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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMEMR TO KNOCK A WEDGE BACK INTO CRUSHER. HE MISSED THE WEDGE STRIKING THE CRUSHER THUS CAUSING THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER TO STRIKE HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT A TOOTH.
EE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC FROM TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT IN REPLACING A SECTION OF THE BOOM ON THE DRAGLINE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS HOLDING, SLIPPED, CAUSING INJURY TO THE THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 550 LOADER. LOADER WAS ELEVATED ON JACK STAND FOR SERVICE. AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE JACK STAND TO FURTHER SERVICE THE LOADER, HE PULLED THE LOCK PIN OUT OF TH E STAND TO RELEASE THE JACK, THE JACK SLIPPED, SMASHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BELT PUNCH BROKE & THE BOTTOM PART FLEW OVER & CUT THE THUMB OF RT HAND
I.NAME CLEANING DEBRIS FROM RAIL CAR FROM BOTTOM DOORS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A CLAMP ON PIECE OF PIPE TWISTED WRIST.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A PIN OUT OF THE BOOM ARM OF A 271 CLARK LOADER. WHEN THE PIN CAME LOOSE, HE WAS APPLING PRESSURE TO THE PIN. THUS CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON THE BOOM OF THE END L OADER.
EMPL WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT AT PLANT WHEN WRENCH IN WHICH HE WAS USING SLIPPED CASUING UNBLALANCE & SUDDEN JERK CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.
WHILE TRYING TO LOCK RAILCAR DOOR (APPROX. 300 LBS.) PULLED BACK ON BAR (25 LBS) GAVE AN EXTRA TUG DUE TO SOME SAND ON OTHER SIDE AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
PULLING UP ON WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT PULLED MUSCLES IN STOMACH.
WHILE TIGHTNING BOLTS ON CONTROL LEVER WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO HIT ANOTHER BOLT & CUT HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL & RELEASED TO WORK NEXT DAY. INFECTION SET UP IN HAND & ON 10/27/88 WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL & HIS HAND WAS OPERATED ON TIME OFF FROM WORK IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
HITTING SIDES OF HOPPER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. TWISTED BODY & STRAINED MUSCLES IN CHEST.
WHILE EMPL WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WREENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT & CAUSED RIGHT ARM SLIP.
WRENCH SLIPPED FROM BOLT WHILE THE INJURED WAS PULLING BOLT DOWN.HIS FINGER STRUCK THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE AND MASHED THE FINGERNAIL OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.DOCTOR REMOVED THE FINGERNAIL.
INJURED WAS GREASING FAIRLEAD ON PAGE DRAGLINE CABLE BROKE GETTING FOREIGN MATERIAL IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CROWBAR WHILE REPAIRING A CONVEYOR CROWBAR SLIPPED CAUSINF HIS THUMB TO GET SMASHED BETWEEN THE CROWBAR & THE CONVEYOR FRAME
WHILE ADJUSTING BANDS ON CLUTCH HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF WRENCH HITTING ON HOUSING.
WHILE HITTING THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER APIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE,S RIGHT FOREARM.
CLEANING LOADER BUCKET WITH SHOVEL WHEN HAND SLIPPED ON THE SHOVEL STRIKING RT HAND ON HANDLE OF SHOVEL. REPORTING DUE TO THE FACT HE REC. A PRESCRIBED DRUG.
HAMMERING A CHAIN LINK TOGETHER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STUCK IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DR. WASHED THE EYE OUT. THE EYE HAD A MINOR SCRATCH AND WAS BANDAGED. A PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN FOR PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING BOLT KNIFE TO CUT BELT ON CRUSHER FEEDER,WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT WRIST.
ALIGNING FACE P5ATE ON SUCTION LINER ON SAND PUMP. BAR SLIPPED A PINNING LEFT HAND AGAINST FACE PLATE. RING FINGER BRUISED AND MIDDLE FINGER BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS U8ING A PIECE OF PIPE TO OPEN A FLIP DOOR THAT FAILED TO OPEN WHEN THE PIPE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CONVEYOR BELT AND AFTERWARDS FREEING ON OVER SIZE ROCK FROM IT AND THE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HOLDING DOWN A BOARD WHILE IT WAS BEING SAWED. THE SAWDUST WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EYE WAS SCRATCHED AND PARTICALS BECAME EMBEDDED WHILE THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET THE SA WDUST OUT. 3
MACHANIC WAS RE1LACING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE, HE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK THE WEDGE OUT OF DRUM. THE DRUM SHIFTED AS HE WAS SWINGING HAMMER RESULTING IN STRIKING THUMB INSTEAD OF W EDGE
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G MATERIAL AND BACKED INTO UPRIGHT BEAM
EMPL USING AXE 7O CUT WOOD FOR HEATER WHEN PAIN STARTED IN LOWER BACK AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON THE 988 LOADER WITH A WRENCH. HE APPLIED ADDED PRESSURE BY PUSHING WITH HIS RIGHT LEG. THE STRAIN ON HIS LEG WAS TOO MUCH AND IT CAUSED A LIGMENT T O BE PULLED IN 2IS RIGHT KNEE. THE DOCTOR REFERRED TO IT AS A "KNEE STRAIN".
USING BAR TO IN8TALL BEARING ON SAND SCREW.BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
I NAME WAS OPEN3NG A BOX OF WELDING RODS BY USING A CHISEL AND A CHIPPING HAMMER.WHILE HITTING THE CHISEL,A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND WENT INTO HIS KNUCKLE ON HIS LEFT HAND AT THE IND X FINGER.THE PI9CE OF METAL WAS X-RAYED AND WAS FOUND TO BE THE SIZE OF A PIN HEAD.IT HAD BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BONE AND THE CARTALEDGE.THE DR.ADVISED NOT TO REMOVE IT AT PRESENT,BUT POSSI
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE WASH PLANT. WHILE CUTTING THE 1 INCH THICK CONVEYOR BELT, THE RAZOR CUTTER HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT LEG, ABOVE THE KNEE, 1 IN DEEP BY 1 INCH3WIDE.
WHILE STOPPING DREDGE,OPERATOR TRIPPED WENCH TO MOVE DREDGE AWAY FROM BERM.OPERATOR STEPPED INTO WENCH HANDLE PATH.RIGHT EYE CUT AND REQ STITCHES.