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EE was using a pipe wrench to do pipefitting work. As he pulled down on the wrench he felt a "pop" in his right shoulder. Eventually had surgery on his right shoulder 06/23/2004.
EE WAS CLOSING A SIX (6) INCH GATE VALVE USING A CHAIN ACTUTATOR. THE FOURTH FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE CHAIN LINKS AND CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE CHIP PAN ON A LODGE & SHIPLEY LATHE. HE WAS USING A CHIP RAKE. AS HE WAS PULLING THE CHIPS WITH THE RAKE, ONE CHIP WRAPPED AROUND THE FIFTH FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HA ND. AS THE EMPLOYEE PULLED BACK ON THE CHIP RAKE, THE CHIP ON HIS FINGER TIGHTENED UP AND CAUSED A LACERATION ON THE FIFTH FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES TO REPAI
A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC BROKE A METAL CINCHING STRAP ON A BUNDLE OF HEATER TUBES. HE USED A PAIR OF PLIERS TO BREAK THE STRAP. WHEN THE STRAP BROKE, ONE END STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LA CERATION THAT REQUIRED SEVEN SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO RESTRICTIONS OR LOST TIME.
EE WAS USING A 6" KITCHEN KNIFE TO CUT SOME FILTER CLOTH. AS HE WAS CUTTING, USING HIS LEFT HAND HE CUT THROUGH THE CLOTH AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER. HE RECEIVED FIVE (5) SUTURES, MAKI NG THIS A RECORDABLE INCIDENT. NO LOST TIME AND NO RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8# SLEDGE HAMMER TO CLOSE AN ANGLE VALVE. THE VALVE HANDLE BROKE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. NO LOST TIME, RE STRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WHEEL WRENCH TO CLOSE A WHEEL VALVE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE WHEEL AND HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK A VALVE THAT WAS LOCATEDBELOW THE VALVE HE WAS CLOSING. THE RESULT WAS A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB THAT REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME, RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.
EE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET WRENCH THAT HAD A 1-5/8" SOCKET ON IT. HE WAS TRYING TO TURN A NUT ON A FILTER PRESS SCREW DRIVE. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OUT OF THE NUT AND THE EE FELL BACKWARDS. HIS L EFT ARM STRUCK A HANDRAIL AND HE RECEIVED A 1" LONG LACERATION THAT REQUIRED THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE MAKING THIS A RECORDABLE INJURY. NO LOST TIME RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO TIGHTEN THE WINGNUTS ON FLANGE. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND HIS RUBBER GLOVES AND THE PRY-BAR WERE WET. HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE PRY-BAR AND HIS HAND S TRUCK AN ADJACENT FLANGE. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT HAND THAT REQUIRED 13 SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED ACTIVITY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO OPERATE AN ANGLE VALVE ON A TANK. AS HE STRUCK THE VALVE THE SLEDGEHAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW. THE RESULT WAS A LACERA TION THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO ADDITIONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED AND NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS REPLACING A MANHOLE COVER BY PUSHING IT IN PLACE W/HIS FOOT. HE FAILED TO NOTICE THE PRY BAR THAT HE HAD USED TO PRY OPEN THE MANHOLE COVER WAS STICKING INTO THE OPENING. AS MANHOLE COV ER FELL INTO PLACE, IT STRUCK THE PRY BAR & FLIPPED IT UP. PRY BAR STRUCK EE ON LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 13 SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS USING 2 FLANGE WEDGES TO SEPARATE A 10" FLANGE SO HE COULD CLOSE A GOGGLE EYE BLIND. HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE THE WEDGES, SO HE PUT HIS LT. HAND IN FRONT OF HIS BODY TO SHIELD HIMSELF IN CASE THE WEDGE CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE WEDGE CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIS LT. HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME AND NO RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A FLANGE NUT. THE NUT WEIGHS FIFTEEN POUNDS. AS THE NUT CAME OFF THE BOLT THE WEIGHT OF THE NUT SWUNG HIS RIGHT HAND OUTWARD. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A ONE INCH VALVE, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE 5TH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. NO LOST TIME, RESTRICTIONS ONLY.
EE WAS USING AN 8LB. SLEDGEHAMMER TO OPEN THE PUMP-OFF VALVE ON #54 PPT. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK THE VALVE HANDLE. THIS DEVIATED THE SWING PATTERN. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WA S CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE VALVE HANDLE. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN AN IMPACT WRENCH AND THE STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE A DEFECTIVE POCKET KNIFE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH WHEN THE NUT BROKE LOOSE & CAME OUT CAUSING THE WRENCH TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S CHEST.
