EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING DUST FROM THE DUSTLESS UNLOADER. THE HOPPER WAS NOT FEEDING PROPERLY SO THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN THE INSIDE MATERIAL BY BEATING ON THE HOPPER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND A HAND RAIL. INFECTION SET IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
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Showing all 15EMPLOYEE BELIEVES AN INJURY OCCURRED WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHILE LAYING UNDER A TRUCK TO WORK ON THE ENGINE. DOCTOR'S FIRST REPORT WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 2-28-89.
WHILE CHANGING CONVEYOR BELTS, PULLED ON WRENCH TO FREE BOLTS AND PULLED MUSCLES.
STRIPPING OUT WIRE, KNIFE SLIPPED OFF OF INSULATION, CUTTING THUMB.
CLINKER DUST IN EYES SWEEPING AND SHOVELING CLINKER DUST.
PULLING DOOR OFF WITH PRYBAR DOROR POPPED OFF HITTING KNEE
EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND BECAME PINNED IN CHAIN BLOCK WHEN CHAIN PULLED THROUGH BLOCK.
PULLING CHAIN, HAND CAUGHT ON SHARP EDGE OF LINK CUTTING FINGER.
WAS KNOCKING OUT BRACE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS KN2CKING CHAIN HANGERS IN THE KILN USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS WRIST. SWELLING WAS NOTED IN THE HAND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1-18-88. EMPLOYEE HAS H5D THIS ARM BROKEN IN AN OFF THE JOB ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DUST COLLECTOR BAG CLAMP WITH A SCREW DRIVER. HE PUSHED THE SCREW DRIVER INTO HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE CUT.
CUTTING INSULATION OFF SOME WIRE WITH LEFT HAND AND ACCIDENTLY PULLED THE KNIFE BLADE INTO HIS RT ARM MEDICAL TREATMENT RESULTED IN THREE STICHES AND A TETINUS SHOT
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE TO BREAK UP SOME SET UP GYPSUM WHICH WAS IN A WEIGHT FEEDER AND HIS LEFT HAND SLAMMED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER REQUIRING THREE STITCHES TO THE F IRST KNUCKLE OF HIS LEFT HAND
EE WAS BREAKING A LUMP OF HARD MATERIAL ON THE LIMESTONE TRANSFER BELT BY USING A 3\ PIECE WHICH HE WAS STRIKING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE PIPE & LACERATED THE 1ST F INGER, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIEC E OF CARDBOARD WITH A KNIFE. WHILE DOING THIS HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND. FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.