CUTTING HOSE FROM PUMP TO FUEL TANK KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT ARM.
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Showing all 27EMP. WAS UNPLUGGING ELEVATOR TOWER WITH A 5 FT. BAR AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
CHISELING BOLTS OUT OF AIRSLIDE TO INSTALL NEW AIRSLIDE, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF CHISEL STRICKING EMPLOYEE LEFT FOREARM, CUTTING ARM REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
INJURED WAS ASS3STING IN CLOSING KILN DOORS USING A CHAIN FALL TO PULL THEM T OGETHER AFTER DOORS WERE CLOSED A FELLOW WORKER WAS DRIVING CHAIN FALL HOOK OUT OF IT S H OLE IN DOORFRAME WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HOOK3SWUNG DOWN IN AN ARC STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT FOOT BEHINMD SMALL T OE HE SOAKED IT EACH NIGHT T HINKING IT WAS A BAD BRUISE BUT AFTER CONTINUED SORENESS HE REQUESTED MEDICAL C
WORKING ON DIV9RATOR GATE WHEN THE WELD ON THE ARM THAT HE WAS PULLING ON BROKE AND THE COME A LONG CHAIN BECAME LOOSE AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NOSE
INJURED WAS CHE7KING SCREWS ON 945 BAGHOUSE. A BOLT BROKE OFF SO EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRIFT AND HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLT OUT. A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF OF DRIFT AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT FOREARM. EMP LOYEE VISITED D9 ON 8-12-87. STEEL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED REQUIRED FIVE STICHES.
WAS REMOVING WE8GE FROM MACHINE WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH.PART OF PUNCH CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK LEFT LEG.
INJURED CAUGHT 2IS GLOVED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN INSPECTION PORT FLANGE & STGEEL BAR HE WAS USING TO BREAK UP A PLUG IN CLINKER SILO ABOVE F-0-W LACERATION WAS CLEANED OUT3 & BANDAGED HE SAW THE CO.DOC.ON 080387 BECAUSE OF CONTINUED SORENESS X-RAYS WAS NEGATIVE HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DOC.BECAUSE OF A KNOT AT KNUCKLE ON 092887 HE REMOV
TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE HOLDING EACH SIDEOF THE CRANKWHEEL ON WENCH BEFORE LOOSENING HEADLINE ON BARGE FLEET. WHEN RATCHET WAS RELEASED, THE WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BECAUSE OF THE TENSION THE TUGBOAT HAD ON3FLEET. INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS HUNG BUT CAME FREE. INJURED'S LEFT HAND WAS HIT BY HANDLE ON CRANKWHEEL. INJURED HAS BROKEN THUMB ON LEFT HAND AND BRUISED RIGHT HAND.
IN PROCESS OF R9MOVING C/D DRYER SCREW.WHILE HE HAD SUPPORTED THE SCREW WITH HIS CHAIN COME-A-LONG,HE WAS TAPPING THE COUPLING TO REMOVE IT WHEN THE CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED OUT OF THE CHAIN ALLOWIN G THE SCREW TO 0ALL TO THE FLOOR.IT STRUCK THE UPPER PART OF HIS LEFT FOOT.INJURY WAS ICE-PACKED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS OBTAINED.
