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PULLING ON A 15" ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TIGHTENING A BOLT AND WRENCH SLIPPED GETTING EMPLOYEE STRAIN IN BACK. HAS A HISTORY OF BAD BACK.
WHILE CLIMBING & REACHING FOR GREASING HAD LOW BACK STRAIN
WHILE PULLING DOWN ON A 6 TON COME-A-LONG TO REMOVE A BLOWBAR FROM THE CRUSHER ROTOR THE EMPLOYEE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA THE INJURY BECAME OBVIOUS TO THE EMPLOYEE WHEN HE BEGAN HAM MERING ON THE BLOWBAR
STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH OVERHEAD
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT 75HP MOTOR, WHILE LIFTING THE MOTOR WITH A CHAIN FALL THE MOTOR BOUND ON A PIECE OF FLOOR GRADING. THE EMPLOYEE PRYED THE MOTOR LOOSE WHICH ST RUCK THE PRYBAR AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT 3RD FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL & PRYBAR. A CRUSHING INJURY RESULTED-A POSSIBLE DISTAL FRACTURE OF FINGER TIP-A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 SUTURES-3 ON FINGER
STRAINED BACK WHILE TRYING TO OPEN TIGHT BULK R R CAR TOP DOOR.
MOVING 300# ASSEMBLY INTO POSITION WITH CHAIN JACK AND INJURED PUT FINGERS INTO PINCH POINT AND CAUGHT THEM BETWEEN COUPLING AND HOUSING FRAME
INJURED WAS HACKSAWING A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, HOLDING IT DOWN. WHEN THE CUT WAS COMPLETED, THE REMAINING PIECE WHICH WAS STILL CONNECTED, SPRANG UP, STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE AN D MAKING A LACERATION ABOUT 11/2" LONG, WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER STRIKING THE OPERATING ARM OF THE STUCK ROTARY VALVE. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF & HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LEVER ARM & THE HAMMER HANDLE. THE BASE OF THE NAIL & FINGER WAS LACERATED, REQUIRING SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS HOLDING A LARGE WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS STRIKING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE MOVED HIS HAND & THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CRUSHING IT AGAINST THE W RENCH. BONE AT TIP OF FINGER WAS SPLIT & LACERATION REQUIRED 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE.