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CUTTING PLASTIC WATER LINE WITH A HACKSAW CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE THUMB REQUIRED SUTURES
TRYING TO STAND3A 75" HEAD UP TO INSTALL ON THE MINER. USING A WINCH AND IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING COME-A-LONGS THECHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE HEAD TO FALL. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RT. WRIST A ND LACERATING I7. REQUIRED SUTURES.
PULLING CUTTING3TORCH UP AT MILL ROPE WAS BEHINGD PIPE RAIL IT JERKED PIPE OUT OF HOLDER FALLING ABOUT 25 FT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON EDGE OF HARD HAT
SHEER JACK BEIN1 HELD UP BY STEEL CHOKER. WHEN PISTON CAME OUT CHOKER SLIPPED AND PINNED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN CHOKER AND MOUNTING PIN. FRACTURE LEFT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS.
WORKING ON GRAN6LAR REDLER.HIT LEFT WRIST WITH HAMMER.GANGLION CYST DEVELOPED.REMOVED 10-29-87 ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF.
EMPL REINJURED 5OWER BACK WHILE HITTING SLEDGE HAMMER ON STANDARD BIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CO3NECTING POWER LEADS TO MOTOR LEAD BY USING LUGS CONNECTED BY SCREWS.HE WAS HOLDING THE LUG IN HIS HAND TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND CAUSED A SMALL LA CERATION ON HIS3LEFT PALM.THE INJURY WAS VERY SMALL,BUT BLOOD POISONING RESULTED ANYWAY.
WAS CLOSING THE3UNDERFLOW VALVE UNDER THE CHEMICAL PLANT THICKENER.THE VALVE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE WRENCH AND THE VALVE.
EMPLOYEE HAD TA5EN A COMPANY VEHICLE HOME AFTER HIS REGULAR SHIFT.THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A FLAT TIRE WHICH HE WAS CHANGING IN HOS OWN DRIVEWAY AT HOME.WHILE RETIGHTENING THE LUG BOLTS AFTER CHANF GING THE TIRE,E4PLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS TRYING T2 SEPERATE 2 2X4S THAT HAD BEEN NAILED TOGETHER. HE DECIDED TO SO THIS BY DRIVING A ROCK PICK BETWEEN THEM WITH A CLAW HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE HEAD OF THE PICK WITH THE HA MMER A PIECE OF3STEEL FLEW OFF OF THE PICK & WAS IMMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
WEDGING SPOOL O0 RUBBER WITH BAR DOWN BAR BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN CHIN MEDICAL TREAT MENT REQUIRED
EE LOADED SHELL3INTO BRATTICE TOOL HOLDING PISTOL GRIP & TRIGGER IN LEFT HAND & JAMMED RIGHT HAND AGAIST MUSCLE. SHELL FIRED PLUNGER INTO RIGHT HAND CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WORKIN1 BEHIND PARTNER BOTH USING SHOVELS PARTNERS SHOVEL HANDLE STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH FRACTURING TOOTH
I,NAME WAS CLOS3NG THE BOTTOM DOOR AN A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR USING A 60-70 POUND BAR, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. I,NAME HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE INCLUDING A HERNIATED DISC AND SURGERY FO9 SAME. NO TIME WAS LOST UNTIL THE SIXTEENTH OF JULY.