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EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A 5 TON CHAIN FALL HOIST & FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK AFTER GETTING UP AFTER LUNCH IT WAS MORE ACCUTE
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING WIRE INSULATION OFF A BUS BARE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT FOREFINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIPE VALVE THAT WAS STUCK HE GREASED THE VALVE AND THEN STEAMED IT TO TRY TO FREE IT UP WHILE PUSHING ON PIPE WRENCH THE VALVE SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE STRUC K HIS RING FINGER ON RT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND BROKEN VALVE STEM
INJURED AND HIS PARTNER WERE STRIPPING BRAKE RIGGING FROM A LOCOMOTIVE.NORMALLY THE BINDER WOULD HAVE TO BE DRIVEN OFF WITH A SLEDGE,BUT IN THIS CASE,THE BINDER DROPPED THE INSTANT THE SECOND NUT WAS REMOVED AND STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE WAY DOWN RESULTING IN A SEVERE CUT TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS CLEANING NEAR CONVEYOR AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A ANGLE BRACE ATTACHED TO A I-BEAM
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING BEEFED UP WALL PLATE FROM UNDER 60IN CRUSHER WITH LONG CABLE & CRANE TOP OF PLATE CAME LOOSE SLACK TOOK IN CABLE I.NAME TOOK A BAR WALKED UP ON DIRT PILE TO PRY BOTTOM LOOSE PRIED A LITTLE & PLATE FELL TOWARD HIM CATCHING HIM ON RT ARM & LEG KNOCKING HIM DOWN DIRT PILE PRY BOTTOM LOOSE PRIED A LITTLE & PLATE FELL TOWARD HIM CATCHING HIM ON RT ARM
WHILE PULLING ON A WRNCH FELT POP IN LEFT SHOULDER WEAKNESS ON INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ROTATION MILD TENDERNESS IN SHOULDER
I.NAME AND ANOTHER REPAIRMAN WERE INSTALLING RETURN IDLER ON 60" BELT AND SOMETHING ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. FOREIGN BODY REMOVED WITH A SHARP SPUD. EYE PATCH X 24 HOURS.
PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH ON A Z ELBOW WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. MUSCLE STRAIN. POSSIBLE TENNIS ELBOW.
PULLING A BRAKE COIL ONTO THE CAR DUMP CRANE WITH A HAND LINE. THE CONSTANT STRAIN LED TO PAIN IN BACK & HIP. BACK STRAIN.
WHILE CLEANING IDLER ON #64 C ONVEYOR HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A PRYBAR HE WAS USING & THE RETURN IDLER
WHILE INSTALLING A HUB ON A PULLEY SHAFTHE STRUCK HIS LEFT 2ND FINGER WITH A HAMMER FRACTURING IT.
POTTER & PARTNER WERE IN PROCESS OF CHARING BALLS FOR 107 REGRIND MILL. HE WAS USING A 5 POUND HAMMER HANDLE TO TOP THE PINCH VALVE ON THE TRANSFER TUB TO KEEP THE BALLS MOVING THROUGH THE VA LVE. HIS FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE HAMMER HEAD & THE CHARGING BOWL FOR THE MILL.
TIGHTENING BORING HEAD INTO SPINDAL ON G & L BORING MILL WITH T-HANDLE ALLEN WRENCH.EMPL HAD HAND ON ALLEN WRENCH WHILE RETRACTING SPINDAL WITH RIGHT HAND.SPINDAL MOVED INTO MACHINE SURPRISING LY FAST PINCHING EMPL LEFT HAND.
WHILE BREAKING UP AN ICE CHUNK IN THE BOTTOM OF A HOPPER THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE ICE & HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK THE EDG E OF THE HOPPER 1 CM LACERATION TO R IGHT 4TH DIGIT - 3 SUTURES