EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING SOME SCALING ONT HE RECLAIM BOOSTER PUMP WHEN FLYING DEBRIS MAD CONTACT WITH HSI FACE AND EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD SOME RUST REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT E YE.
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Showing all 25EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER TO PRESS A GEAR OFF A TRANSMISSION WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF HITTING HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD PICKED UP A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL TO USE IT TO KNOCK ANOTHER PIECE OF SCRAP IRON LOOSE WHICH WAS FROZEN TO THE BED OF THE WELDING TRUCK. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STRIKE IT LO OSE, HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PLATE STEEL AND ANOTHER PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FRACTURING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL A CO-EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING SOME SLAG OFF OF A EDGE AND A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS EYE CAUSING PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A VERY TIGHT BOLT FROM A 6" VICTAULIC COUPLING HE HAD TO STRAIN VERY HARD. WHEN HE WAS DONE WITH THIS TASK HE CLAIMED TAHT HE FELT NAUSEO US. LATER WHEN HE HAD GONE HOME FROM WORK, HE WAS CARRYING HIS WIFE FROM THE COUCH TO THE BEDROOM AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LIP SHROUD FROM A SHOVEL BUCKET. WHEN POUNDING ON IT WITH A 10 LB HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL DISLODGED FROM SHOROUD AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BEARING SPACER OFF OF THE HUB OF A HAUL TRUCK WITH A DRIFT PUNCH AND FOUR POUND HAMMER. THE HAMMER STRUCK ANOTHER OBJECT, BOUNCED AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
EMPL WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON SWING FRAME OF DOZER. WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF & STRUCK FACE.
EMPLOYEE ST ATED THAT HE WAS WORKING BENT OVER BEATING ON BEAMS PULLING & PRYING ON BEAMS WHILE PUTTING UP STEEL FOR NEW HOLOFLITE DRYER HE STAETD THAT HE NOTICED BACK PAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUNCH A 2" HOLE IN THE JUNCTION BOX BELOW THE WEST TRUCK SHOP OVERHEAD CRANE. EMPLOYEE STRAINED STOMACH AND BACK IN THE PROCESS.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SLIDE GATE WITH A BAR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BY STRIKING THE BAR WITH A TWO (2) POUND HAMMER. ON THE 5TH SWING, THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING A SPACER BETWEEN A CYLINDER END AND A MOUNTING BRACKET. THE PRY BAR WHICH HE WAS USING CAME LOOSE CAUSING HIS THUMB AND FINGER TO GET CAUGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA9RING DOWN LINERS AND LIFTERS. A LINER FELL AND SLID ONTO HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE AND CO3WORKER WERE TORQUING THE ROD BOLTS ON ENGINE OF TRACK DOZER WHEN EMPLOYEE LET GO FOR THE SOCKET END OF THE TORQUE WRENCH TO MOVE HOSE. THE SOCKET FELL OFF OF THE NUT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. 3
EMPL ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BRAKE PIN FROM S-1 SHOVEL.EMPL TAPPING PIN WITH 8 LB HAMMER AND SMASHED FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING TWO PIECES OF WOOD APART TO REPOSITION THEM.FELT A STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
I.NAME SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HIS LEFT THUMB WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM PC OF RUBBER MATERIAL HE WAS ENLARGING HOLES IN RUBBER MATERIAL WITH UTILITY KNIFE & KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB APPROX 1IN LONG & 3/4IN DEEP
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIN WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER. PUNCH SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PUNCH AND PIN BOSS.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF A MOTOR GRADER WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE REMOVING THE INSULATION FROM AN 8 KV CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE THE SCREW HOLDING THE HANDLE OF THE KNIFE TOGETHER CAME OUT ALLOWING THE BLADE TO SLIP
STANDING ONMOTOR 3\ OFF GROUND TIGHTENING BOLTS,WRENCH SLIPPED -FELL ONTO GRATING LANDING ON BACK.
THE MATERIAL WAS STACKED TOO CLOSE TO HOLE - WAS ON ROPE OR PUMP HOSE - WAS PULLED OR VIBRATEDED DOWN HOLE AND STRUCK BOB ON HAND BUSTING BONE IN HAND.
HOPKINS WAS WORKING ON A METAL SIDING CREW AS A GROUND MAN AND HAD PULLED A PIECE OF FLASHING TO THE SCAFFOLD ABOVE THE FLASHING WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROPE WITH A SHEET GRAB IN TRANSFERRING THE THE METAL TO THE SCAFFOLD IT WAS EITHER DROPPED OR KNOCKED FROM THE SHEET GRAB AND STRUCK HOPKINS HE RECEIVED BRUISES TO FACE HAND AND FOOT THE GRAB WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY SPRING
REMOVING FORMS. HAMMER SLIPPED WITH ANOTHER EE & STRUCK RON IN CHEEK CUTTING FACE ON LEFT CHEEK REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF BLDG PULLING UP PANEL WITH CABLE HOIST. THE CABLE HOIST, WHILE MOVING UP, STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE, HE TURNED QUICKLY EVASIVELY AND FELT A TWIST IN HIS BACK. H E WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT MOVE.