASSEMBLY TWO RATCHETS WERE USED TO SLIDE ASSEMBLY INTO POSITION. ONCE POSITONED TO BE INSTALLED ONE RATCHET WAS REMOVED AND TENSION WAS BEING REMOVED FROM SECOND RATCHET FALL AND WHEN ALL TENSION FROM 2ND RATCHET WAS REMOVED SHAFT ASSEBLY ROTATED AWAY FROM STABLER CATCHING INJURED LEFT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR OF SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND CONCRETE WALL CAUSING
INJURED WAS HOLDING PIECE OF BRASS BEING STRUCK BY COWORKER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE BUSHING ONTO SHAFT. COWORKER MISSED THE BRASS ROD AND STRUCK EE ON BACK OF RT. HAND. MEDICAL EXAM REVEAL ED SEVERE BRUISE TO BACK OF RT. HAND.
INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE REMOVING STAMLER SPROCKET. WHEN SPROCKET CAME OFF SHAFT IT DROPPED TO PLATFORM AND INJURED LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN SPROCKET AND BRACE CAUSING HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER TO BE LACERATED AND FRACTURED
INJURED STRUCK BUSHING WITH HAMMER TO REMOVE IT FROM SHAFT. SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS THROAT AND HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.
INJURED WAS USING 10# SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKED END OF IRON BAR TO REMOVE BUILDUP FROM PREHEATER RISER DUCT. HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN MIDDLE OF ABDOMEN AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A VENTRAL HERNIA.
INJURED USED CHAIN LINK TO STRIKE FLOP GATE HAND ON COAL ELEVATOR WHEN HE STRUCK HANDLE HIS LEFT RING FINGER STRUCK AGAINST CORNER OF ELEVATOR CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE.
INJURED WAS USING METAL BAR TO CLEAN STONE DRYER BOVNON CONE THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO STRIKE SHARPE METAL BACK OF HAND LACERATED REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOSSENING LUG NUTS ON WHEEL OF MACK DUMP TRUCK USING LUG WRENCH. LEUG LOOSENED CAUSING EMLOYEE OT LOSE BALANCE SHIFTINGALL OF HIS WEIGHT TO LEFT LEG. WAS SEEN BY DR ON 7-29-93 F OR HYPEREXTENSION OF LEFT THIGH.
USING A ROPE TO PULL AND LIFT A METOR. TWISTED WRONG AND HURT BACK AND STRAINED LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING DRILL BIT WITH CHUCK KEY. KEY SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE HAND AGAINST SHARP METAL CAUSING LACERATION TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
INJ USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER TO REMOVED HARDENED CEMENT. PIECE OF CHISEL FLEW OFF AND ENTERED LEFT LOWER. LATER INFECTION REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION 11-23-92.
INJURED WAS USING RATCHET TO REMOVE METAL SLIDE FROM GYPSUM HOPPER. SLIDE FELL ONTO BOTH LEGS CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING A HOPPER CAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. LATER, AS HE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG A CHUTE WITH A BAR, HE STATED THAT HE TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AN D HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
INJURED WAS USING RATCHET WITH PIPE FOR ADDITIONAL LEVERAFGE TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON VALVE. THE RATCHED BROKE CAUSING INJURED TO FALL BACKWARDS RESULTING IN STRAINED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER. INJU RED 3-16-92 MEDICAL ATTENTION 3-27-92.
EMPL USING 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET WITH A 4 TO 1 MULTIPLIER TIGHTENING SIDE FRAME BOLTS ON A 245 CAT SHOVEL.SPRAINED LOWER BACK.
MINE #1- I WEST OFF 5 SOUTH-USING #54 GIRAFFE. EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL SCALING DUITES WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED IN LEFT WRIST.
INJURED WAS HOLDING SHAFT WHILE FELLOW EE WAS DRIVING BEARNING OFF WITH HAMMER. SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF BEARING RACE AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
CLEANING OUT BUCKET SWIVEL WITH A 10' BAR HIT PLASTER IN THE BOTTOM AND BAR SLIPPED CUTTING HAND WITH FLAT END.
OPENING POCKET KNIFE PINCHED FINGER WHILE OPENING HIS KNIFE JERKED HAND STUCK SELF IN LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERGROUND IN MINE #3, WORKIN ON DRILL #11. EH WAS ISNTALLING A REPAIRED ENGINE STARTER IN LIMITED ACCESS AREA FROM BENEATH MACHINE. HE WAS TIGHTENING STARTER MOUNTING BOLTS WH EN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE DRILL FRAME.
EE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE CLOSE TO HIS LEG. PULLED KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS WORKING INSIDE NO. 5 KILN AND A PIECE OF COATING FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISES.
INJURED WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER FUEL LINE HOSE. KNIFE SLIPPED WHEN HOSE WAS CUT CAUSING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER TO BE LACERATED.
HE WAS UNPLUGGING BOTTOM OF #15 CYCLONE WITH A BAR A CHUNK OF BUILDUP FELL & HIT THE BAR & THE BAR HIT HIS HEAD KNOCKING HIM OFF BALANCE & CUTTING HIS HEAD WITH MORE X-RAYS ON 01-14-91 A FX W AS FOUND WITH A BONE CHIPPED HE WAS ENTERED INTOTHE HOSPITAL ON 01-14-91 & OPERATED ON 01-15-91
EE WAS INSTALLING MANHEAD ON 1 F.M. WHILE CHASING MANHEAD BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND METAL ON MANHEAD.
WHILE REPAIRING SPEED REDUCER INJURED PICKED UP 24" COMBINATION WRENCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT FOREARM. LATER MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A DAMAGED TENDON.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #3 150 LEVEL 6 W OFF R NO USING #54 GIRAFFE(SCALING) SHE WAS HITTING FACE OFF TO LEFT OF CENTER OF HER BODY WITH SCALING BAR & BAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE FACE SHE HAD A TIGH T GRIP WITH BOTH HANDS OF WHICH NEITHER SLIPPED RESULTING IN A BRUISED RT SHOULDER WHEN BAR STOPPED
EMPLS WERE SCALING ON #58 JLG IN MINE 3 310 LEVEL IN HEADING 11 WEST OFF S NORTH. EMPL WAS PUSHING ON SCALING BAR. SHE CALLED OUT TO INJURED THAT SHE WAS PUSHING BAR TOWARD HER. INJURED DIDN'T REACT IN TIME & WAS STRUCK ON SIDE HEAD BY EMPLS SCALING BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT SOUTH SIDE OF GRINDING PLANT #1 HE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER & WEDGES TO REMOVE CONCRETE FROM BLDG FOUNDATION FOR NEW ELDCTRIC LINE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING WEDGE THE HAMMER GLANCED FROM WEDGE & EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND STRUCK ADJACENT ELECTRIC GROUNDING PEG
INJURED WAS USING ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON ENTRANCE GATE WHICH WAS BEING INSTALLED. HIS RIGHT LARGE FINGER STRUCK BARBED WIRE CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING THREE (3) STITCHES.
EMPL WAS IN MINE 2 BROWN 2 WEST OFF 5 SOUTH ON 55 GIRAFFE. EMPL WAS PRYING CRACKED STONE OFF PILLAR WHEN STEEL POINT OF SCALING BAR BROKE OFF CAUSING LEFT HAND TO STIKE WALL JAMMING THUMB.
MAINT WORKERS PROCEEDED TO TENSION BELT FORM REPAIR LOCATION WITH COME A LONG SHIFTING CONVEY BELT PREVENTED EMP FROM WITHDRAWING LEGS FORM FRAME
EMPL WAS REPLACING RUBBER COUPLING BETWEEN VALVES AND BLOW PIPES ON THE DUST COLLECTOR VALVE EXPLODED AND HE INHALED FIBERGLASS AND IT SETTLED ON HIS SKIN
INJURED WAS STRIKING STAMLER PICK WITH HAMMER WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND ENTERED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED OLD BOLT AND WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOLT HOLE. AS HE WAS CLEANING BOLT HOLE WITH THE OLD BOLT, THE BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIS LEG, CUTTING IT. (LOWER LEFT LEG)
EMOKITEE WAS IN MINE #3: 240 LEVEL, 9 W X R NORTH ON #54 GIRAFFE. EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING, HITTING ROCKS ON FACE AND CORNERS. BAR TWISTED WHILE WEARING GLOVES RESULTING IN PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST AND BACK OF HAND.
INJURED WAS USING PIPE WRENCH WITH A 4 FT HANDLE EXTENSION TO REMOVE THE THERMOCOUPLE WELL FROM THIRD STAGE OF PRESHEATER. WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE PIPE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK RESULTING IN BRUISED RT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EMPLOYEEWAS DUSTING MATERIAL FROM THE HAND RAIL WITH A DUST BROOM THE MATERIAL GOT ON THE EMPLOYEES ARMS & CAUSED A SKIN REACTION
USING SLEDGE HAMMER PUTTING LINE HOSE ON BRGE FITTING. USE OF THIS HAMMER IS NORMAL PROCEDURE. FINGER MASHED DURING THIS PROCEDURE.
I NAME WAS CLOSING A SLIDE ON #3 CC CHUTE WITH A BAR THE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE SLIDE & HIS HAND WAS CUT ON A BEAM
PAIR OF LINEMANS PLIERS BEING USED TO TIGHTEN WIRE TIE.WHILE APPLYING TWISTING PRESSURE TO WIRE NUT,WIRE BROKE.PLIERS CAME BACK TOWARD EMPL AND STRUCK HIM ON NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT NEW LOADING PLATFORM OF THE #4 TANK HIS HANDS SLIPPED FROM CHUTE LOWERING WINCH ALLOWING WINCH TO FREE WHEEL WITH HANDLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOREARM
WHILE ATTEMTPING TO TIGHTEN CONDUIT FITTING WITH PLIERS ARM SLIPPED AND STRUCK EDGE OF JUNCTION BOX.