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Employee was working with a shovel in a tank when underside of left forearm contacted blade of agitator. Agitator's blade was sharpened on edge, causing laceration to forearm.
EE was in the shop working on a spray bar. He was installing a spray nozzle(approx. 3/4" x 11/2" long) into a 2" pipe. The wrench he was using to thread the nozzle into the pipe slipped off, causing him to twist his back. At the emergency room, he received an injection for the pain.
EE was cutting the end of a Robroy condulet to remove excess in order to insert plug. He had his left hand stabilizing the pipe, about one foot up from the end. He was cuttig the end of the condulet with a razor knife in his right hand and pulling up. The blade slipped and cut his left thumb, resulting in two stitches.
Employee was using tapping tool to tap threads in a coupling. He was using a crescent wrench to apply motive force instead of supplied T-wrench. When he applied force the tap shattered and his right hand, which was guiding the tap, made contact with the sharp edge of the shattered tap, resulting in a laceration that required 6 stitches.
Employee was using a car stop as a hammer to move a rail car door slide back onto the slide rail. When the employee struck the door slide, the car stop ricocheted and hit the employee's safety glasses, resulting in a laceration under right eye on right cheek, which required 5 stitches.
Shippers were installing Seabulk liner into a container which requires removal of two tie-off studs. The studs have to be removed partially with a grinding tool and then complete removal with hammer. When he struck the studs, the hammer bounced back, hitting employee in left corner of mouth and left side of face.
EE WAS TIGHTING BOLTS IN THE BOTTOM BEARING OF A BAUER MILL WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN RIGHT GROIN AREA AND FELT A SMALL KNOT IN THAT AREA. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12/01/2004 AND WAS RELEASED TO REGULAR WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BOX CUTTER KNIFE TO CUT A PLASTIC TIE OFF OF A PALLET OF MATERIAL. HE WAS HOLDING THE PLASTIC ABOVE THE TIE WITH HIS LEFT HAND, CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TOWARDS HIS LT. HAND. THE BOX CUTTER SLIPPED OFF THE TIE, STRIKING HIS LT.WRIST, RESULTING IN A LACERATION. 6 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
REMOVING NUT FROM BOTTOM OF SHAFT. STRUCK WRENCH HANDLE WITH HAMMER AND HIT RAIL.
EE WAS REMOVING A FEED TUBE FROM #1 MAGNET WHILE IN A SEATED POSITION AND USING A 24" PIPE WRENCH. AS HE PULLED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND DOWN HIS RIGHT LEG. WORK COMP PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED HIM AS HAVING MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK. HE WAS GIVEN AN INJECTION, 2 PRESCRIPTIONSAND PLACED ON RESTRICTION AND NO LIFTING OVER 40 LBS.
MECHANIC PUTTING TEETH IN BUCKET OF BACKHOE, HITTING PINS WITH HAMMER AND METAL SHATTERED WITH A SLIVER HITTING HIM IN THE FRONT MID NECK AREA. STITCHES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE THE SEAL & BEARING HOUSING ON THE PUMP. HE WAS REMOVING THE CARBON RETAINER RINGS ON THE SEAL USING A CHISEL & HAMMER. WHILE HITTING THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER & FRACTURED THE DISTAL PHALANGE.
HE WAS CALLED TO PLANT 4 BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH A DIVERTER VALVE TO E3. THE VALVE WAS PLUGGED WITH PRODUCT. EMPLOYEE, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OPERATOR, WAS TRYING TO PRY VALVE AROUND WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT ELBOW ON NEARBY PIPING.
EE'S RIGHT RING FINGER WAS LACERATED WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING TO CLEAN LUMPS OUT OF A BAUER MADE CONTACT WITH A COVER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ER BY CO-WORKER & HAD SURGICAL REPAIR ON 8/29/02. FINGER WAS FRACTURED IN 2 PLACES.
EE REMOVING EASEOUT STUD ON WEST ROLLER MILL WITH 18" CRESENT WRENCH. WHEN BROKE LOOSE HE JAMMED 2ND/3RD FINGER ON ROLLER MILL HOUSING.
EE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. WITH OTHER EE ASSISTANCE, EE FLUSHED HIS EYE WITH WASH BOTTLE THEN AN EYEWASH. HE REPORTED CONTINUED DISCOMFORT THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE WAS CHECKED BY AN OPTHAMOLOGIST AND A PREVENTIVE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED FOR MILD CORNEAL ABRASION WAS GIVEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN PACKING NUT ON SOUTH PLUNGER. FACKING NUT POPPED UP OUT OF BOX AND SLUNGER YOKE ASSEMBLY MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST WRENCH HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DIE PLATE ON EXTRUDER WHEN HE USED A WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE NUTS THAT HOLD THE DIE PLATE. AS HE PULLED UPWARD ON THE WRENCH,HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS T AKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EXAMINATION.
TAKING APART VALVE - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE SLIPPED FROM ROPE AND DROPPED ON RIGHT WRIST.