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INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE COLLAR FROM F-K PUMP IN MILL BUILDING. WHILE USING A BAR AND HAMMER TO LOOSEN COLLAR, INJURED STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER CAUSING LACERATION.
WHILE COATING #3 KILN INJURED MADE QUICK MOVE TO DODGE A FALLING BRICK CAUSING INJURED TO FALL AND HAVE PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA. (TO DOCTOR 6-7-89).
USING HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN INTO ROLLER CAHIN . STRIKING PIN METAL FRAGMENT FLEW OFF HAMMER HEAD AND IMBEDDED ININJ R. CHEEK. FIRST TO DR. 4-24-89.
USING HAMMER AND SHIM-DRIVER TO DRIVE 16 GA.KEYING SHIM INTO BRICK RING AT #2 KILN.STRIKING SD WITH HAMMER,SHIM BENT CAUSING SD TO SLIP.LEFT FOREARM STRUCK SHIM CAUSING LACERATION.
WHILE USING BRICK HAMMER TO DRIVE REFRACTORY BRICK INTO POSITION IN KILN INJURED HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER. FIRST TO DR ON 9-28-88.
INJURED WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE SPROCKET OFF SHAFT OF OLD (JUNKED ) SCRAPER. WHILE STRIKING SPROCKET, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK INJURED'S LOWER LIP CAUSING LACERATION (ON 7-15-88). FIRST TO DOCTOR ON 8-26-88 TO DETERMINE IF PIECE OF METAL STILL IMBEDDED IN LIP. METAL CHIP SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 8-26-88.
INJURED WAS HAM4ERING IN UPWARD DIRECTION ON ADJUSTOR ARM FOR SETTING BLADES ON #2 FINISH MILL SEPARATOR WHILE HAMMERING INJURED FELT PULL IN RT SHOULDER
INJURED WAS USI3G A BAR TO CLOSE SLIDE-TYPE DOOR ON BOTTOM OF HOPPER-TYPE RAIL CAR. WHILE POUNDING ON DOOR WITH BAR,INJURED FELT PULL/PAIN IN LOW BACK AND GROIN. (INJURED DID NOT SEE DOCTOR UN TIL 10-12-87,TH9REFORE FIRST DAY OF DISABILITY IS 10-13-87.)
INJURED WAS USI3G KNIFE TO CUT OFF PORTION OF PLASTIC VACUUM HOSE (6" DIA.) FOR USE WITH "SUPERSUCKER" (VACUUM) TRUCK. WHILE CUTTING HOSE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED'S LEFT WRIST (INSIDE ), CAUSING LACE9ATION.
INJ WAS HELPING3TO CHANGE F-K PUMP AT CEMENT SILOS WHILE PULLING ON PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEN BAR AND PUMP INJURY OCCURRED 01 12 87 EMP TO DR ON 01 13 87
INJ WAS USING A3BAR TO TIGHTEN THE TENSION ADJUSTING SCREWS ON THE LIMESTONE STACKER CONVEYOR IN THE QUARRY. WHILE PULLING ON BAR, INJURED PINCHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CONVEYOR F RAME. INJURY WA8 REPORTED ON 8-8-86 BUT HE DIDNT SEE DR UNTIL 8-10-86
INJURED WAS HOL8ING A FLAT BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE BAR WITH A HAMMER TO CLEAR PACKEDINJURED WAS HOLDING A FLAT BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE BAR WITH A HAMMER TO CLEAR PACKED PACKED MATERIAL3FROM A CEMENT SIB BIN VALUE. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF END OF BAR AND PINCHED INJURED FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND VALVE FLANGE.
INJURED WAS USING A COUPLING PULLER TO TEMOVE COUPLING FROM CEMENT COOLER DRIVE SHAFT. PULLER SLIPPED AND FELL, PINCHING INJURED\S FINGER BETWEEN PULLER AND SHAFT.
ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED ON 01-03-85 WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE A COAL CAR DOOR.AS INJURED PULLED ON DOOR WITH BAR.HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.AFTER SEEING DOCTOR EMPLOYEE CONTINUE D WORK AT REGULAR JOB TITLE UNTIL 3-5-85,WHEN RE-AGGREVIATION OF INJURY RESULTED IN TEMPORARY DISABILITY.FAST LOST WORK DAYS WAS 3-6-85.