INJ WAS SHOVELI3G AWAY A PILE OF DRY MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE PRIMARY CRUSHER 60" BELT COUNTERWEIGHT BY THROWING IT OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF SHOVELING HE FELT A PINPOINT PAIN IN HIS LOW3BACK. HIS WORK SPACE DIDNT REQUIRE HIM TO THROW THE MATERIAL OVER HIS SHOULDER. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LIFTING PROCEEDURE & USE OF A SHOVEL, BUT DIDNT USE HIS LEGS I
INJURED HAD BEE3 CLOSING UNDERSIDE DOORS ON CENMENT BULK RAILROAD CARS WITH A 1 1/2 IN STEEL BAR VIA A RATCHET AND TAPPING AGAINST THE TAIL EDGE OF THE SLIDE GATE WHILE LAYING ON HIS BACK ON GROUND WHEN WA5KING AWAY HE FELT A TWINGE BETWEEN HIS SHOULER BLADES AS HE WALKED BACK TO THE SHIPPING OFFICE
INJURED WAS USI3G A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK IN THE DOOR ON THE RAW MILL WHEN HE DID NOT THINK WHERE HIS HAND WAS ON THE HANDLE. HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND A LONG BOL T ON THE DOOR. 3
INJURED LAID A 02 WELDING CABLE ACROSS THE WOODEN SPOOL TO CUT IT WITH A HACKSAWAS HE BEGAN CUTTING THE BLADE CAUGHT ON THE WOODEN SPOOL & JUMPED OFF THE CABLE & CUT DIAGONALLY ACROSS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER 3
USING THE DRIFT3PUMP BARREL BUSHING TO DRIVE BUSHING OUT. PIECE OF METAL PIERCED LEG. METAL REMOVED ON 5-29-86 REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
INJURED WAS HAV3NG DIFFICULTY REMOVING BOLTS FROM BULLDOZER TRACKS IMPACT WRENCH WAS NOT DOING THE JOB USING A POWER HANDLE PUSHING WITH HIS FEET WHEH HE DEVELOPED DISCOMFORT AFTERWARDS THAT A FTERNOON BUT DI8 NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY
INJURED WAS PLUGGING A HOSE WITH A RAG, PUSHING THE RAG INTO THE HOSE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE WHEN IT CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT HAND. IT LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BEHIND THE FIRST KNUCKLE, ASL O CUTTING THE TENDON ON THE BACK OF THAT FINGER.
INJURED WAS PULLING UP WITH A 15"CRESCENT WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A CEMENT PUMP WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE SUDDENLY. HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE HOPPER. SORENESS CONTINUED WITH M EDICAL ATTENTION REQUESTED ON 5/13/85. X-RAY SHOWED A SMALL BONY SPUR ON THE WLBOW. MEDICATION WS PRESCRIBED.
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE DRIVING RODS INTO HOPPER IN PREPARATION FOR CALIBRATING A MILL FEED SCALES I.NAME WAS HOLDING ROD I.NAME WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER IN PROCESS I.NAME HIT I.NAME HAND CAUSING 1/2IN LACERATION
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT AT BASE OF THE 1003 MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR HE WAS USING A HALF INCH DRIVE RATCHET WITH 3/4 IN SOCKET HE PULLED UP SHILE STANDING IN AWKWARD POSITION AND ST STRAINED HIS BACK
I NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CHUNK OUT OF FEEDER OF 1018 MILL. HE ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE END OF BAR AND HIT THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAN HAND.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO OPEN A HOPPER CAR DOOR WITH A STEEL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND BOTH EEMPLOYEES FELL DOWN I NAME SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER USING A STEEL BAR. PUSHED BAR INTO CRACK, WHEN HE PULLED THE BAR OUT, HE WAS ON HIS KNEES, HE FELT A BURNING IN NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH RAIL CAR HUTTING THE BOTTOM DOORS WITH LEAD PIPE PUSHING LEAD PIPE TO SHUT DOOR WHEN PIPE FELL DOWN ON HAND MASHING IT
EE WAS WORKING ON SERPERATOR TRYING TO KNOCK TUBE OUT. DROPPING 3" SHAFT YP KNOCK TUBE OUT. WENT DOWN WITH IT & IT BOUNCED UP 3 OR 4", I REACHED FOR IT & IT FELL. THE NUT ON TOP CAUGHT FINGE R BETWEEN THE NUT & THE PLATEE MASHING IT.
EMP WAS RAISING FORKLIFT UP WITH CHAIN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN HOOK AND CHAIN ON LIFT HE RAISED UP TO PUSH BUTTON TO GET HIS HAND OUT WHEN HE HIT THE BUTTON HE HIT THE WRONG ONE AND THE CH CHAIN WENT UP INSTEAD OF DOWN
CHAIN BROKE ON 1 1/2TON HOIST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE-UP LIMESTONE FEEDER EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD STRIKING HIS ARM ON CORNER OF BEAM SUPPORTING FEEDER