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EE WAS CHANGING BLADES IN UTILITY KNIFE. HE THOUGHT BLAD WAS RETRACTED AND CUT HIS HAND WHILE HANDLING THE KNIFE. SEVEN SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST THE ACCESS DOOR & HOPPER TO CLEAR A CHOKE OF WET MATERIAL. AREA IS A VERY CONFINED SPACE WITH SHORT SWINGING AREA FOR THE HAMMER. DID NOT RELEASE HIS HOLD ON THE HAMMER HANDLE SOON ENOUGH & STRUCK THE HOPPER WITH HIS ARM.

EE WAS OPENING A PLASTIC CONTAINER OF WEAR COMPOUND WITH A BOX CUTTER WHEN THE CONTAINER SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LT. HAND ACROSS THE PALM..

INJURED MILLWRIGHT STRUCK A BOND-END WRENCH WITH A 3# HAMMER WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS. A METAL CHIP BROKE OFF THE WRENCH AND LODGE IN HIS LEFT HAND, NEAR THE BASE OF THE THUMB. IT WAS REMOVED SU RGICALLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING CHAIN ONTO SPROCKET OF #6 MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR.

THE EE WAS CHANGING A LINE BLIND VALVE AT SILO #44 USING A TORQUE WRENCH. WHILE TIGHTENING THE TOP BOLT ON THE VALVE, THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLT HEAD WHICH CAUSED THE EE'S LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TORQUE WRENCH AND THE 8" CEMENT LINE CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURED BONE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WIRE OFF OF WIRING TO R35 HAUL TRUCK WITH PEN KNIFE. KNIFE CUT THROUGH WIRE TIE AND LACERATED HAND.

EE WAS PASSING SCAFFOLDING PARTS UP TO ANOTHER EE WHEN A SUBCONTRACTOR WORKING ABOVE DROPPED HIS SIDECUTTERS. BROKEN BONE LEFT THUMB AREA.

HOISTING RUBBER BUCKETS (5GALLON) ON ROPE WHEN ONE FELL @ 20 FEET STRIKING HIM ON THE HARD HAT.

EE REPORTED HIS CHEST HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A LARGE PRY BAR THAT SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS USING IT. HE SAID THAT APPROX. FIVE DAYS LATER HIS CHEST BECAME SORE. SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE ALLEGED INCIDENT, HE REPORTED IT OT HIS SUPERVISOR. HIS WORK ASSIGNMENTS WERE LIMITED FOR A PERIOD THEREAFTER.

WHILE REMOVING INSULATION FROM GROUNDING CABLE EE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE.

THE EE WAS USING A COMEALONG & CHAIN FALL NO. 1 CHOKERS WHERE BEING USED AND IT SLIPPED. (PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION).

AFTER ADJUSTING A BALLANTINE WHEEL THE CABLE PULL RESUMED AND THE WIRE CABLE ON THE COME-A-LONG BROKE SENDING THE BALLANTINE INTO THE EMPLOYEE'SCHEST A PIECE ALSO STRUCK HIS LOWER LIP LACERATI NG IT.

WHILE OBSERVING A CABLE PULL FROM THE BASKET OF 60'LIFT A COMEALONG CABLE SNAPPED STRIKING THE OTHER PERSON IN THE BASKET WHO FELL BACKWARDS INTO EMPLOYEE HYPEREXTENDING HIS RIGHT KNEE BACKWAR DS.

WHILE STRIPPING CABLE INSULATION THE KNIFE SLIPPEDOUT OF THE CABLE AND ACROSS THE EE'S LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A COMPRESSOR. HE HAD BRACED HIS FOOT AND WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK.

WHILE CONNECTING STEEL CONNECTING BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE AND STEEL SLIPPED AND LACERATED LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A SILO VALVE BOLT USING 3 FOOT BAR WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A SECTION OF RUBBER HOSE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO WATCH A BALLANTINE DURING A CABLE PULL TO ASSURE THAT THE ROPE REMAINED ON THE UNIT. EE STEPPED INTO THE CABLE TRAY. AS HE DID SO THE BALLANTINE'S CHAIN RESTRAINED SNAPPED C AUSING THE ROPE TO PIN HIS LEG TO THE NEARBY CABLE TRAY.

EE WAS USING A PEN KNIFE TO CUT NYLON DRAW BANDS, PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM AS HE CUT THRU THE BAND. THE FORCE DROVE THE KNIFE INTO HIS THUMB CUTTING HIS TENDON, SURGERY SCHEDULED ON 6-1-0 1.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING REMOVAL OF 988 LOADER RADIATOR. EMPLOYEE USING PRY BAR TO HOLD RADIATOR WHILE REMOVING BOLTS. PRY BAR BROKE LOOSE FROM RADIATOR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE. HE FELL 5 FT APPROX TO CONCRETE PAD.

EE WAS IN THE MAN ELEVATOR GOING UP TO THE TOP OF A SILO. HIS #2 HAMMER FELL THROUGH THE PASSENGER ELEVATOR'S ACCORDIAN STYLE DOOR. THE HAMMER HANDLE EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF THE RISING ELEVATOR HIT ONE OF THE FLOORS AND FLIPPED INTO THE AIR, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EE STRIPPING OUT FORM FROM PREVIOUS POUR WITH PRYBAR. AS HE APPLIED FORCE TO A SECTION OF THE FORM IT UNEXPECTEDLY CAME LOOSE, STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE, CUTTING HIS LOWER LIP.

EE WAS POKING THE BACK END OF THE KILN WITH A BAR AND APPARENTLY CAUSED A METAL PARTICLE TO BE EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS REMOVED.

WHILE MOVING WK. PLATFORM PICK, A ROPE GOT TANGLED AROUND EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AND PINCHED OFF TIP OF LITTLE FINGER AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO OTHER FINGERS ON SAME HAND.

WHILE PULLING ON CHAIN FALL AND PULLING MILL CHUTE DUCTWORK OVER HAND RAIL. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DUCTWORK AND HAND RAIL.

WHILE SWEEPING AN AREA, INJURED EMPLOYEE INADVERTANTLY STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE ON THE WALL NEARBY. DUST FELL OFF THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND ENTERED HER EYES, DESPITE HER USE OF SAFETY GLASSES. SHE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN THAT DAY, BUT DEVELOPED A MILD INFECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EE WAS CUTTING EXPANDED METAL WITH METAL SHEARS. HE PUSHED HIS FINGERS TOO FAR INTO THE CLAMPING PART OF THE SHEAR CATCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER. MIDDLE FINGER TIP WAS FRACTURED.

THE EE WAS SUING A TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. AT SOME POINT WITH THE WRENCH NOT ATTACHED TO THE BOLT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE EE'S HAND STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD BEHIND THE RIGHT EAR.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN ALLOY STEEL GRINDING MILL LINER THAT WAS WEDGED IN PLACE. HE STRUCK ITS EDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. A METAL CHIP FLEW OFF, STRIKING HIM IN THE NECK, LACERATING HIS SKIN AND PARTIALLY CUTTING AN ARTERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOOTING A RING BUILDUP IN THE KILN WITH 12 GAUGE SHOT GUN. ON ONE OF HT EROUNDS, EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DID NTO HOLD GUN PROPERLY, GUN KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN UPPER LIP.

EE REPORTED HE WAS STRIKING HARDENED TOOTH OF 992D FEL SPROCKET WITH STEEL HAMMER TO LOOSEN WHEN PIECE OF STEEL SPLIT OFF AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT FOREARM.

INJURED WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT MATERIAL.WHEN HE PULLED IT TOWARDS HIS BODY, IT SLIPPED &THE BLADE STRUCK HIS LEG, LACERATING IT. TWO SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE STEEL. EE HAD STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT. AND MAJOR LACERATION WHICH REQ'S STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A REDUCER THAT WAS SUSPENDED BY A "COME-ALONG' WHEN THE REDUCER UNEXPECTEDLY PINCHING THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE REDUCER & MOTOR COUPLING.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LYING UNDER THE HAUL TRUCK ON HIS BACK CHANGING A HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT WAS DAMAGED. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE HOSE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULD ER. THE EMPLOYEE HAD AN MRI THAT REVEALED A FULLTHICKNESS TEAR OF HIS LEFT ROTATOR CUFF. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON 7-31-00 AND BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 8-1-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE HAMMER & CHISEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING LARGE STEEL PINCH BAR TO MOVEA BELT CONVEYOR TAIL TRACTION INTO PLACE. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS NECK. HE WAS LATER REFERRED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY.

CUTTING V-BELT OFF OF RAW SCREEN #1 MOTOR, EMPLOYEE LACERATED FINGER WITH KNIFE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING SMALL BALLS FROM GATES INSIDE BALL MILL WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL. SMALL PIECEOF BALL CAME OUT OF GRATES, CUTTING LEFT BACK OF HAND THROUGH GLOVE.

EE WAS OPENING A BOTTOM DUMP DOOR ON A COAL RAILCAR. THE DOOR WAS NOT OPENING SO EE TRIED TO JUMP ON BAR THAT WAS 12 INCHES OFF THE GROUND. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE SOCKET CAUSING EE AND BAR TO DROP TO THE GROUND. EE SUSTAINED FRACTURE OF LOWER LEFT FIBULA.

FOREMAN WAS USING PRY BAR TO FREE JAMMED EQUIPMENT. PRY BAR SLIPPED FROM WORK POINT AND HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND NEARBY STATIONARY EQUIPMENT. FOUR SUTURES WERE REQUIR ED FOR WOUND.

A MILLWRIGHT AND CO-WORKERS WERE ADJUSTING CRUSHING CAVITY SIZE ON A CONE CRUSHER.A PIN THEY WERE INSTALLING WAS TOO TIGHT, SO THEY REMOVED IT WITH A DRIFT AND SLEDGEHAMMER. INJURED TRIED TO C ATCH THE PIN AS IT WAS DRIVEN OUT. IT STRUCK HISHAND, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND ADJUSTMENT CAP COLLAR. THREE SUTURES REQUIRED FOR WOUND.

THE INJURED EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE SOUTH KILN FEED ELEVATOR WITH A RATCHET. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT, THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF OF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AND HI S RIGHT HAND SMALL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET HANDLE AND AN ELEVATOR BUCKET CAUSING LACERATION AND CONTUSION. XRAY FURTHER REVEALED A FRACTURE TO THE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS USING A CHEATER BAR TO REMOVE AN OIL PLUG FROM D8 DOZER WHEN PLUG BROKE LOOSE AND HIS RIGHT WRIST STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE DOZER.