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WHILE PRYING ON PIN OF LOADER BUCKET, INJURED'S HAND SLIPPED CAUSING PRY BAR TO HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH- BREAKING TWO TEETH.
WHILE POKING GYPSUM FROM #3 FINISH MILL, INJURED FELT PINCHING IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WS USING HAMMER &N PUNCH TO KNOCK BOLTS OUT OF FINISH MILL AIRSLIDE. WHILE STRIKING PUNCH WITH HAMMER, INJURED HIT HIS LEFT THUMB. FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS JANUARY 13,1998.FIRST DO CUMENTATION OF FRACTURE WAS RECIEVED JANUARY 21,1998.
EE WAS USING STEEL POKING ROD TO DISLODGE ROCK PLUG UP IN 2 KILN FEED SPOUT UNDER FEED TANK ROD GOT STUCK IN MATERIAL & WHEN INJURED PULLED IT LOOSE HE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROD AND GRATING U NDER FEED TANK.
WHILE SWEEPING AROUND AND UNDER KILN BREECHING SCREW, INJURED STRUCK EAR AGAINST OPEN SLIDE PLATE ON SIDE OF SCREW CONVEYOR BOX, CAUSING LACERATION.
INJURED WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEE , USING WOOD BLOCK AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BEARING HOUSING AT ROCK SCREEN. SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING BLOCK WITH SLEDGE WHILE INJURED HELD BLOCK. SECOND EMPLOYEE MISSED BLOCK AND STRUCK INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
95102UPV MAINT EMPLS REWINDING SUPPORT CABLE ONTO WINCH SPOOL & QUARRY STACKER BELT. A CONVEYOR TRUSS FAILURE CAUSED SUPPORT CABLE WHICH WAS SLACK TO SNAP BACK TO TAUT POSITION. INJ WAS STRUCK 02803ABLE AS IT SNAPPED BACK.
95100 ANOTHER MAINT EMPL REWINDING SUPPORT CABLE ONTO WINCH SPOOL AND A QUARRY STACKER BELT. A CONVEYOR TRUSS CAUSED SUPPORT CABLE WHICH WAS SLACK TO SNAP TO TAUT POSITION. INJ WAS STRUCK BY 31235 AS IT SNAPPED BACK.
EMPL USING 3/4" DIA X 4'LONG BAR TO POKE AT AND BREAK UP CHUNK IN GYP FEEDER SPOUT.AFTER POKING 3 TIMES THE CHUNK BROKE.AS EMPL STRAIGHTENED UP FELT STIFFNESS IN LOW BACK.
USING HAMMER AND BAR TO BREAK CHUNKS AT SILO, CHIP OFF METAL FLEW OFF BAR STRUCK UPPER L LEG
INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE COLLAR FROM F-K PUMP IN MILL BUILDING. WHILE USING A BAR AND HAMMER TO LOOSEN COLLAR, INJURED STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER CAUSING LACERATION.
WHILE COATING #3 KILN INJURED MADE QUICK MOVE TO DODGE A FALLING BRICK CAUSING INJURED TO FALL AND HAVE PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA. (TO DOCTOR 6-7-89).
USING HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN INTO ROLLER CAHIN . STRIKING PIN METAL FRAGMENT FLEW OFF HAMMER HEAD AND IMBEDDED ININJ R. CHEEK. FIRST TO DR. 4-24-89.
INJURED WAS USI3G A BAR TO CLOSE SLIDE-TYPE DOOR ON BOTTOM OF HOPPER-TYPE RAIL CAR. WHILE POUNDING ON DOOR WITH BAR,INJURED FELT PULL/PAIN IN LOW BACK AND GROIN. (INJURED DID NOT SEE DOCTOR UN TIL 10-12-87,TH9REFORE FIRST DAY OF DISABILITY IS 10-13-87.)
INJ WAS HELPING3TO CHANGE F-K PUMP AT CEMENT SILOS WHILE PULLING ON PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEN BAR AND PUMP INJURY OCCURRED 01 12 87 EMP TO DR ON 01 13 87
ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED ON 01-03-85 WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE A COAL CAR DOOR.AS INJURED PULLED ON DOOR WITH BAR.HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.AFTER SEEING DOCTOR EMPLOYEE CONTINUE D WORK AT REGULAR JOB TITLE UNTIL 3-5-85,WHEN RE-AGGREVIATION OF INJURY RESULTED IN TEMPORARY DISABILITY.FAST LOST WORK DAYS WAS 3-6-85.