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EE WAS REMOVING A 20" STEEL BLIND FROM THE BUMP TANK TO CONNECT A DRAIN LINE. EE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN BOLTS WITH A COMB-WRENCH, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING A RACE OUT OF A HIGH SPEED PINION HOUSING IMMEDIAT ELY FOLLOWING THE TASK THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED AN IRRITATION TO HIS LEFT EYE
EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF CONCRETE APPROX. 10-12 INCHES IN DIAMETER FROMT HE DISCHARGE CHUTE AT GATE 22 OF THE TUNNEL CONVEYOR BELT AS HE REACHED UNDER THE CHUTE WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THE PIECE OF CONVERTE FELL FREE, PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE METAL DISCHARGE CHUTE.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A GAS VALVE USING A PIPE WRENCH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJ EMPL REMOVING TOOL BOX FASTENED IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK WITH TWO 3/8" BOLTS. EMPL HAD TO GET UNDER THE VEHICLE.FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS DISLODGED FROM ABOVE ENTERING RIGHT EYE.
USING PRY BAR ON BELT STRAINED BACK
EMPL USING PLIERS TO BEND OFF BROKEN STRAND OF DRAGLINE CABLE WHEN PLIERS SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON THE WIRE.
CUT HAND ON POCKET KNIFE THAT WAS BEING HELD BY OTHER EMP
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FINGER ON AN OPEN POCKET KNIFE
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TEETH ON A DRAGLINE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING GREASE INTO DRIVE COUPLING OF THE NO 1 DRAGMOTOR WHICH HAD BEEN CHANGED OUT BRAKES ON NO 2 DRAG MOTOR SLIPPED CAUSING THE COUPLING TO ROTATE THIS CAUSED GREASE LINE TO WIN D UP ON THE COUPLING IT WAS CONNECTED TO STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES RT LEG
CUTTING PIPE WHEN IT SEPARATED STRIKING EMP L KNEE
REWINDING BREAKER DISCHARGE SPRING USING RATCHET WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING TO STRUCK HIS R HAND ON COVER LACER R FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE HYDRAULIC FILTERS ON A DREDGE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL,STRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT USING A RACHET WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF HTE BOLT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE FRAME.
EE WAS USING A MACHETE TO CHOP TREES WHEN THE MACHETE DEFLECTED OFF AN OBJECT AND STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A DISC OFF A NARROW SHAFT WHEN HIS HAMMER GLANCED OFF ADJOINING DISC AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL WAS USING PRY BAR TO RAISE PIECE OF GRATING TO REMOVE OBJECT FROM UNDERNEATH WHEN GRATING SLIPPED OFF PRY BAR & FELL ACROSS EMPLS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SEAL PLATE ON THE IMPELLER END OF A PUMP BEARING UNTI WHICH IS SECURED BY SCREWS. EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE END OF THE SCREWDRIVER WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHIL E TURNING IT WITH A 6" ADJUSTABLE WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF THE SCREW, ALLOWING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB TOSTRIKE AGAINST THE SHOULDER OF THE SHAFT, CAUSING THE LAC
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF A JOINT OF PIPE, USING A SPUD WRENCH, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING FAN COVER AT TIME OF INJURY. HE HAD STARTED ONE SCREW WHEN COVER SHIFTED. IN EFFORT TO STOP COVER FROM SHIFTING LEFT INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH SARP EDGE ON SHEET ME TAL FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A MACHETE TO BUSHES WHEN THE MACHETE GLANCED OFF THE BUSH, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT. IT CUT THROUGH HIS BOOT, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT TOE.
EMPL WAS CUTTING LINE FOR SURVEY SHE DETECTED SOMETHING ON HER ARM AND SAW IT WAS AN INSECT OR SMALL LIZARD SHE BECAME DISTURBED AND DURING THE ENSURING CONFUSION SHE LACERATED HER L ARM WITH A MACHETE
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING A 11/2 TON COME-A-LONG BEING USED TO POSITION A HOIST GENERATOR, WHEN THE RACHET MECH. FAILED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO SPIN STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE O F HIS LIP.
INJURED WAS BREAKING MTRIX PIPE AT THE FLEX LINE OF THE PIT PUMP THE PUMP HAD WASHED OUT AND SETTLED 18" CAUSING STRAIN ON THE FLEX END OF THE MATRIX PIPE WHEN THE EMPL REMOVED THE NUT FROM A BOLT AT THE FLANGE COUPLING THE PIPE SECTION SPRANG UP CAUSING THE RATCHET TO FLY BACK AGAINST THE EMPLS FACE
EMPL WAS USING CHIESEL TO REMOVE INNER BEARING CONE FROM AXLE SPINDLE OF TRAILER WHEN PIECE OF CHIESEL BROKE OFF & LODGED IN EMPL'S LEFT WRIST.
EMPL WAS REMOVING PUNCH LOCK CLAMP FROM HEADER NIPPLE USING SCREWDRIVER. AS HE INSTERED SCREWDRIVER BETWEEN CLAMP & HOSE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED LACERATING RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 20 POUND HAMMER TO REMOVE BOOM PIN FROM A PC300 EXCULVATOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE PULLING PUMP PACKING USING A PACKING PULLER T-HANDLE BROKE JAGGED EDGE OF HANDLE CUT EMPLOYEES HAND DURING HIS REACTION TO THE HANDLE BREAK
WHILE CUTTING HEAVY BRUSH WITH MACHETE, EMPL STRUCK THICK BASE OF BRUSHH & VIBRATION FROMM IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP. MACHETE RICHOCHETED & CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS OPENING DRAIN VALVE USING A PIPE WRENCH WITH CHEATER BAR, HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPL STATES THAT HE WAS USING 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE BUSHING IN PUMP HOUSING & FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS BACK HOLDING A NUT ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF A HOIST GEAR BOX A CO WORKER WAS ON THE TOP SIDE REMOVING THE RACHET FROM THE NUT, WHEN T HE ADAPTER FELL, STRIKING THE EMPLOYE THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE OIL FILTER HOUSING FROM #4 GUN CAR HYDRAULIC OIL RESERVOIR. DRURING THE PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE EDGE (SHARP) OF THE RESERVOIR BAFFLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS POCKET KNIFE TOCUT A HOSE AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SURVEY LINES USING A MACHETE WHEN HE GOT A THORN IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON AN AIR CONDITION GEAR BOX. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON HIS BAK HOLDING THE WRENCH ON A NUT. THE CO-WORKER WAS ABOUT TO STRIKE THE WRENCH WIT H A SLEDGE HAMMER, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FLINCHED. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND FELL STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN LOCK NUT ON A SHAFT BEARING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO TIGHEN LOOSE SCREW IN CHAIR ARM WITH POCKET KNIFE. AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE THE KNIFE BLADE CLOSE ON FINGER, LACERATING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A BOLT FROM THE ROLLER FRAME OF A D8. HE WAS USING A 1 INCH EMPACT WRENCH. HE HAD TO USE AN EXTENSION IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE JACK STAND WHICH CAUSED THE IMPACT WRENCH TO H AVE VERY LITTLE3CLEAREANCE. THE EMPLOYEE ELECTED TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO ACTIVATE THE SWITCH DUE TO THE SMALL CLEARANCE. WHEN THE BOLT BACKED OUT, THE SCREWDRIVER JAMMED THE TRIGGER AND PINCH
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8CONNECTING A HYDRAULIC PIPE LINE UTILIZING A SPUD WRENCH AND A RATCHET.AS HE APPLIED FORCE TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS, THE SPUD WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SID E OF HIS LOWER 5IP.
EMPLOYEE WAS R9POSITIONING A CHUTE MADE OF ABRASION RESISTANT PLATE, USING A PLATE DOG, TO WELD ON IT. THE PLATE DOG SLIPPED OFF THE CHUTE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. THE EMPLOYEE W AS TAKEN TO LAK9 SHORE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEI-VED THREE INTERNAL SUTURES TO THE LOWER RIGHT LIP AND SIX EXTERNAL SUTURES TO THE LOWER RIGHT LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING CYLINDER LINERS FROM AN ENGINE USING A LINER PULLER THE WRENCH ON THE PULLER SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEES RT INDEX FINGE STRUCK A HEAD BOLT
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A COME ALONG TO PICK UP A PIPE WHILE CHANGING CYCLONE INLET ADAPTER WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SWITCHED THE LEVER ON THE COMEALONG TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE HANDLE STARTED SPINNING A ND AROUND AND S7RUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN AN ABRASION AND ABRASION AND CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING PINION SHAFT ON FLAT BED TRUCK, HE PUSHED ON BOTTOM OF SHAFT TO GET IT INTO THE RIGHT POSITION ON THE TRUCK. THE NEXT MORNING, EMPLOYEE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. ON 2-18 THE EMP5OYEE WAS TIGHTENING RACK BOLTS AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT. THE EMPLOYEE ALSO EXPERIENCED PAIN AGAIN, WAS SEEN BY OUR NURSE AND SENT TO DR.
EE WAS ROTATING3A PUMP SHAFT USING A PRY BAR WHEN IT GOT HUNG ON A COUPLING BOLT CAUISNG HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE SHAFT & PINCHED HIS ELFT HAND BETWEEN THE PRY BAR & THE PUMP PEDESTAL. E E RECEIVED 6 SU7URES.
EMPL REMOVING B2LT FROM BOTTOM SIDE OF FLANGE.AS HE WIGGLED BOLT TO FREE IT,PIPE MOVED CAUSING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN BOLT AND BOTTOM SIDE OF PIPE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING OUT DRAG CABLES ON #2 DRAGLINE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BACK-OUT PUNCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK IT WITH A 20POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE O UT A DRAG CABLE SOCKET WEDGE AS HAMMER STRUCK BACK-OUT PUNCH A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF PUNCH & STRUCK INJURED EMPLOYEE IN NOSE WHERE IT BECAME EMBEDDED EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 2 SUTURES
WHILE REMOVING A GARAGE DOOR A PRY BAR SLIPPED FROM THE GRASP OF A FELLOW WORKER STRIKING THE MAN BETWEEN THE SMALL AND RING FINGERS CAUSING A CUT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM NOT PROPERLY RELI EVING THE SPRING TENSION FROM THE OVERHEAD BAR OF THE DOOR
EMPL REMOVING GUARD FROM EQUIP TO HAVE ACCESS TO STARTER.GUARD WAS SECURED WITH BOLTS AND NUTS.NECESSARY TO REACH BEHIND GUARD AND UP 12\\ TO HOLD NUT AND THEN WORK RATCHET TO REMOVE BOLT FROM OUTSIDE.EMPL STRUCK HIMSELF IN MOUTH WITH RATCHET CHIPPING LEFT FRONT TOOTH.