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EE was using a line truck to disconnect power line after storm. After cutting 2nd wire, pole broke striking ee across back, shoulders and head, knocking off hard hat. He received laceration to scalp and multiple insect bites.
Employee exerted force on a pry bar to install a 20" 90 degree fitting. injury was aggravated when he used a shovel as a normal part of his job, resulting in sprain of ligaments in elbow.
ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR AND ELECTRICIAN WERE CUTTING A WIRE TIE OFF A SET OF BUNDLED WIRES WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE WIRE TIE AND CUT ELECTRICIAN'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE THAT DID NOT HAVE A LOCKING BLADE TO TRIM ON A URETHANE WEDGE GASKET USED IN SEALING 20"PIPE FLANGES. BLADE CLOSED ON FINGER, CAUSING THE CUT (REQUIRING SUTURES).
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE LOWER DOOR OF RAIL CAR WITH PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & HIT EE IN FACE CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT. UPPER LIP. 2 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN THROUGH TWO BORES WHEN THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE ALLOWING THE 20 LB SECTION OF THE HAMMER TO FLY OFF AND LAND ON HIS HAND.
ANOTHER EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT IN A BACK HOE PIN. HAMMER GLANCED OFF PIN KNOCKER, HIT EE IN MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHORTEN A PLASTIC DRAIN LINE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. SHE WAS HOLDING THE TUBING IN A "U" POSITION AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE KNIFE AWAY FROM HER TO COMPLETE A CUT. HER L EFT INDEX FINGER WAS STABLIZING TUBE AND KNIFE CUT THROUGH TUBING INTO TOP OF FINGER. LACERATION REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.
EE WAS APPLYING FORCE TO A COMEALONG HOLDING A PIPE THAT HAD MOVED AFTER THE BOLTS WHERE REMOVED FROM A FLANGE. THIS PIPE HAD MOVED MORE & IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN PLANNED. EE PERFORMED T ASK WITH LESS THAN DESIRABLE THOUGHT FOR BODY POSITION & EXERTION, RESULTING IN MUSCLE STRAIN. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6/4 & X-RAYS WERE ORDERED.
WHILE BOLTING A 20" FLANGE PIPE TOGETHER DURING WINDY WARM CONDITIONS, EMPLOYEE WAS OFTEN CLEANING SWEAT AND SAND FROM HIS FOREHEAD BY WIPING IT WITH WORK GLOVES RATHER THAN A CLEAN RAG. A SMA LL SLIVER OF STEEL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE.
30" BAR SLIPPED WHILE EE WAS HOLDING BELLY PAN IN PLACE SO BOLTS COULD STARTED.
AFTER WELDING NEW BRACKETS, EMPLOYEE RAISED WELDING HOOD AND BEGAN TO CHIP WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
MECHANIC WAS PULLING LOG SHAFT UP HILL WITH 3/4 TON COMEALONG. THE HOOK ATTACKED TO COME-A-LONG HOUSING BROKE CAUSING MECHANIC TO FALL BACKWARDSONTO LOG SHAFT CAUSING CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK A ND GLUTEAL AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A FLANGE ON THEHYDRAULIC LINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE TO PUSH A FLANGE TO A BACK UP RING ON 22' PIPE BY USING A TAPPING METHOD WITH A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. THE NON-INJURED EE HAD HIS BACK TO THE FLANGE AND WOULD NOT SEE THE PLACEMENT OF INJURED EE'S HAND.