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THE EE WAS SQUARING A 6 INCH CHANNEL IRON WITH A 6 INCH I BEAM, THE I BEAM FELL ON THE EE'S RIGHT HAND HIS RIGHT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS WERE CUT.
EE WAS HITTING A SHIFT WITH A HAMMER. A CHIP STRUCK HIM IN THE THIGH. THE EE RECEIVED STITCHES.
THIS EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK HIS HAND WHILE UNCHOKING BRIDGED MATERIAL. HE CRACKED A BONE IN HIS WRIST. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT BELIEVED, AT FIRST, TO BE REPORTABLE AS NO BONE WAS ACTUALLY BROKEN.
INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS OF SOMETHING IN RT EYE SECONDARY COMPLAINT WAS SORENESS IN MUSCLE OF UPPER TR ARM EMPLOYEE FIRST SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12-21-93 EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING PUSH HOE TO CLEAN SCALE & SALT OFF THE WALLS IN #3 EVAPORATOR HE HAD HIS EYE FLUSHED OUT & WAS PRESCRIBED A WRIST SPLINT & PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY BECAUSE OF STRAIN TO ARM
HITTING STEEL W/ SLEDGE HAMMER & A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF & EMBEDDED IN LEG & GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS NAILING A 2X4 BOARD TO THE BOTTOM ON THE FLOOR ABOVE TO USE AS A NAILER TO SECURE SKIRTS ON THE GRANULATED BULK LOADING BELT ON SECOND FLOOR OF REFINERY MILL. WHILE INSTALLING THE 2X4 BOARD, ACCUMULATED SALT DUST AND RUST WAS DISLODGED FROM BEAMS UNDER THE FLOOR AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. TWO SMALL EMBEDDED PARTICLES WERE REMOVED
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PICE OF 1/4" STEEL PLATE USING A LIFTING LUG.HE APPARENTLY LIFTED WITH A CHAIN FALL HOIST.SOMETIME DURING THE HOISTING AND TRANSPORTING PROECESS,THE PLATE SLIPPED OUT OF CLAMP AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 FEET. IT IS ASSUMED THE PLATE HIT THE FLOOR,THEN HIS BOOT AT THE EDGE OF THE STEEL TOE PROTECTOR.THIS RESULTED IN A COMPOUND FRACTURE,RIGHT FOOT,WITH THREE B
HE WAS CLEANING OUT EXCESS SALT AND OIL BUILD-UP FROM EXCESS OIL RING ON BOTTOM OF RAM ON HPM PRESS. WHILE USING A 14" SCREW DRIVER TO PRY UP ON THE ACCUMULATED SALT AND OIL BUILD-UP, THE MATE RIAL BROKE FREE AND HIS RIGHT WRIST STRUCK THE OIL DEFLECTOR DEVICE WHICH HAND SHARP EDGED LACERATING THE BACK OF WRIST AT WRIST BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSE A BOTTOM GATE ON HOPPER CAR. EMPLOYEE HAD PRY BAR INSTERED IN GATE HUB AND WHILE PULLING ON BAR IT SLIPPED. AS A RESULT, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND ST RUCK THE SIDE OF HOPPER CAR INJURING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCORING A PIECE OF ACRYLIC WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BLADE RELEASE ON THE KNIFE, CAUSING THE BLADE TO CLOSE, CUTTING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A VERY CONFINED AREA, USING A 36" STEEL NAIL BAR TO PRY 2" X 12" WOOD BEAMS IN PLACE. NAIL BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING END OF BAR TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE, CUTTING EM PLOYEE. CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES ABOVE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM #3 COPPER WIRE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEES FINGER EMPLOYEE CUT RING FINGER & SECOND FINGER LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STI TCHES
EMPL REMOVING 1 1/2" PIPE NIPPLE FROM FITTING WITH PIPE WRENCH FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BEAMS FROM AN ELEVATED PLATFORM WITH A BRUSH & SCRAPER BEAMS WERE ABOVE SHOULDER H IGH POSITION OF THE BEAMS & LENGTH OF TIME <6 HRS| TIME INVOLVED RESULTED IN A SHOULDER STRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN AN OVERHEAD VALVE WHEN A PIECE OF COATING FROM THE VALVE FELL OFF AND DROP INTO EMPLOYEES EYE. THE PIECE OF COATING BECAME EMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.
EMPL WAS PULLING ON SCALING BAR & FELT PAIN IN BACK. OVER NEXT FEW DAYS IT GREW GRADUALLY MORE SORE. HE VISITED OTHOPEIC SURGEON WHO DIAGNOSED BACK STRAIN FROM WHICH FULL RECOVERY IS EXPECTED.
EMPL SCALING AUGER.WEARING GLOVES AND SS SHIRT.RASH DEVELOPED ON BOTH FOREARMS.EMPL GIVEN RX OINTMENT TO USE ON RASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A CHUNK OF SALT THAT WAS LODGED IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER.THE PRY BAR SLIPPED,STRIKING AN OBJECT IN CRUSHER THEN FLIPPING THE PRY BAR BACK INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING 1/2IN BOLT & NUT & WAS USING AN END WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED & HIS HAND JAMMED FORWARD PINCHING FINGER AGAINST SCREW BOX & WRENCH SKIN WAS DEBRIDED ON FINGER & BETADINE OI NTMENT WAS USED
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STRAP FROM A FILE DRAWER FRAME WITH A HACK SAW. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE STRAP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND USING HIS LEFT TO SAW WITH THE SAW SLIPPED AND THE SAW CUT A TWO INCH LACERATION IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND PREY BAR TO DISLODGE SALT CHUNK IN PRIMARY CRUSHER AS HE LAID BAR DOWN FELT PAIN IN BACK DID NOT REALIZE DR. HAD ISSUED PRESCRIPT UNTIL AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF MED BL S FOR DEC OF 88 AT END OF JAN 89 WHICH THEREFORE MAKES THIS REPORTABLE INJ.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CAR PULLEY ROPE TO PULL A RAIL CAR ROPE BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYUEE TO FALL EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LOWER BACK STRAIN WITH POSSIBLE HERNIATED DISC
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL SCRAPER TO REMOVE EXCESS GLUE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GLUE POT AND CUT HER LITTLE FINGER, EITHER ON A METAL BUR OR GLUE BUR. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.
WHILE EMP WAS CUTTING BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUMB