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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO FREE MATERIAL FROM THE HAMMERMILL. WHEN THE BAR UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE THROUGH, HIS LEFT HAND STRUCK AGAINST THE MILL DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEF T PALM REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
ALLEGES THAT ON 10-22-96 SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS R-SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE INDICDENT WAS REPORTED INFORMALLY FOLLOWING OCCURRENCE. ON 12-10-96 EMPKLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS W ORK. ON 12-16-96 THE COMPANY LEARNED THAT HIS DAYS AWAY FORM WORK WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TOTHE OCTOBER INCIDENT.
EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A SCREEN MOTOR. HE DID NOT REALIZE BAS WAS SPRING LOADED. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE TOP OF THE PIVOT BASE ROTATED, PINCHING HIS RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN MOUNT AND FRAME RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BAROKEN COUPLER ON A STEEL DRILL. AS HE STRUCK THE BROKEN PART WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT, A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS LEG WHICH REQUIRED SURGICAL DEBRID MENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LONG BLADE FILET KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER SKIRT BOARD MATERIAL THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THROUGH THE GLOVE & CUT OF HAND
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON A SCREENING UNIT WHILE REINSTALLING THE SCREEN RAIL THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING DOWN ON THE RAIL THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES FINGER AGAINST THE SCREEN UNIT
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING BUCKET TOOTH RETAINING PINS OUT OF THE ADAPTORS THE PIN BEING DRIVEN HAD BEEN PARTIALY CUT OUT W/TORCH & USING ANOTHER PIN WAS BEING HAMMERED ON TO RE,MOVE IT THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND RING FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN OLD CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION NEEDING STITCHES.
EMPL RELEASING CHAIN BINDER WHEN THE HANDLE EXTENSION SLIPPED STRIKING EMPL AND CAUSING LACERATION ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS BUT SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.
95149Y OCCURRED WHEN THE HOIST BLOCK OF THE DIGGING LADDER MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPING 3" ONTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT.
LOOSENING BOLT WITH HAMMER AND WRENCH HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING STONE LOOSE IN THE CRUSHER WHEN ANOTHER STONE FELL FROM ABOVE AND HIT THE END OF THE BAR. THEREFORE, THIS CAUSED OTHER END OF THE BAR TO RISE, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN.
USING CROW BAR TO UNPLUGG CRUSHER FEED BAR STRUCK EMP THUMB AGAINST THE CHUTE
54736YEE WHILE CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER BELT WITH A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND NEAR WRIST,REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.UPON HIS RETURN FROM THE HOSPITAL HE RESUMED HIS REGULAR DUTIES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER INSTALL BUSHINGS INTO A DRAGLINE BRAKE DRUM.WHILE USING A HYDRAULIC JACK ALONG WITH A THREADED ROD TO INSTALL THE BUSHING THE ROD BROKE AND ONE END OF THE ROD ST RUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA CAUSINGA SEVERE BRUISE.
PROCESS OF CHANGING HAMMER TIPS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE TIP METAL CAME OFF HIT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PICK AX TO STRIKE MATERIAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE FEEDER FLOOR. HE HIT THE METAL FLOOR WITH THE AX, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AGGRAVATION OF A PRE-EXISTING INJ URY THAT HAD BEEN SUSTAINED IN A NON-WORK RELATED INCIDENT. THE PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED A BRUISED HAND AND PLACED THE EMPLOYEE ON NO WORK STATUS.
WHILE THE MILL WAS DOWN EMPLOYEE REACHED IN AT TEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK AS HE WAS DISLODGING THE ROCK ONE OF THE HAMMERS MOVED & STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A CUT THE INJURY RE QUIRED STITCHES EMPLOYEE WAS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
EMPL WAS REMOVING BRAKE DRUM GUARD WITH USE OF HAND HELD CHISEL & HAMMER. CHISEL SLIPPED & RIGHT HAND STRUCK EDGE OF SHARP THIN METAL DRUM GUARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A TORN BELT FASTENER FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THE KNIFE, IN HIS RIGHT HAND, SLIPPED AS HE CUT TOWARDS HIMSELF PUNCTURING HIS LEFT WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEAR PLATES IN A CRUSHER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS CHEST AREA.HE WAS STRIKING THE WEAR PLATE(HAMMER SHOE) WITH A HAND HELD HAMMER WHEN I T CHIPPED OFF.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON ONE OF THE METAL SHOES THAT HOLDS THE CRUSHER HAMMERS IN POSITION. THE METAL SHOE IS LOOSEN OR REMOVED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CRUSHER HAMME.R AS HE WAS HAMMERIN G ON THE METAL SHOE, A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS LEFT UPPER LEG.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK WITH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL THAT CHIPPED OFF OF A CRUSHER PART. HE HAD BEEN HAMMERING ON A SHOE PLATE TO REMOVE ONE OF THE CRUSHER HAMMERS INSIDE, HE STOPPED AN D ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BEGAN HAMMERING WHEN A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS NECK AREA.
