ELECTRICAL BOX ON CRANE BROKE FREE FROM WELD AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE END OF A SHOVEL TO TAP THE ELECTRIC SWITCH, WHEN THE BOX BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED THE SHOVEL THE BE SHOVED DOWNWARD, HITTI NG HIM WITH THE HANDLE IN THE CHEST (RIGHT SIDE) AND RIBS.
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Showing all 13EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER WERE WORKING ON 988B HYDRAULIC HOIST CYLINDER. THEY WERE ASSEMBLING ROD COMPNENTS TO INSTALL THE HEAD ASSEMBLY. SHIM STOCK WAS PUT AROUND THE STEM SO SEALS WOULDN'T BE D AMAGED WHEN INSTALLED. THE HEAD WAS PUT IN, EMLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE SHIM WITH PLIERS, IT TORE AND HIS LITTLEST FINGER, LEFT HAND, WAS CUT. THE DOCTOR FOR SUTURES.
TIGHTENING CHAIN ON JOY DRILL MAST STA(DING ON PCK UP BED BECAUSE NEEDED HT. WORKING WITH ARMS ABOVE HEAD TA5ING UP SLACK WITH A 15" CRESCENT. IN DDOING THIS STRAINED BACK TO DR. ON 1-20-89 B ACK TO WORK 1-23-89 WORKED AL WK FORM 1-23-89 THRU 1-31-89 OFF WORK 2-1-89 STILL OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE RATCHET IT SLIPPED AND HIT THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE BRUISING IT WENT TO DR OFF WORK SINCE
EMPL OYEE WAS WORKING ON THE MAG SEPERATOR PUMP,AT HMS.THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A NEARBY VALVE,CUTTING THE AREA ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.TO DOCTOR-RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 4 STITCHES HES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH ABOVE HIS HEAD TO LOOSEN A HYDRAULIC CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY. HE WAS STANDING FLAT FOOTED IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP TRUCK DOING THIS, THE BOLT WAS FROZEN AND AS HE PU LLED ON THE WRENCH WITH INCREASED PRESSURE, IT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING A STRAIN ON HIS NECK MUSCLES. LATER ON, HEADACHES DEVELOPED. TO DOCTOR ON 6-28-88, OFF SINCE.
EE WAS HELPING 3NSTALL AN ELEVATOR CHAIN IN T HE ELEVATOR. COME-ALONGS & CHAINFALLS WERE USED TO MOVE THE CHAIN WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 100# PER 10'. EE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK AS PAIN DEVELOPED LATE9 ON. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 12-13-86.
IN THE PROCESS 2F REPAIR WORK TO CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING WITH AN 8LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. ON ONE SWING, EMPLOYEE MISAIMED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK THE LITTLE TOE JUST BEHIND STEEL INSERT TOED BOOT. 3
EMPL WORKING ON3CRUSHER USING PORTA-POWER.WHEN HE RELEASED PRESSURE LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SPRING AND CRUSHER EDGE.PIECE OF TISSUE PINCHED OUT OF OUTSIDE OF PALM UNDER LITTLE FINGER,LEF T HAND.TO DR FO9 STITCHES.
EE ATTACHED A ROPE TO A BAG IN THE DUST COLLECTOR & STARTED TO LOWER IT. THE BAG WAS HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED & HE INCURRED A ROPE BURN AS THE ROPE SLIPPED THRU HIS HAND.
EE WAS HOLDING A MOTOR SHAFT STEADY ON THE FLOOR WHILE A SECOND EE WAS STRIKING PIPE WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER HEAD FELL OFF THE HANDLE & STRUCK EE ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD JUST BELOW HIS HAR D HAT.
WORKING ON WHEELBARROW,CUT LEFT HAND THUMB WITH HACKSAW.STITCHES REQUIRED.
EMPL ATTEMPTING TO MOVE 8\ DIA BALL MILL WITH CA// CHAINFALL TO EXPOSE RETAINING BOLTS AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE.