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EMPLOYEE PULLED LEFT ARM MUSCLE IN MORNING, PULLED CHEST MUSCLE IN AFTERNOON. NO PROBLEM UNTIL 4-8-99 WHEN EMPLOYEE REQUESTED DR. EXAM. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON DATE OF ACCIDENT. USING HAB ND TOOLS AND HOIST DOING REPAIRS ON ROLL CRUSHER
EE WAS STANDING ON ALLEN WRENCH WITH LEFT FOOT WHILE RIGHT FOOT WAS ON CRUSHER CONE. STRIKING ALLEN WRENCH WITH SLEDGEHAMMER ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN MANTLE NUT CAP BOLT. WRENCH BROKE, EE FELL TO RIGHT KNEE. KNEE BRUISED AND SWELLED.
EE WAS REPLACING COVER ON TRANSITION CHUTE, WHILE DRIVING RETAINER CLIP IN PLACE WITH HAMMER EE STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.
WHILE STEMMING HOLES, THE EMP HIT A LARGE ROCK HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE STONES. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK WITH THE SHOVEL, IT JARRED HARD AGAINST HIS HAND. THERE WAS NO LOST WORK TIME BUT HE DID RECEI VE PAIN MEDICATION.
HE WAS PRYING OUT AN OIL SEAL WITH AN 18" PRYBAR THE SEAL POPPED LOOSE AND HIS LEFT ELBOW BUMPED THE YOKE ON AN OIL TANK WAGON.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PRE-HUNG DOOR. THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT LINE UP WITH THE FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE STEEL SIDING WHILE TRIMMING THE DOOR FRAME.
A PARTAIL 3/4" SHEET OF METAL FELL FROM ITS POPPED POSITION WHEN THE INJURED PERSON HIT IT WITH A SLAG HAMMER. IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE METAL TORSAL AREA CAUSING A FRACTURE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RODDING OUT DISCHARGE PIPE UNDER A SCREW CONVEYOR. WHEN THE CLOG DIS LODGED HIS HAND CONTACTED THE CONVEYOR HOUSING CAUSING HIS FINGER NAIL TO BE PULLED UP . THE FINGERNAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED AND STITCHES APPLIED.
IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT SPLICE EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING THE TOP COVER FROM A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT EMPLOYEE IN RT KNEE APPROX 2 INCHES LONG REQUIRED EIGHT STITCH ES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT SKIRT RUBBER WHILE SITTING ON CONVEYOR BELT UNILITY KNIFE SLIPPED & MADE A 1/2" LONG CUT (INCISION) IN CALF OF LEFT LEG.
VICTIM WAS STANDING BEHIND FELLOW EE WHO WAS REMOVING MANTLE NUT FROM CONE CRUSHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HAMMER HEAD HIT WRENCH HEAD JARRED LOOSE, STRIKING VICTIM IN CHEST.
STANDING BEHIND 5' GROUNDING ROD CONNECTED TO ANOTHER ROD WITH CABLE & CLAMPS.TALLER ROD WAS BENT OVER AWAY FROM WORKER.WHEN WORKER INTENTIONALLY KNOCKED CABLE LOOSE WITH A SHOVEL THE ROD SPRU NG TOWARD HIM.CABLE CLAMP BOLT STRUCK SIDE OF FACE CAUSING LACERATION NEAR LEFT EYE.
WHILE POSITIONING A LARGE ROCK WITH HOIST & TONGS INJURED PERSONS MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TONGS & ATTACHED CHAIN AT THE PRECISE MOMENT THAT THE ROCK LOADED THE TONGS THE MIDDLE FI NGER WAS CUT & MASHED REQUIRING 13 STITCHES
WAS CLEANING OF COLORING SCREEN GRADATION SCREEN USING A BAR TO CLEAN WITH BAR SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON BOTTOM OF SCREEN LIP.
ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN 2 FITTINGS, EMPLOYEE HAD 12" CRESCENT WRENCH AGAINST CHEST PULLING ON 12" PIPE WRENCH TRYING TO LOOSEN FITTINGS.