CUTTING RUBBER FOR CONVEYOR FEED CHUTE IN THE FIELD. RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 33EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & LODGED IN HIS LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE HE REMOVED THE KNIFE & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICHREQUIRED 6 STIT CHES EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE LOCKING HATCH COVER ON BARGE, USING HAMMER & BOLT TO SECURE HATCH - HE SMASHED HIS HAND CAUSING CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT INDEX, RING, AND DORSAL FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE A MILL ROLL TO GO IN THE RAYMOND MILL. HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON ROLL WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT, THEREFORE STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND ON PART OF THE ROLL.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE STRAIGHT EDGE AND CUT HIM ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS CHIPPING, TRYING TO REMOVE DOWELL PIN FROM ROLL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHEARED AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE ALLEDGES HE WAS REMOVING LEFT FROM FENDER FROM UNITL 3268 WHICH IS A TEREX 33-03 HAULER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT FROM THE FENDER THE FENDER DID NOT MOVE HE THEN USED A BAR TO PRY IT L OOSE. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HAVE A ROLLER BEARING ON A FAN DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PRY BAR.BAR SLIPPED FROM THE BEARING CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW ON AN I BEAM.EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT A ND STATED HE WAS OK TWO WEEKS LATER HE REQUESTEDTO SEE A DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BRUISE WITH TENNIS ELBOW.
USING PULLER TO OPEN BOXCAR DOOR- PINCHED RIGHT HAND 1ST FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND CLEVIS.
WHILE TIGHTENING A 2" PIPE WITH A 24" PIPE WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED ON THE PIPE CAUSING I.NAME TO JAM HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND HAND RAIL OF PLATFORM HE WAS WORKING FROM.
CUTTING METAL BANNING OFF EMPTY BAG PALLET.METAL STRAP STRUCK ON LEFT FOREARM CUTTING ARM.1 1/2" CUT.REQ COUPLE OF STITCHES.
D/F TYPE BOXCAR THE INSIDE BULKHEAD WAS JAMMED,THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TRYING TO FREE DOOR.WHEN THE DOOR DID COME FREE,IT LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FILTER BAGS AT MAG FILTER USING IRON ROD TO LOOSEN SHAFT END. SHAFT RELEASED SUDDENLY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO MOVE BACKWARD CAUSING STRAIN IN LOWER BACK. FIRST L-ST WORKDAY-6 -12-89.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE SWINGING 10 LB. SLEDGE TO LOOSEN STONE AT FEED HOPPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD SPIKE PULLER PULLING RR SPIKES SPIKE PULLER SLIPPED WITH HANDLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN UPPER CHEST.CORRECT PROCEDURE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO STAND TO SI DE OF HANDLE WHILE EXERTING FORCE ON HANDLE.MEIDCAL TREATMENT PRECLUDES HEAVY LIFTING.
PULLING ON WREN7H, WRENCH SLPPED RESULTING IN A STRAINED WRIST.
EMPLOYEE OPENIN1 CARDBOARD BOX WITH POCKET KNIFE- KNIFE CAME OUT OF BOX ON DOWNSTROKE AND JABBED EMPLOYEE 5" ABOVE KNEE ON RIGHT LEG.
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A HAND CRANK WINCH TO RAISE AND POSITION CONVEYOR SECTION OF PALLETIZER I.NAME HAD SOME GLUE ON HIS GLOVE THE CRANK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND THE HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND S STRUCK I.NAME O3 RT THUMB
EMPLOYEE PINCHE8 FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND HOOK OF CHAIN FALL RESULTING CUT CLOSED WITH 8 STITCHES
CHANGING DOZER 6LADES-I,NAME WAS HOLDING THE CYLENDER ROD IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN INTO PLACE. OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT I,NAME'S THIRD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WITH THE MALL. SLIGH T FRACTURE OF T2E THIRD FINGER.
WHILE USING SPIKE PULLER TO CHANGE RR RAIL BAR SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN RAIL & BAR CAUSING CUT REQUIRING 3 STUTURES
DURING OPERATION OF HYDRAULIC PUNCH PUNCH BIT BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SHOULDER RESULTING CUT REQUIRED 7 STITURES TO CLOSE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TURNING VALVE ON JIGS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
WHILE REMOVING TARP FROM A LOAD, RUBBER BUNGEE CORD RETRACTED RAPIDLY WHEN REMOVED FROM HOOK-UP POINT AND PULLED AND TWISTED VICTIMS RIGHT FOREARM.
USING RAZOR KNIFE TO OPEN PAPER BAG, WHILE HOLDING BAG WITH LEFT HAND.
TIGHTENING NUT ON OIL PUMP ON TRUCK WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT SECOND FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TRACK BOLT INTO TRACK SLEDGE GLANCED OFF BOLT HEAD STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FINGER FIVE STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT.
I.NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING FROM MOTOR SHAFT I.NAME TRIED TO DRIVE THE BEARING OFF WITH A HAMMER INSTEAD OF USING A GEAR PULLER - A PIECE OF THE OUTER COLLAR BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HI M ON THE NECK, I.NAME WAS EX AMINED THAT NIGHT BY DR - SCHEDULED THE NEXT MORNING TO REMOVE METAL FRAGMENT
EMP ALLEGED HE WAS TAKING A NUT LOOSE AND A PINION BEARING FELL ON RDT THUMB AND SMASHED IT
EMP WAS USING IRON BAR TO BREAK COAL CLINKERS IN BOLER FIRE BOX BAR SLIPPED AND TURNED SIDEWAYS CASUING EMP TO PINCJ FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND BOILER FRAME RESULITNG IN PINCH ON FINGER CUT REQUIR 3 STITCHES AND BROKE TIP OF FINGER
WHILE PUTTING NEW JAW TEETH ON DECK WRENCH HE WAS TAPPING TEETH INTO PLACE & PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED & HIT HIM MIDDLE OF NECK SMALL CUT
WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN NUT ON SHAFT PULED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER
SCRAPING THE BURR FROM SHARPENING OPERATION FROM A DRUM DRYER BLADE HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE PALM OF HIS RT HAND TO STRIKE THE BLADE CUTTING ABOUT 1/4 IN DEEP AND 1 1/2 IN LONG CUT