EE WAS HEATING RAIL BORES ON A DRILL, HIS CO-WORKER WAS HAMMERING IN THE RAIL PIN WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS TREATED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM, R ECEIVING STITCHES.
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Showing all 31EE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN THE LEFT OUTRIGGER STRUCK THE OUTSIDE OF HIS FOOT. THIS INCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A NONREPORTABLE FIRST AID CASE. THE EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN, DR. REFERRED HIM TO AN ORTHOPEDIST. THE DR. ORDERED ANOTHER XRAY AND FOUND A FRACTURE TO HIS FOURTH TOE.
EE WAS INSTALLING BEARING IN A REAR STRUT WHEN ANOTHER EE SMASHED FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH BEARING TOOL.
HE WAS TORQUING BOLTS ON WET DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A 3/4" TORQUE WRENCH, PULLING UP ON HALF OF THE BOLTS AND PULLING DOWN ON THE OTHER HALF (AROUND 30 TO 40 BOLTS).
WHILE HELPING PUNCH CATHODES, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CLAMP. THE CLAMP FELL TO THE GROUND PULLINGTHE EMPLOYEE. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWERBACK. TREATING PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THE RAPY
EE WAS INSTALLING A DRAIN PLUG ON A P & H SHOVEL WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BREAKER BAR. EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND WHEEL OF THE HAUL TRUCK. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIR ING SUTURES.
EE WAS USING A 3/4" BREAKER BAR REMOVING TRANSMISSION FILTERS FROM A HAUL TRUCK STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DIFF. FILTER CANISTER WITH A SOCKET & 3/4" RATCHET, WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED & HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
WHILE TRYING TO PRY A BLOCK BACK UP AFTER SLIPPED, HIS PRYBAR ALSO SLIPPED AND WHEN HE FELL HE SMASHED THE LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN PRY BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL.
EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC REMOVE A TIRE FROM MACHINE. THE SLIDE HAMMER SLIPPED & SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN BUR & FORK OF FORKLIFT.
EE CLAIMS HE EXPERIENCED LOWER LEFT ABDOMINAL PAIN WHILE HE WAS PULLING A WRENCH ON A BOLT. SURGERY SCHEDULED ON 10-4-96. STATUS CHANGED TO REPORTABLE/LOST TIME.
CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON THE 830E HAULAGE TRUCK. CALIPER APPLIED STRIKING HIS THUMB. BROKEN THUMB.
EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT ROPE; THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER--STITCHES REQUIRED.
EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO PRY ON AN AXLE BUSHING, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS MOUTH, CUTTING HIS LIP AND CHIPPING HIS TOP, FRONT, LEFT TOOTH.
WHILE USING A 18:1 TORQUE MULTIPLIER TO TORQUE A LEFT SUSPENSION ON A HAULAGE TRUCK, THE 1' DRIVE ADAPTER BORKER CAUSING THE TORQUE MULTIPLIER TO STRIKE EE ON HIS LEFT JAW. HIS JAW IS BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING 8LB HAMMER TO DRIVE IN BUSHING INTO A BOSS. GRIP ON HANDLE CAME OFF CAUSING HAMMER TO STRIKE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT A PIECE OF WOOD USING TWO HAMMERS. ON CONTACT A METAL SPLINTER FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN EE S LEFT HAND.
HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A ROD CONNECTION AND THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK AND HIT HIS TAILBONE ON THE PLATFORM AND ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE PUMP.
EE WAS REMOVING WHEEL LUG NUTS FROM A CAT 992 LOADER. USING AN 18:1 TO BREAK LOOSE THE NUTS. THEY WERE SO TIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT BROKE LOOSE NAD HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOWON THE RIM OF THE TIRE.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AN ADAPTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO KNOCK IT OFF #106 SHOVEL, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUC HIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS TORQUING THE VALVES ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE TIRE SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS POSITIONED ON HIS KNEES WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE TORQUE WRENCH FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT CALF.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE HE WAS SHARENING AN AX WITH A FILE HIS HAND STRUCK THE TOP OF THE AX.LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE CLAIMS SHE A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HER ON THE FACE WHILE SHE WAS HELPING TO DRIVE A VALVE SHAFT OUT OF THE SLEEVE THE METAL WAS PIECE THAT CAME OFF THE HAMMER THEY WERE USING METAL HAD TO B E SURGICALLY REMOVED SHE AND ONE SUTURE ON OUTSIDE OF CHEEK AND 5 INSIDE. LOST ONE DAY.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TIGHTENING BOLTS. THE BOLT BROKE & THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK INJURED IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG. THIS WAS NOT A REPORTABLE IN CIDENT UNTIL WE DISCOVERED HE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS & WILL HAVE SURGERY SO HE WILL BECOME A LOST TIME. HIS SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR 6-8-94.
EMPL REMOVING SHIM FROM A LATCH BAR. ANOTHER EMPL BARED UP LATCH LEVER AND I.NAME WAS REMOVING SHIM. BAR SLIPPED AND PINNED LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS CUTTING BLASTING CORD WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS HAMMERING SEGMENTS OFF DOZER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF IN RIGHT FOREARM.
MASHED FINGER INDEX, RIGHT, WITH PIPE WRENCH BETWEEN FIRE SUPRESSION BRACKET AND ROLL PIN
WRENCH SLIPPED HE FELL DOWN BACK OF RIG ON BACK
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING ON ENGINE FROM TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN METAL AND LIFTING CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEADYING ANODE ON ONE SIDE OPERATOR USING DOUBLE JACK TO STRAIGHTEN ON OPPOSITE SIDE ANODE SLIPPED FROM YOKE AND PINCHED FOURTH FINGER ON LEFT HAND