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EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAN W3ELDING SLAG FROM WELDS ON A SPACER, WHEN SOME SLAG PARTICLES BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE. (LEFT EYE)
EMP WAS CLOSING A LID ONA SODA ASH RAILCAR. WHILE REACHING OVER THE TRUCK WITH A HOOK, SHE STRAINED HER BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON A SWAMP COLLER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS THUMB. IT LATER BECAME INFECTED AND HE WAS SEEN BY A DR.
EMP WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT IN BUSHINGSINTO A TRUNION OF THE MINING MACHINE, STRAINING HIS BACK.
WHILE DRIVING A PIN FROM A CRANE BOOM, THE PIN CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY FAST CAUSING THE BOOM TO DROP APPROX. 1-3". THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS SUING GOT CAGUHT UNDER THE BOOM AS IT WAS DROPPING AND PINNED HIS LEFT UPPER LEG UNDER THE HAMMER HANDLE. THIS RESULTED IN A LARGE HEMATOMA OF THE LEFT THIGH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING A BIT BLOCK OFF MINER, HE HIT THE BLOCK WITH A BRASS HAMMER WHICH SHATTERED THE BLOCK, AND A SHARD OF METAL WENT THROUGH THE ANTERIOR KNEE CAUSING 2 SMALL LACERATONS AN D SWELLING WHICH HAD TO BE RELIEVED BY NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING RAILROAD CAR WITH RAIL JACK STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HITTING COUPLING WITH HAMMER. EMPLOYEE SWUNG HAMMER BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH, CHIPPING TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH CAPLOCK. AFTER REMOVING ALL BOLTS FOR SPLIT BARREL AND CAP LOCK, EMPLOYEE STRUCK CAP LOCK WITH LARGE HAMMER TO BRAKE LOOSE. CAP LOCK CAME LOOSE, SPRINGING OUT OF PLACE AND BECOMING AIRBORNE. EMPLOYEE BROKE NOSE AND HAD LACERATIONS TO THE UPPER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HOLES FOR CABLE SLINGS WITHCEMENT. SLING CAUGHT BOLT AND LOADING POLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. LIP REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS SWEEPING IN THE TECHNICAL BUILDING, WHEN AN UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBJECT LANDED IN HER RIGHT EYE, CAUSING TWO SCRATCHES ON THE CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SMALL METAL BAR TO TIGHTEN HAND BRAKE ON RAIL CAR IT SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP REQUIRING 4 SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTAPOWER TO FIT, A LAP JOINT INSIDE ASH BOILER. WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER TO TURN OFF HIS WELDING TORCH VALVES, THE PORTAPOWER AND PIPE SUPPORT FOR THE JOINT SLIPPE D. THE PORTAPOWER FELL, SMASHING EMPLOYEE'S HANDAGAINST NEARBY LADDER, CAUSING CRUSH INJURY & LACERATION TO HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN A MINER CABLE WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LOWER LEFT THIGH (ABOUT 2CM IN LENGTH).
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CENTER TRIM CHAIN ON A CONTINUOUS MINER MACHINE WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING TO HELP INSTALL THE CHAIN SLIPPED, MASHINGTHE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND, WHICH REQ UIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER OFF A PISTON (APPROX 75BLBS) WHEN THE CYCLINDER SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLING AND COMEALONG STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FRACTURING A BONE IN THE FOOT.
PLATFORM OIN WHICH PIPE FITTERS WERE RIGGING FROM, WAS NOT SECURED. THESE PIPE FITTERS AND THEIR FOREMAN WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PLATFORM, HAVING NOT BEEN WELDED TO THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
EE WAS OPENING A VALVE WITH AN 18 INCH PIPE WRENCH THE VALVE OPENED SUDDENLY SO THAT THE LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A WASHOUT LINE BELOW THE VALVE CRUSING A FINGER AND CAUSIN G A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLUGGED WASHUT AT THE AHLSTROM EVAPORATOR IN THE DECA PLANT BY RUNNING A PIECE OF WELDING ROD THROUG H THE PLUG HOT CAUSTIC SODA THEN CAME OUT WITH GREAT FORCE & HIT THE DECK SPLASHING BACK UNTO HIM UNDER HIS FACESHIELD FIRST & SECOND DEGREE BURNS OF R SHOULDER & EYE RESULTED
DRIVING A RUSTY BOLT OUT OF A FLANGE WITH A 2 POUND HAMMER & A DRIFT PIN HE MISSED THE PIN WITH THE HAMMER & STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB
INJURED PERSON WAS REPAIRING RAILROAD TRAACK AT TG SODA ASH INC.LOADOUT FACILITY FELLOW WORKER WAS DRIVING SPIKES WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS NIPPING UP TIE EMPLOYEE MISSED SPIKE STRUCK RAIL CA USING PIECE OF STEEL TO FLY OFF HAMMER.FLYING STEEL STRUCK INJURED EMPLOYEE EMBEDDED INTO LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING AN 8# HAMMER DRIVING A METAL SPILL FLAP FRAME IN PLACE ON A BELT LINE, MISSING THE FRAME AND CAUGHT TIP OF INDEX FINGER ON L. HAND BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & METAL A NGLE IRON.
INJ EMP WAS REP5IRING SHUTLE CAR CABLE WHILE CUTTING CABLE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB. AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY NO SUTURES WERE REQUIRED LATER THE INJ EMP STARTED HAVING SOMER STIFFNESS3IN THE THUMB WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS TENDON PROBLEMS THIS WAS CORRECTED ON 12 12 86. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CORRECTIVE PROCEDURE
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 CARBON COLUMNS TRYING TO GET A LARGE CHUNK OF CARBON OUT OF THE MANHGOLE DOOR AND GOT FINGER IN A PINCH POINT CUT FINGER RING ON LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO TIGHTEN LOOSE CLEVIS ON HOLD DOWN CHAIN, #2 FEED SCREW. DUE TO FAULTY CLEVIS PIN CAME OUT ALLOWING MOTOR TO LAY OVER ON ITS SIDE PINNING EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN MOTO R AND CHAIN. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON FCT BELT WITH CLAMPS AND COMEALONGS CLAMPS SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ELBOW
EMPL REMOVING M6FFLER FROM SNORKEL,PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND CORNER OF SNORKEL ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
REPAIRING AMP GUARD HAD SHARP EDGE LINNING HOLDS FOR BOLTS WITH SMALL LINNING BAR AND BAR SLIPPED CUTTING RT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AND SPOTTING BITS, HITTING TRIM CHAIN TO LOOSEN BIT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP HITTING NAMED EMPLOYEE.
BARRING SLAB OUT OF STAMLER FEEDER SMASHED FINGER THUMB BETWEEN STAMLER FEEDER AND BAR LACERATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A PIN TO PUT A TRIM CHAIN TOGETHER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFFTHE PIN STRICKING HIMIN THE KNEE.
INJURED WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON THE TAIL OF A JEFFREY HELIMINER WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE INJURED TWISTED HIS RIGTH KNEE XRAYS SHOWED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE INJURED KNEE FROM A PREVIOUS IN JURY
INJ WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SHUTTLE CONVEYOR BELT AWAY FROM A LIMIT SWITCH BY PRYING ON CONVEYOR WITH A BAR INJ STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK