PRYING HOSE FROM PIPE WITH PRYBAR, PIPE CAM OUT OF HOSE PINCHING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
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Showing all 21EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BARS ON CRUSHER.WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SPRAYERS.STRAINED BACK TWISTING AND PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PONTOON UNDEER DREDGE PIPE WHEN PONTOONMOVED. THIS CAUSED EMPL TO FALL IN WATER & ALSO CHAIN BINDER TO FALL & HIT EMPL IN HEAD CASUING LACERATION NEEDING FIVE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A NEW WATER MANIFOLD IN SAND SCREW LIFTING CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN NOSE.
WAS OPERATING PORTA POWER TO REMOVE AXLE SHAFT FROM DOZER. THE SPACER ON THE PORTA POWER SLIPPED OFF AND HIT RIGHT LEG OF INJURED THERE WAS A LACERATION JUST BELOW THE KNEE REQUIRING 3 STITCHE S.
WAS RE-ASSEMBLING A CONE CRUSHER WITH A HEAVY DUTY WRENCH, ALLEGEDLY TWISTED BACK WHILE USING WRENCH.
WAS REMOVING PLASTIC TIE WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.
PUT PRY BAR UNDER ONE SIDE OF GRIZZLY TO TRY AND MOVE ONE LEG SO AS TO WELD IT STRAINED BACK IN PROCESS
WORKER WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM ELECTRIC CABLE WITH A KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPED AND CUT LEFT WRIST.
CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE BLADE BROKE KNIFE TO STIKE L WRIST CAUSE LACERATION
BREAKING ROCK OUT OF JAW WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BELT ON PLANT WITH A SCRAPPER WHEN THE SCRAPPER PLUNGED AND CUT THE LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG WHEN A PIECE WENT INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SCREENS USING A BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BAR AND THE PLANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.
WHILE HAMMERING ON APIN ON THE BUSHING, APIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO (NAME) LEFT EAR AND BECAME LODGED.
ELEIVE THE PRES8URE
EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING ON A ROCK IN IMPACTOR HOPPER WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF IMPACTOR & HIT HIS ARM IT CUT A GASH ABOUT 1INCH.LONG ABOUT 2IN.ABOVE THE WRIST EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC.& HAD STITCHES TH EN RETURNED TO 4ORK
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G SAND UNDER THE PLANT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS SMALL FUBGER IB RT HAND ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS EXTENDED UNDER THE PLANT. HE RECEIVED A DEEP CUT TO HIS FINGER AND REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLO8E
WHILE CLEANING 9UST OFF OF A ROCK CHUTE A PIECE OF RUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE JOHNSTON CLINIC FOR DOCTORS ATTENTION, WHO ATTEMPTED TO PROBED THE RUST OUT OF THE EYE AND GAVE HIM A TETANUS 8HOT AND REFERRED IM TO ANOTHER DOCTOR TO SEE IF SHE COULD REMOVE THE IMBEDDED RUST. BY THE TIME HE ARRIVED AT THE SECOND DOCTORS THE RUST HAD DISLODGED ITSELF AND FELL OUT.
HE WAS DRIVING 5 BUSHING OUT WITH A PUNCH & HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIMSELF ON THE L THUMB WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN,. WENT TO THE IA. METHODIST NEIGHBORHOOD CLINIC FOR ATTENTION, T HEY X-RAYED THE3THUMB AND PUT ON A SPLINT. COULD HAVE A POSSIBLE FRACTURE