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EE WAS KNOCKING OFF CAMLOCK WITH HAMMER PUNCH WHEN RUBBER GRIP SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO HIT LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING KNIFE WITH SHARPENING STICKS. ATTENTION DIVERTED AND MISSED STICK AND STRUCK FINGER WITH KNIFE.
EMPLOYEE HAD SHORT-END WRENCH ANCHORED UNDER BOLT & STUCK THROUGH FLANGE OF PIPE WHILE USING ANOTHER OPEN-END WRENCH TO REMOVE NUT THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO BREAK NUT LOOSE CAUSE D SHORT WRENCH ON HEAD OF BOLT TO SLIP & FLY UP & HIT HIM OVER RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO TRIM AND REMOVE BROKEN HANDLE OF B & O.BLADE CLOSED SLICING SIDE OF LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER.
USING HAMMER AND WEDGE AND HIT FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE TRAP DOOR HOPPER WAS CHOKED OFF SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN NUT I NAME ASSISTED BY TURNING NUT & SHE HELD WRENCH ON BOLTHEAD ON BACK OF DOOR WRENCH SLIPPED MASYING FIN GERS ON DOOR HANGER HINGE
WHILE IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THRUST BEARING FROM COLLAR,BY TAPPING LIGHTLY WITH HAMMER,A PICE FROM BEARING SHATTERED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT KNEE.
DRILLER STARTED HOISTING CORE BARREL INTO POSITION FROM STORAGE RACK THE BARREL ROLLED OFF SIDE OF DRILL RIG SWINGING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE RIG GLANCING OFF ONE EMPLOYEE & THEN STRIKING TICE IN THE MOUTH
EMPLOYEE TRYING TO KNOCK A BOLT IN & H IT HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TAKING CLIP OFF WEAR-BAD WITH HAMMER.ONE CLIP HIT THE SMALL STEEL TABLE ON THE SIDE AND FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A FITTING (10"X90 DEGREES ELL WITH 10" LONG PIPE EXT UNFLANGED END) ON TOP OF WELDING POSITIONER.FITTING WAS BEING HELD IN VARIOUS POSITIONS BY A 1/2" DIA ROPE CHOKE D AROUND ELL BODY NEAR FLANGED END CAUSING LOAD TO BE SEVERLY OFF CENTER.UNFLANGED END WAS BEING SUPPORTED BY POSITIONER TOP KEEPING FITTING HORIZONTAL,WITH INJURED'S HAND GRASPING ROPE AND O
EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING THE SPRING FOR REBUILD. A HEAVY DUTY COUPLING WAS INSTALLED ON D/L SO ASSEMBLY COULD BE REMOVED. THE BOLTS DESIGNED INTO THIS WERE DEFECTIVE. ONE BOLT GAVE A PROBLEM AND HE TAPPED IT. THE COULPLING FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.
TAKING 2" PRIMING WATER VALVE OFF 1570 G.I.W, WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING LEFT HAND EMPLOYEE WAS USING TO SUPPORT HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING BAR TO OPEN JOINT OF PIPE TO LET GASKET FALL BETWEEN FLANGES. AS EMPLOYEE APPLIED PRESSURE OT BAR IT LOST ITS GRIP. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FALL WITH A TWISTING MOTION ON HIS RI GHT FOOT. AN AUDIBLE POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD BY EMPLOYEE AND WITNESS. GROUND CONDITIONS WERE SMOOTH AND DRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A SLIDING ALUMINUM DOOR THAT HAD SLIPPED OFF ITS TRACK. WHILE USING A PAIR OF FENCE PLIERS ON DOOR TAB TO PULL THE DOOR TO THE RIGHT AND BACK IN TRACK THE PLI ERS SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER TO STRIKE THE DOOR TAB.
PUT COME-A-LONG ON EYE OF CAR, RAIL CAR DOOR PARTLY OPENED, HOOKED OTHER END TO OPEN DOOR. THEN STARTED TO JACK THE DOOR CLOSED. WITH A SMALL HAMMER THEY WERE BEATING THE LATCH DOWN TO HOLD DO OR. HOOK ON COME-A-LONG SPREAD AND CAME OFF OF DOOR HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST.
WHILE TAKING BOLTS OUT OF PIPE COUPLING 36' WRENCH SLIPPED WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED DOWN HURTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.FIRST SAW DOCTOR 02-27-91.
