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EE WAS REPAIRING LEAK IN GASKET OF OIL LINE AND DID NOT BLEED OFF PRESSURE AND OIL SPLASHED INTO FACE AND EE WRENCH HIT ABOVE LEFT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE CLEAN THE CRUSING PLANT OF PROJEN HAY-PAIN BEGAIN OCCURRINNG WHILLE USING A PICK.
EE WAS USING A PICK TO REMOVE CLAY AND FROST HE STRAINED HIMSELF CAUSING HERNIA.
SPRAINED WRIST OCCURRED WITH CLEANING UNDER CONVEYORS WITH A SHOVEL.
EMPLOYEE WASRMEOVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM A SUM PUMP. EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING LOT OF PRESSURE TUG TIGHT BOLT USINGA WRENCH. THE BOTL SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND STRUCK THE MOTOR FRAM. THIS RESULTED INA FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE FRACTURED BONE WAS THE 5TH METACARPEL IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO STAMP NUMBERS ON A GOLD BAR HEAD CAME OFF THE HAMMER AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE NUMBERING TOOL HAMMER HEAD STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND THIS RESULTED IN A CHIP FX & LACERATION OF THE SMALL FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND
54736YEE WAS REMOVING RUBBER DISCHARGE LINE FROM A SUMP PUMP. THE LINE WAS KINKED. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE KINK CAME OUT AND THE LINE IT MOVED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SIDE 06603HE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN UPPER LEFT TOOTH.(MOLAR).
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A TRACK PIN ON AN INGERSOL TRACK DRILL WHEN A STEEL SLIVER CAME OFF THE PIN AND EMBEDDED IN THE EE S RIGHT CALF.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON BACK SIDE OF THE BALL MILL TRUNNION BEARING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE SEAL WHEN HER CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWADS, LANDING ON HER B UTTOCKS ON THE GRATING 2'8" BELOW.
EMPL WAS USING PUNCH & HAMMER TO REMOVE RIVIT FRO BALL JOINT ON 71828 PICKUP TRUCK. AS HE STRUCK PUNCH WITH HAMMER HE FELT PIECE OF METAL PENETRATE LEFT HAND JUST ABOVE THUMB AREA CAUSIN GPUNC TURE WOUND & IMBEDDING SLIVER OF META.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOLING FOR PULLING PIN ON LOADER ARM AND THE COLLAR FELL STIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ROSS FEEDER CHAIN WITH 5 FT. BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW. THIS INJURY DID NOT BECOME LOST TIME UNTIL 12-15-88.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING STEEL WHEN THE HAMMER HIT THE EDGE OF THE STEEL AND EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER HIT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON
EMPL WAS LIFTING SAMPLE CATCHER THROUGH DECKING ON #56 DRILL. CATCHER BECAME LODGED AS EMPL PULLED TO DISLODGE IT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A FUEL TANK TO #41 DOZER BY AID OF A PRY BAR AS HE EXERTED PRESSURE ON THE PRY BAR HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA
EMPL CUT CHAIN 4ITH CHAIN CUTTERS AND LATER FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.AFTER MEDICAL EXAM IT WAS DETERMINED EMPL HAD SUFFERED HERNIA.
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 BOLTS FROM #1 PUMP ON #6 TANK, AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE RATCHET TO REMOVE THE BOLTS, HE FELT PAIN AND FELT HIS BACK POP. HE CONTINUED TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND E