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EE WAS LIFTING A TIRE FOR HAUL TRUCK WITH A TIREHANDLER AND WAS MANEUVERING THE TIRE INTO POSITION TO PLACE IT ON THE HAUL TRUCK, WHEN THE TIRE FELL FROM THE JAWS OF THE HANDLER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE
EMP WAS CUTTING 4" PIPE WITH PIPE CUTTER WHEN FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER. WAS EXAMINED BY D.O. ANDDIAGNOSED WITH TORN ROTATOR CUFF. EMP WAS WORKING IN SUSPENDED MAN BASKET AND WAS POSITIONED AT END OF PIPE. AS RESULT, PIPE CUTTER WAS BEING TURNED WITH ARM STRENGTH. NORMAL USE OF PIPE CUTTER WOULD BE FROM SIDE OF PIPE AND UPPER BODY USEDTO TURN CUTTER. EXAMINED AND RELEASED TO WORK.
EMP WAS CUTTING NEW PLASTIC DRIPPER LINE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN THE DRIPPER LINE BUCKLED ANDCAUSED THE KNIFE TO SLIP, CUTTING THE PALM OF LEFT HAND. WOUND SUTURED. RETURNED TO FULL DUTY
EMP WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT LINER, WHICH WAS TO BE INSTALLED IN LEAK DETECTION TRENCH. WAS HOLDING LINER WITH LFT HAND, CUTTING WITH RT HAND. KNIFE CUT THROUGH LINER EASIER THAN ANTICIP ATED. CUT THROUGH LINER STRIKING LFT HAND, CAUSING LACERATION ON LATERAL SIDE LFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A NUT BY STRIKLING A CRESCENT WRENCH WITH A 5 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER HEAD GLANCED OFF THE WRENCH. THE TIP OF THE RT. INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWE EN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND A PIECE OF STEEL RESULTING IN A SUPERFICIAL LACERATION. 1ST AID WAS ADMINISTERED ON SITE, MEDICAL TREATMENT REFUSED. EEWENT TO ER NEXT DAY, GIVEN CODIENE & 2 DAYS OFF
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER MATERIAL. AS THE KNIFE CAME FREE OF THE MATERIAL, THE KNIFE CUT DEEPLY INTO HIS RT THIGH. THE LACERATION WAS SUTURED AND A TETNAS SHOT WAS ADMINISTER ED. ANTIBIOTICS WERE PROVIDED AS A PROPHYLACATIC MEASURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING NYLON TIE STRAPS THAT WERE SECURING CORRIGATED HDPE PIPE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. WHEN THE STRAP WAS CUT THROUGH THE KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE BASE OF THE RIGHT THUMB INJURING THE EXTENSION TENDON.
INJURED WAS ASCENDING A MUCK PILE AT THE CRUSHERUSING A SHOVEL AS A STAFF. WHEN INJURED ADVANCED PAST THE SHOVEL, THE ANGLE ALLOWED HIS SHOULDERTO DISLOCATE. INJURED HAD SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER IN 1969 AND HAD REINJURED IT IN 1978.
TEAM MEMBER WAS HOLDING A CUTTING EDGE BOLT WITH HIS HAND. THE BOLT SPUN AND CUT HIS HAND WHEN TORQUE WAS APPLIED TO REMOVE THE NUT.
POUNDING BULLION CUBES WITH AN 18 OUNCE HAMMER RESULTED IN BURSITIS OR TENDONITIS TO RIGHT SHOULDER.