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EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN A BIN SLIDE BY STRIKING IT WITH AN 8# SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN EMPLOYEE SWUNG HAMMER HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPL WA SPULLING ON BOX WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK DRIFT PUNCH WITH HAMMER, DRIFT PUNCH MOVED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S THUMB BETWEEN DRIFT PUNCH AND GEAR PULLER.
AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN CHUCK BY TURNING ON CHUCK WRENCH,FELT SHOULDER POP.EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING,TURNING CHUCK WRENCH WITH BOTH HANDS.
THE JINJ. WA> ASSISTING ANOTHER EMP. IN LIFTING UP A SECTION OF DRAGCHAIN WITH A COM A LONG, THE RIGGING HOOK APPARANTLY FAILE DROPPING THE LOAD PINCHING THE VICTIMS FINGER AGAINST A METAL FLANGE. THE INJ. WAS GUIDING THE LOAD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED.
EE WAS CUTTING 5 PIECE OF H OSE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
I NAME WAS LAYI3G BRICK, CLEANING AROUND STEEL PLATE AND HIT HAND WITH BRICK HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING PUNCH WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A STEEL CHIP BROKE OFF OF PUNCH AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A MILL DOOR WITH A HYDRAULIC PORT A POWER JACK DOOR MOVED CAUSING JACK TO SLIP JACK STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE
CO WORKER WAS I3 THE PROCESS OF PRYING WITH A 4 FOOT PRY BAR, PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO2KING UP WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF STRIKING AN I-BEAM WITH A STEEL BAR, DUST CAME OFF I-BEAM CONTACTING EMPLOYEE IN EYE.
EE WAS IN THE P9OCESS OF CHECKING A PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE GAUGE BLEW APART STRIKING EE IN THE FACE.
EE WHILE IN THE3PROCESS OF LEANING OVER TO LOOK INTO PLUGGED AIRSLIDE THRU PORT WAS CONTACTED BY HOT CEMENT IN LEFT EYE. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE AIRSLIDE AT THE TIME OF T HE ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS PE9FORMING HIS DUTIES TIGHTENING OVERHEAD BOLTS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE5TING ON A STORAGE BIN WITH A STEEL BAR. HE WAS WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND AS HE TWISTED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. HE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS BA9RING COATING OUT INLET IN A CEMENT KILN WHEN A PIECE OF THE COATING FELL & STRUCK HIS RT LOWER LEG
EE WAS CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOOR ON A R/R HOPPER CAR. HE HAD A STEEL BAR ENGAGED IN A SLOT IN T HE DOOR & WAS FORCING DOWNWARD ON THE BAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER B ACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING ON WRENCH TO REMOVE ELEVATOR MILL DOOR BOLT.AT WHICH TIME HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
EE HAD CRUSHER BAR MOUNTED IN A JIG TO APPLY HARD FACING WITH WELDING WIRE. AS HE TURNED THE BAR WITH THE JIG HANDLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WS PRYING ON AN AIR CYLINDER TO MOVE A DIVERTER GATE. WHEN THE CYLINDER CAME FREE AND MOVED THE BAR WAS FORCED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MOUTH.
ON 9/28 WHILE PULLING UP 6" GUZZLER HOSE, EMPLOYE FELT MUSCLE STRAIN OF AN OLD INJURY. ON 10/2 WHILE SHOBELING BRICK, PLASTIC, AND CLINKER, HE FELT THE STRAIN BEING AGGRAVATED BY TURNING AND WALKING.