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Team Member sustained bicep/shoulder injury after caught in a pinch point during work activities.
TM cut lip while doing metal work.
Team member was hammering a tooth into an adapter with a single jack style hammer. The hammer impacting the tooth caused a metal chip to fly up resulting in team member retaining a metal fragment in chin. Injury was originally first aid. Medical treatment was not provided until 8/11/2020.
Team member hit EE's finger with a 10 pound hammer.
Team Member was loosening coupling bolt when handle on pipe wrench broke resulting in strain in right shoulder.
EE was removing torque converter from engine that was still installed in the 775 rock truck. EE had EE's left hand on the oil fill neck of the torque converter. EE was using a pry bar in EE's right hand to help remove the converter. When the torque converter came loose, it popped to the side and pinched EE's left hand against the truck frame.
Employee reported accident occurred while clearing plugged starter steel on drill rig. Compressed air had been used unsuccessfully to clear debris. Air was bled off Workers waited 2 minutes before trying to clear plugged steel with a pry bar. Plugged material came free, releasing residual compressed air, water, mud and debris onto worker's right hand and coveralls.
EE was using a snap-on filter wrench with a 24" breaker bar to loosen a filter the breaker bar slipped out of the filter wrench socket and his left elbow struck a strut housing. No reportable medical treatment until 7/12/07.
Reported pain after the job was completed. Returned to regular duty on 4-26-07.
Unknown. No specific event cited in the incident report. " Injury by useing hand tool"
A PIECE OF SPROCKET BROKE OFF, STRIKING EE IN THE NECK.
Employee reported using long handle scraper to clean accumulated material from floor of service pit. Scraper struck raise edge of 1/4" hidden under material resulting in jammed right shoulder. Employee did not seek medical attention until friday July 29th at 7 pm.
EE was laying on his stomach on top of 36" pipe. Reached over to adjust the come-a-long - was wearing rain suit. Slipped off the pipe, fell into a hole approximately 8' deep. Offered medical care - EE declined. Then requested care on 12-22-04.
BOX CUTTER SLIPPED, CUTTING EE'S LEFT KNEE.
THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL OF THE RAMP BACKWARDS.
STRAIN / INJURY BY USING TOOL.
BOX SLIPPED AT THE AREA BEING OPENED ABEL LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARD, LANDING ON LEFT ELBOW & JAMMING LEFT SHOULDER
STRUCK BY FALLING OR FLYING OBJECT. EE WAS DRIV-ING PIN INTO TOOTH ON LOADER BUCKET WITH HAMMER,HAMMER STRUCK THE PIN-PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EE'S CHEEK/JAWBONE AREA.
CUT LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING OLD BELT PRESS BELT PRESS BELT OFF. THE WEIGHT OF THE BELT PULLED HAND ACROSS KNIFE. SEVERAL STITCHES FOR 3 CM LACERATION. Y
CUT/PUNCTURE/SCRAPE. HOLDING DEVICE TO STABILIZETOOTH WHILE PIN WAS HAMMERED OUT.(ON LOADER) STEEL WENT INTO HIS ARM ON UNDERSIDE HALFWAY BETWEEN ELBOW AND WRIST.
CUT/PUNCTURE/SCRA--KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND