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EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS-THE CHANNELS LOCKS SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW ON AN ADJACENT RAILING.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WORKING ON THE CRUSHER SWINGING A 16 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER AS THE EMPLOYEE BROUGHT THE HAMMER DOWN HE MISSED AND SPUN AROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CUTTING CABLE WITH A KNIFE. AS HE CUT THE CABLE HE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING HAMMERS WITH PORT-A-POWER, PUMP WAS ON LEDGE, PUMP STARTED TO FALL, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH PUMP AND PUMP SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE HANDLE. (THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A LOST TIME INJURY--EMPLOYEE LAST WORKED ON 2/10/87.)
POKING DOWN WIT2 A BAR. CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL HITTING THE BAR, EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED INTO RAILING, HITTING BACK.
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A POKING BAR TO CLEAN CHUTE FROM SN11 SCREEN TO CONVEYOR BELT CB15P EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A PARTIAL LACERATION TO THE ULNAR ASPECT OF DISTAL TIP LEFT RING FINGER WOUND CLOSED WIT H 8 SUTURES 3
EMPLOYEE WAS LO2SENING BOLTS WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER.
PUSHING MATERIA5 WITH LONG-HANDLED SCRAPING TOOL NOTICED TENDERNESS IN RIGHT SHOULDER.MILD DISCOMFORT WITH ABDUCTION AND EXTERNAL ROTATION TO RIGHT.DIAGNOSIS TORN ROTATOR CUFF RIGHT SHOULDER.
PATIENT STATES 4HILE AT WORK WAS MOVING HEAVY OBJECT WHEN HE NOTICED SWELLING & TENDERNESS OF THE LEFT TESTICLE. POSSIBLE TORSION LEFT TESTICLRE%@*%@%*@%@ LEFT TESTICLE WHICH WAS MARKEDLY EN LARGED SWOLLEN 3 TENDER.
USING HAMMER TO3CHANGE PIN GATES AT 4-DDC-4.PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMP WAS STRAIGHTENING STEEL TEETH ON A LOADER BUCKET A STEEL FRAGMENT SPLINTERED OFF BUCKET AND WAS PROJECTED INTO EMPLOYEES LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AGAINST BEARING RACE TO REMOVE BEARING RACE FROM SCREW BUSHING EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WARNED NOT TO DO THIS THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE USING A DIFFENRENT METHOD
DUST WAS BLOWN INTO LEFT EYE WHEN SHE RAISED HER HOOD
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF SHIMMING IN BULL GEAR OF OUR #2 FINISH MILL EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING METAL WEDGES IN ORDER TO OPEN GEAR FLANGE WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK WEDGE WITH HAMMER HEAD OF HAMMER GLAN CED OFF OF WEDGE & STRUCK HIS FINGER THAT WAS APPROX 5 INCHES FROM WEDGE
EMPL WORKED ON BOBCAT FOR SEVERAL HRS DURING AM AND BY PM HAD A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE EE & CO-WORKER WERE ADJUSTING A ROLLER ON #5 COAL MILL. THE INJURED EE WAS HOLDING AN OPEN END SLUG WRENCH ON A NUT & THE CO-WORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. ON ONE INSTANCE THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE WRENCH HANDLE & CAUSED IT TO BOUNCE UP & DOWN PUSHING THE EES THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH & NUT.
USING A WRENCH TO MOVE CABLE. WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE WRENCH.
EMPLOYE REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER WAS TENDER AND S TATED HE RECALLED STRIPPING ELECTRICAL WIRES AND WIRE PUNCTURING FINGER TIP FINGER WAS PROBED AND PUS RELEASED APPROX 2 M ONTHS LATER ON 4-16-85 EMPLOYEE RETURNED STATING FINGER WAS AGAIN TENDER AND HARDENED AREA HAD FORMED WHERE PREVIOUSLY PROBED MEDICAL SERVICES WERE SOUGHT ON 4-17-85
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE METAL LINKS. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK A LINK WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE
PULLING CHAINS FROM GROUND INTO KILN WITH BLOCK & TACKLE FOR 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO REPORT ON 12/7/84 EMP TOOK A SCHEDULED LAYOFF FROM THE END OF THE SHIFT ON 12/7/84 TO 1/2/85 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH 3/26/85. HE IS NOW UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT. FINAL REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED
HOLD-BACK ON CHAINFALL CAME LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING PINS OUT OF 5BR1 HAMMER USING A PORT-A-POWER WHIN THE PIN CAME OUT. IT SMASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE PIN SUPPORT ARM.
USING A HAMMER TO BREAK A CLINKER CHUNK. MISSED THE CHUNK AND STRUCK HAND ON T HE FEDER GATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO DISASSEMBLE WORN SPROCKET. WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN BUCKET ELEVATOR #10 SPROCKET WITH ALLEN WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE HIS HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST SPROCKET TEETH , CAUSING LACERATION ON THE KNUCKLE OF MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PICKHEAD FROM HANDLE. HEAD CAME DOWN AND SMASHED FINGERS AGAINST CRANE TRAMISSION.
ASSIGNED TO KNOCK OUT BRICKS WITHIN KILN WITH BAR IN PREP FOR BRICKING.DUST FELL FROM TOP OF KILN INTO EMPL RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING USING A LENGTH OF PIPE TO TIGHTEN CHAIN BINDER ON MILL. AS HE APPLIED LEVERAGE TO THE PIPE HE TWISTED HIS BACK
WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN METAL AND WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO CHIPPING COATING INSIDE THEKILN WITH A STEEL RODON 122783 AND 122883 EMPLOYEE FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER FROM NBECK TO SHOULDER BLADE ON 122883 EMPLOYEE CLAIMS SHE FELT WORSE ON AWAKENING ON122983 A SCHEDULED VACATION DAY SHE WAS SCHEDULED OFF FOR FOUR DAYS 123083 THROUGH 010284 AND REPORTED THE INJURY ON 010384
BILL PETERSON HAD A MEETING WITH ELECTRICLA CONTRACTOR IN A RESTAURANT IN PHOENIX ARIZ ON 10 25 83 WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS CAR HE WAS ATTACHED AND ROBBED THE MAN WHO ATTACHED HIM PULLED A KN KNIFE AND CUT PETERSON ON LEFT FOREFINGER RT WRIST AND IN ABODOMEN RESULTING IN APPROX 100 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING COUPLING OFF THE SHAFT WHEN COUPLING WAS FREE OF THE SHAFT IT FLIPPED OVER WITHIN THE SLING CAUSING THE ALTHREAD BOLT PART OF PULLER ASSEMBLY TO CUT HIS RIGHT PALM
EMP WAS POKING DOWN RISER DUCT WITH A BAR WHEN A CHUNK OF CLINKER FELL STRIKING THE BAR KNOCKING IT AGAINST HIS FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MILWAUKEE CRANE WITH KNOCKER WRENCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER.
HITTING POKE BAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,MISSED BAR AND HIT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FORKLIFT PLATFORM TO TIGHTEN A RAM ON AN AIR GATE WITH A CRESENT WRENCH AS THE EMPLOYEE PULLED ON THE CRESENT WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED OFF RAM AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH CAU SE WSRENCH FLAT ON RAM WAS ROUNDED OFF DUE TO BEING PREVIOUSLY TIGHTED WITH AN IMPROPER TOOL EXTENT OF INJURY LACERATION/CONTUSION TO LOWER LIP
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE MOVING THE COOLER DRIVE SPROCKET AROUND COLUMN TO HOOK IT UP TO THE COME-A-LONG. WEIGHT OF SPROCKET SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE\S LEFT SMALL FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND ANGLE IRON GUARD.