EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CHEATER BAR. THE "NUT" BROKE LOOSE, ALLOWING THE CHEATER BAR TO PINCH EMPLOYEE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE CHEATER BAR AND HANDRAIL OF TANK CAR A S EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP LATCH OF TANK CAR.
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Showing all 18EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BLADES ON CLAY SAMPLE CRUSHER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND PENETRATED HIS HAND, MAKING A PUNCTURE WOUND.
EE WAS CUTTING AN AIRLINE HOSE ON SERVICE TRUCK WITH A RAZOR BLADE, BLADE SLIPPED, EE CUT 2ND FINGER.
EE WAS SHUTTING BOXCAR DOOR WITH CROWBAR, EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
HAD A JACK WITH A PIECE OF SQUARE TUBING JACKINGPARTS DOWN. JACK SLIPPED & HIT EE IN RIGHT SHOULDER & RIGHT ARM WENT NUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING LODGED MATERIAL IN THE BLENDING HOPPER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE EDGE OF THE HOPPER.
EE WAS USING A PUNCH ROD AT WEIGHT HOPPER AT WET PLANT TO DISLODGE AN UNSHREDDED KNOT. EE HIT THE LOP OF HOPPER AND MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS SCRAPING SOME METAL STANDS WHEN A CHIP OF RUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE INJURY CAUSED A CORNEAL ABRASION. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS UNLOADING RAILCAR OF SOAPSTONE, USING A 6 FT STEEL BAR TO OPEN BOTTOM HATCH. THE RATCHET/ RATCHET GEAR ON THE HATCH WAS NOT ENGAGED WELL. THE 6 FT STEEL BAR WAS PULLED BY EE INTO HIS RT COLLAR BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING OUT OF CONTROL ROOM IN LANT & TWISTED HIS BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE CHIN BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WIT WHOM HE WAS ARGUING. HE WAS STRUCK WITH A WRENCH.
TWO MEN WERE CHANGING A ROLLER IN THE MILL THE BOLTS WOULDNT COME LOOSE THEY WERE TRYING TO HAMMER THEM OUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER EE STOPPED & EE HIT HIS HAND WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE HAS AN O PEN MIDDLE PHALANGEL FRACTURE OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH EXTREMETIES
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MAGNETIC FILTER APART TO CLEAN WITH ROPE AND PULLEY SYSTEM. ROPE BROKE, EMPLOYEE FELL BETWEEN STANDING PLATFORM AND PUMP, TRAPPING HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
TRYING TO TIGHTEN VISE HOLDING PIPE. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
HE PICKED KNIFE UP TO CLOSE BLADE HAND HIT CONVEYOR BELT & HE DROPPED KNIFE. IT STABBED HIM IN LEFT FOREARM.
SHREDDER OPER TIGHTENING TAKE-UP BELTS ON TUB OF #5 SHREDDER WHEN CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND RIGHT ELBOW HIT GUARD.
TWO MEN WERE LIFTING AN AIR LOCK CENTER UP TO THE ROOF. ONE MAN WAS AFRAID OF HEIGHTS AND LOOKED DOWN AND TURNED LOOSE OF THE ROPE LEAVING I.NAME HOLDING THE FULL WEIGHT. IN TRYING TO KEEP THE PART FROM FALLING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE, AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
HE WAS WORKING ON TRANSMISSION ON THE MILL.HE WAS HOLDING THE SHAFT WHILE ANOTHER WORKER WAS UISNG A HAMMER ON THE OTHER END.THE HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.