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Employee was cutting plastic tie wrap with razor knife; knife slipped and cut employee on left palm of hand.
EE COMPLAINED HIS ARM WAS HURTING AFTER USING HAMMER (5/19/04). ON 6/8/04 EE REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ON 7/1/04 EE WAS REFERRED TO A PHYSICAL THERAPIST. EE WAS GIVEN THERAPY AND TOLD TO AVOID USING A HAMMER ON THE JOB (RESTRICTED USE OF HAMMER, BUT ALLOWED ALL OTHER DUTIES).
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT OFF THE OUTER JACKET OFA 480 FAN POWER CABLE. EE WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIS LT. HAND WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGERS. EE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 12 STITCHES. HIS RESTRICTIONS DO NOT HINDER HIS ABILITY TO PERFORM HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE CONTENDS HE REINJURED HIS LOWER BACK ON 2-13-03 ( NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT BUT WAS SORE AT THE END OF SHIFT) MANAGEMENT WAS NOT AARE OF THE RE-AGGRAVATED INJURY UNTIL 2-7-03. ORIGINAL INJ URY ON 12-29-02, EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND HIT A BOLT IN THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FEEL A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THAT TIME.
EE USING SAFETY KNIFE TO TRIM FACE SHIELD TO FIT FACE SHIELD FRAME. MADE CUT TOWARDS SELF, CUT LEFT WRIST. INJURY REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EE ATTEMPTING TO CUT TIE-WRAP WITH KNIFE. KNIFE BLADE HIT BED OF VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPING CAUSING EE'S HAND TO HIT KNIFE BLADE, CUTTING FINGER.
EE WAS USING PIPE WRENCH TO CHANGE OUT PIPE ON SPRINKLER SYSTEM. USED UPPER BODY TO ASSIST IN PUSHING ON WRENCH. FRACTURED SEVENTH RIB.
EE USING PUNCH TO REMOVE BOLT FROM SHEAVE WHEEL. SMALL PIECE OF BOLT BROKE OFF AND PENETRATED EE S LEFT LEG AT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO STRAGHTEN UP PILE OF PALLTS USING SCALING BAR. SCALING BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE PIN. FELT PAIN IN ELBOW.
MECHANIC USING METAL PUNCH TO REMOVE PIN ON UNDER CUTTER CHAIN. POINT OF PUNCH BROKE OFF AND HIT ANOTHER MECHANIC ON CHIN. CAUSING A SMALL CUT ON CHIN ONE STITCHES REQUIRED.
THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A 55 GALLON DRUM FROM A PALLET, USING A MANUAL DRUM HOIST/DOLLY. THE DRUM WAS OBSTRUCTED, CAUSING THE SWING ARMS TO MOVE, PINCHING THE EE'S FINGER.
EE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE U JOINT ON UNDERCUTTER, FAILED TO TAKE RETAINING SPRING OFF. ANOTHER EE USED HAMMER IN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE U JOINT. JAMMER GLANCED OFF AND HIT EE ON FINGER, BREAKING BONE AND INFLICTING BAD CUT.