WHILE REMOVING PIPING FROM PIPE RACK USING CABLE COME-A-LONG, CABLE BROKE RESULTINGIN INJURY DUE TO FALLING PIPING. ONEEMPLOYEE PSUHING PIPE OUT OF RACK AND ONE EMPLOYEE ON FLOOR PULLING ON F LANGED END OF PIPE. PIPING FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEE'S INSIDE RIGHT LEG CAUSIGN A FRACTURE, LIGAMENT DAMAGE AND MUSCLE DAMAGE.
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Showing all 9ERECTING A PROCESS TANK,HOISTING 8" I BEAM,6 FT LONG.I BEAM SWUNG BUMPING INJURED ON LEFT LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL EVALUATION UNTIL 08-16-90.
EMPL USING COME-ALONG HOIST TO LOWER SUMP PUMP INTO SUMP.LIFTED HOIST AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE CHEST.
CUTTING EXTRUSION WITH ROD KNIFE SLIPPED CUT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM "TECH" ELECTRICAL CABLE AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER,RESULTING IN FOUR SUTURES ON END OF FINGER.
EMPL CUTTING 1/4" ROPE WITH UTILITY KNIFE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPL LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE HAD PL5CED A 4'X4'BLOCK ON A 12"X10" ELBOW AND WAS USING A DOUBLE JACK IN AN ATTEMPT TO JAR THE ELBOW LOOSE FROM THE TANK.THE DOUBLE JACK GLANCED OFF OF THE BLOCK AND CAUGHT EMPLOYE E'S LEFT HAND B9TWEEN DOUBLE JACK HANDLE AND DECK GRATING.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A DOUBLE JACK HAMMER TO REMOVE LIFTER FROM SAG MILL. BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE SAG MILL.
EMPLS HAD SECTIONS OF 4\\ SCHEDULE 80 PIPE SET UP ON ADJUSTABLE JACK STANDS AND WERE IN PROCESS OF ADJUSTING STAND HIGHTS TO ALIGN JOINTS FOR WELDING.INJ EMPL HAD LEFT HAND HOLDING ADJUSTING P ORTION OF STAND WHEN IT DROPPED AND CAUGHT PALM OF HAND IN SLIDING JOINT OF STAND.