HE WAS RIGGING A COME-A-LONG ON #7 FINISHING SCREEN TO REPLACE BOTH SCREEN BEARINGS. HE WRAPPED THE CHAIN AROUND THE SCREEN SUPPORT AND AROUND THE SCREEN TUBE TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF OF THE SCR EEN ARMS. WHEN HE TIGHTENED ON THE COME-A-LONG, THE CHAIN HOOK BOLT SHEARED CAUSING THE CHAIN OR HOOK TO HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE GOT STUCK IN PU #821, CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE WAITING EMPLOYEE FOUND SOME 1" ROPE IN HIS TRUCK AND ATTEMPTED TO CUT OFF A SHORT PIECE. CUT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HA ND WITH POCKET KNIFE. EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING GLOVES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHARPEN MACHETE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HANDLE OF THE MACHETE WITH HIS LEFT HAND,WITH MACHETE POINT INSERTED INTO A HOLE IN THE MATERIALS BOX WITH RIGHT HAND HE WAS USING AN 18" FLAT FILE TO WORK CUTTING EDGE.DURING STROKE WITH FILE RIGHT THUMB CONTACTED WITH CUTTING EDGE CUTTING THUMB.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTING IN REPLACING TROMMEL SCREEN ASSEMBLY. I.NAME REACHED UNDER SPROCKET AND OVER EDGE OF MOTOR BASE TO LIFT CHAIN OUT OF CHAIN CASE. AT THIS TIME CHOKER FAILED, AMPUTATING LEFT INDEX FINGER (TO MIDDLE "PIP" JOINT).
EMPLOYEE HELPING TO INSTALL A FITTING ON AN UNDERFLOW LINE. FITTING SUSPENDED WITH A COME-A-LONG AND A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND FITTING. EMPLOYEE TRYING TO GET FITTING OVER HANDRAIL; WHEN GOTTEN O VER HANDRAIL IT DROPPED DOWN MASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER. (EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES).
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO LINE UP PIPE TO BE PUT TOGETHER. IN DOING, SO HE HAD A LOT OF PRESSURE WITH BODY WEIGHT MASHING DOWN ON THE BAR, THE BAR BROKE ABOUT 3 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND THE EM PLOYEE'S WEIGHT CAUSED HIS HEAD TO HIT THE PIPELINE CAUSING A GASH OVER HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE PULLED HAMMERMILL SUCTION OUT OF SUMP. SUCTIONHUNG UP ON FLAPPER BRACE. EMPLOYEE USED 44 BAR TO PUT IT BACK IN WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK SUPORT BEAM. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARIN G GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS IN 3" WATER LINE FOR #8 DOUBLE DECK SCREEN LAUNDER, 7' OFF THE WALKWAY. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH, CUTTING HIS TO LIP AND CHIPPING HIS UPPER FRONT TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HEAD OF 20 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER USING WEIGHT OF HAMMER TO DRIVE HANDLE INTO HAMMER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING BUMPEROF BOOM TRUCK TO HIT HAMMER HANDLE ON. THE HANDLE MISSED THE BU MPER, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAMMER HEAD AND LIGHT GUARD ON TRUCK.
EMPL CUTTING AN APPLE,KNIFE BEING PULLED THROUGH APPLE TOWARDS EMPL.PULLED KNIFE THROUGH APPLE CUTTING LEFT THUMB AREA.
WHILE EMPL WAS USING VISE TO SECURE BRACKET FOR WELDING VISE WAS IN FULL OPEN POSITION. VISE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SCREW HANDLE TURNED EMPL THOUGHT JAWS HAD BEEN MOVED BEYOND SCREW PICKUP POINT. HE THEN PLACED BOTH HANDS ON OUTER JAW & PUSHEDINWARD TO RESET SCREW ROD AT THIS POIT OUTER JAW MOVED INWARD TO COMPLETE CLOSURE CATCHING TIP OF FINGER.
PULLING ON SMALL ENG. ROPE AND ROPE SLIPPED AND HURT WRIST.
WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT,EMPLOYEE FELL BACK ON SOME BOARDS.
WHILE WRENCHING ON THE INSIDE OF LATERAL, WRENCH SLIPPED OOFF OF NUT DURING HEAVEY PUSH DOWN, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE OF WRENCH AND FLANGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER WITH POCKET KNIFE, THE BLADE CLOSED ON HIS FINGER. THE KNIFE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SELF LOCKING DEVICE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AHEAD TO CUT UNDERBRUSH, EMPLOYEE LOOKED BACK TO THE INSTRUMETMAN TO GET AN IDEA OF WHERE THE LINE WAS GOING TO GO. WHEN HE TURNED BACK AROUND A LARGE SPIDER WAS 4 INC HES FROM HIS FACE. STARTLED, THE EMPLOYEE WITHOUT THINKING ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK THE SPIDER DOWN WITH HIS MACHETA, CUTTING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL SITTING ON BUCKET TIGHTENING COUPLING BOLTS ON P-206. COUPLING IS ABOUT LEVEL WITH FACE WHEN SITTING.HAD BOXED END OF WRENCH ON BOLT.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF STRIKING EMPL IN LIP AND BESIDE NOS E WITH OPEN END OF WRENCH.ALSO CHIPPED TWO TEETH
EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK BOLT LOOSE FROM NUT. WRENCH SLIPPED AROUND NUT HEAD AND STRUCK EE ON MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR AS ADDED LEVERAGE FOR SUCTION VALVE, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WRENCHING BOLT ON PIPE LINE, PULLED UP ON WRENCH AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS SIDE PULL. UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR HERNIA REPAIR ON 8-26-88; BECAME A LOST TIME SAME DATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON BOTTOM OF FLANGE OF P-304 SUCTION FLEXIBLE. HE WAS POSITIONED IN A WAY THAT HIS UPPER TORSO WAS ABOVE THE FLANGE. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT, HIS RATCHET SLIPPED CA USING HIS HEAD TO FALL FORWARD INTO FLANGE. GLASSES STRUCK FLANGE CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPL RE-INSTALLING TOP ON RH GEAR BOX.1 1/2 TON COME-ALONGS BEING USED TO SLIDE TOP INTO POSITION.A PADEYE IS WELDED ON BOTTOM AND IT CAUGHT EDGE OF GEAR BOX HOLDING IT LONG ENOUGH FOR PLATE T O SLIDE WHEN IT BROKE FREE.FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND TRUSS LEGS ADJACENT TO PROPEL GEAR BOX.
EMPL CONNECTING 24'' FLEXIBLE TO 24'' PIPE.USING 3/4'' DRIVE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT FROM HEAD DI SIDE.WRENCHING DOWN WHENIT SLIPPED OFF SOCKET.FELL FORWARD & STRUCK LEFT EYEBROW ON FLANGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING AN 1 1/4" BAR WITH BOTH GLOVED HANDS,ANOTHER MAN STRUCK BAR WITH A DOWNWARD GLANCING BLOW OF HAMMER,CAUSING ROYCE'S LITTLE FINGER TO HIT VERY EDGE OF H/M BRG.HSG.EMPLOYEE FIRST SAW DR. 12-14-87.
EE WAS DRIVING 2UT A DRAG SOCKET PIN WHEN THE HAMMER HIT ANOTHER SOCKET & BOUNCED OFF & STRUCK EE ON LOWER LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG PIPE TO ADJUST RIGHT TOP BLADE ARM. PIPE WAS FITTED OVER SHAFT TO ROLL BLADE ARM. PIPE SLIPPED OFFAND STRUCK EMPLOYEE OVER RIGHT EYEBROW.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1TAPPING HOLE IN ROLLER FRAME LOCATED CLOSE TO BRACE.HE WAS USING A CRESCENT WRENCH TO TURN THE TAP DUE TO RESTRICTIONS.AS THE TAP WENT DEEPER THE PULL OF CRESCENT CAME IN LINE WITH PROTRUDIN1 PIPE NIPPLE.THE TAP UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THUMB TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN CRESCENT AND NIPPLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN WASHER MATRIX TUB ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SMALL SECTION OF CONCRETE WITH USE OF A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE CONCRETE THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER BROKE & EMPLOYEES HAND 2IT AN OBJECT CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER
CUTTING OUT 4IN3VALVE VALVE SLIPPED & PIN HIT FINGER BETWEEN FLANGE & HANDLE ON VALVE
CUTTING LINE FO9 PROSPECT HOLES, MACHETE SLIPPED OFF BRUSH AND STRUCK LEFT SHIN.
EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO BREAK A LONG STRINGY CHIP WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS, USING A T W ISTING AND PULLING ACTION ON THE CHIP. WHILE PULLING CHIP, CHIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH RING FINGER,LACERATING S AID FINGER. HE 4AS NOT WEARING CHIP PROTECTIVE GLOVES BECAUSE HIS CONCERN OF CHIP WRAPPING AROUND FINGER PULLING HAND INTO CHUCK AND RADIUS CUTTER
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON PIPE WRENCH TRYING TO OPEN 3" GATE VALVE. EMPLOYEE HAD PIPE WRENCH POSTIIONED ON INSIDE OF VALVE INSTEAD OF ON STEM OF VALVE,CAUSING PIPE WRENCH TO SLIP AND HIT EMPLOYE E ON HER RIGHT 4RIST. EMPLOYEE FIRST SAW DR. 02-12-87.
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 BOLTS FROM BLIND ON LOWER SIDE OF GUN SLED. USING TWO BOTTOM WRENCHES TOGETHER, WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM OVER LEFT EYE CAUSING LACERATION