ON 11/9 MEDICAL REPORT WAS RECEIVED BY CO WHICH STATED THAT ON 9/18 EMPL HAD BEEN PLACED ON NO WORK STATUS FOR THREE DAYS AS RESULT OF BRUISING RIGHT ELBOW WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH AT WORK. EMP L DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO CO WHEN IT OCCURRED& HAD TAKEN 3 DAYS VACATION DURING THREE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM TIME THAT THIS INFORMATION BECAME
EMPL CHANGING HAMMER TIPS.USING HAMMER TO TAKE HAMMER TIPS OFF WHEN PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A WOODEN CRATE OF SHAKER SCREEN CLOTH USING A 2X4 PIECE OF WOOD.AS HE WAS PRYING THE TOP OFF,ONE OF THE TOP PLANKS ON TH E CRATE SPLIT APART AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPL WAS DISASSEMBLING A RADIAL STACKER AS HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND PIN TO DRIVE THE PIN OUT OF THE STACKER A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED BETWEEN FINGERS ON L HAND
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OUT RAILCARS BEFORE LOADING THEM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE OF RAIL CARS, OPENING AND CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOORS. AS T HE INJURED EMPLOYEE INSERTED A PRY BAR INTO THE DOOR HINGE, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED HIS SIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS LOOKING IN THE EMPTY CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER AND CHISEL TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM EAGLE LOG WASHER. A PIECE OF METAL FROM EITHER THE BOLT, CHISEL, OR HAMMER STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
INJURED WS CUTTING BOLT ON #1 SCREEN AND ANOTHE PERSON WS USING PRY BAR. PRY BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT JAW (LOWER).
WHILE USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND LACERATION REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES
WHILE USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A CONVEYOR BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT HIMSELF IN THE LEG. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
PULLING LARGE ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING BACKHOE AND CHECKING FOR CRACKS. A RACHET WAS BEING USED TO DRAW THE BUCKET IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE HIS BUCKEYT SIDE WITH AHMMER KNOCKING RUST LOOSE WHICH JARRED THE RACCHET LOOSE AND HOOK FROM RACHET STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING THE HEAD OFF A HAUL UNIT ENGINE.THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE HEAD PINCHED THE EMPLOYEES THUMB AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRILL BIT; HE HAD WEDGED THE TABLE COLLAR UP ON THE DRILL STEEL WITH A CSCREW DRIVER. WHILE REMOVING BIT, THE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT TUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HAMMERS FROM SHANKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER FRAGMENT OF HAMMER HIT HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUSING AN ABRAISION
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BOX KNIFE TO REPAIR A RUBBER HOSE THE KNIFE WAS PALCED IN HIS BACK POCKET WITH THE BLADE EXPOSED HE REACHED BEHIND AND STRUCK THE BLADE WITH HIS RT ARM CAUSING A LACERAT ION REQUIRING SUTURES
INJURED WAS WELDING ON BOW OF M/V BEVERLY, HAMMERING ON WELD. A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN EXTENSION PIPE ON A 3/4" RACHET TO LOOSEN A BOLT IN JOINT OF CRANE BOOM WHEN THE BOLT FREE UP SUDDENLY AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE AND CRANE BOOM.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A 6FT.BAR ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF A DRAGLINE TRAVEL CHAIN SO THAT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD REMOVE THE CHAIN LINK PIN IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE T RAVEL CHAIN AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE REPOSITIONED THE BAR HE LOOKED DOWN TO BE SURE BAR WAS IN POSITION AS HE DID THAT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK PIN & IT CAME OUT STRIKING HIS FACE
EMPL REPLACING 4EAR HAMMERS IN 2NDARY CRUSHER ANOTHER EMPL INSIDE CRUSHER HITTING HAMMERS WITH HAND HELD SLEDGE.AS HE STRUCK WEAR HAMMER SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF STRUCK EMPL IN RIGHT SID E OF FACE. 3
WHILE REPLACING3SPRINGS ON #4 SCREEN TOWER PRY BAR SLIPPED STRIKNG MAN THE PRY BAR WAS BEING USED TO COMPRES SPRING IN ORDER TO PLACE SPRING CAP AND NUT
WHILE REPAIRING3T RAVEL SHAFT THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING MANS HAND TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON THE GEAR OF THE TRAVEL SHAFT CUT BACK OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS INSTALLING METAL WEDGE INTO A DUMP BLOCK SOCKET BY HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AFTER HITTING THE WEDGE SEVERAL TIMES A SMALL PIECE OF THE WEDGE HAFTERHITTING THE W
EMPL CHANGING C5BLE ON DRAGLINE.HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND BAR CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO MAKE A CUT IN CONVEYOR BELT TO SPLICE BELT BACK TOGETHER KNIFE SLIPPED STABBING MAN IN LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE CUT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES
INJURED WAS USI3G A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK JAM IN THE SURGE TUNNEL FEEDED.THE ROCKES FREED CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO BECOME DISLODGED FROM HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON HAND,AND THE LEFT EYE AND MOUTH. 3