THE DIGESTION OPERATOR ASSISTANT WAS USING AN 8 LB. SLEDGEHAMMER TO CLOSE AN 8"X10" ANGLE VALVE ON #4-6 HEATER. THE AREA AROUND THE VALVE WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO PROCESS PIPING. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO CLOSE THE VALVE, HE MISSED THE VALVE & STRUCK A DRAIN VALVE HANDLE, CAUSING THE DRAIN VALVE TO OPEN. HOT LIQUID ESCAPED AND STRUCK HIS LEGS. HE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EE WAS USING A 3/4" HEMP ROPE TO CLOSE A GATE VALVE. THE ROPE SLIPPED OFF THE VALVE HANDLE & EE FELL BACKWARDS. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO A BONE IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. NO LOST TIME OR WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A 54" WIDE CONVEYOR BELT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SPLICING THE BELT. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO DO THE CUTTING. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE KNIFE AND ENDED UP CUTTING HIMSELF ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 14" FLANGEON A SECTION OF PIPE. HE WAS STRIKING THE FLANGEWITH A 3 LB. HAMMER TO POSITION IT IN PLACE. THEHAMMER STRUCK THE PIPE & LANCED UPWARD & STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. NO TIMELOST OR WORK RESTRICTION.S
EE WAS HOISTING PIPE WITH A COME-ALONG. COME-ALONG SLIPPED AND PIPE BEGAN SLIPPING. EE TRIED TO GRAB PIPE AND FELT A PULL IN HIS SHOULDER AREA.
EE WAS UNSETING A HEATER TUBE INTO #5-2 VERTICAL HEATER. ROUTINELY, A 30# RIVET GUN IS MOUNTED ON THE TRAILING END OF THE TUBE TO HELP DRIVE THE TUBE IN. THE TUBE GOT STUCK AND EE USED A PAIR OF PLIERS TO TWIST THE TUBE IN AN EFFORT TO GET IT MOVING. THE TUBE DROPPED APPROX. 3' AND PINCHED EE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RIVET GUN AND HEATER BAFFLE. FRACTURED RT. RING FINGER. EE IS ON
ON 8-24-01 EE REPORTED THAT HE HAD STRUCK HIS RIGHT FINGER WITH A 3 LB HAMMER, WHILE WORKING ON #1 ROD MILL. ON 9-6-01, THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT COMPLAINING OF PAIN TO THE FINGER. X-RAY REVEALS A SMALL FRACTURE ON THE TIP OF THE TIP OF THE FINGER, MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE INJURY. EE IS ON WORK RESTRICTIONS, BUT NO LOST TIME HAS OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP TO CHANGE OUT A DRILL STEM ON 5-10 HEATER. THIS PROCEDURE REQUIRES THE USE OF A PIPE WRENCH TO BRACE AND HOLD THE DRILL STEM AND A U BOLT TO SECURE THE STEM. WHILE SECU RING THE U BOLT ONTO THE STEM, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE STEM TO MOVE DOWNWARD, PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE SUFFEREDA LACERATION WHEN HE PULLED HIS FINGER OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO CLOSE A VALVE ON #1 SPENT LIQUOR PUMP. A PORTABLE STAND WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, OBSTRUCTING HIS SWING PATH. AS EMPLOYEE WAS SWINING THE HAMMER IN THI S POSITION, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME BUT ISON WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING DUMP VALVE. HE FINISHED BY HAND AND WAS GOING TO "SEAT" THE VALVE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. WHILE "SEATING" THE VALVE, HE FELT SOMETHING GET IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE PLANT MEDICAL DEPT. HIS EYE WAS IRRIGATED. AN OPTHOMOLOGIST PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS. EMPLOYEE IS NOT LOSING TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A SCALING BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.
EE WAS OPENING A VALVE WITH A VALVE WRENCH WHEN HIS THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE VALVE CAUSING A SMALL FRACTURE TO THIS THUMB. EE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK RE STRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RODDING OUT A MUD PUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN TO LEFT LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED TO MEDICALON 3-30-01 FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED FEELING PAIN TO HIS BACK STEMMING FROM A PRE VIOUS INJURY. EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 4-18-01.
EE WAS BREAKING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT WRIST. HE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 4-2-01. EE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE A STUB OUT OF A POSITION WHEN HE RE-INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDE3R. HE HAD INJURED IT IN 1996 AND A 7000-1 WAS SUBMITTED AT THAT TIME. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURG ERY ON 3-12-01. EE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS USING A WHEEL WRENCH TO TURN A VALVE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED. IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND VALVE STEM CAUSING FRACTURE. EE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK R ESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A RESTRICTION IN A LINE WITH A 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. HE WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME BUT IS ON WORK RES TRICTIONS. HE HAD A SMILAR INJURY ON 12-30-1999.