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EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS REMOVING A FITTING FROM AN AIRLINE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE FELL, HITTING HIS KNEE ON THE BARG E.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & LODGED IN HIS LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE HE REMOVED THE KNIFE & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICHREQUIRED 6 STIT CHES EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE LOCKING HATCH COVER ON BARGE, USING HAMMER & BOLT TO SECURE HATCH - HE SMASHED HIS HAND CAUSING CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT INDEX, RING, AND DORSAL FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE A MILL ROLL TO GO IN THE RAYMOND MILL. HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON ROLL WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT, THEREFORE STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND ON PART OF THE ROLL.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE STRAIGHT EDGE AND CUT HIM ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS CHIPPING, TRYING TO REMOVE DOWELL PIN FROM ROLL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHEARED AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE ALLEDGES HE WAS REMOVING LEFT FROM FENDER FROM UNITL 3268 WHICH IS A TEREX 33-03 HAULER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT FROM THE FENDER THE FENDER DID NOT MOVE HE THEN USED A BAR TO PRY IT L OOSE. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HAVE A ROLLER BEARING ON A FAN DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PRY BAR.BAR SLIPPED FROM THE BEARING CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW ON AN I BEAM.EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT A ND STATED HE WAS OK TWO WEEKS LATER HE REQUESTEDTO SEE A DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BRUISE WITH TENNIS ELBOW.
USING PULLER TO OPEN BOXCAR DOOR- PINCHED RIGHT HAND 1ST FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND CLEVIS.
CUTTING METAL BANNING OFF EMPTY BAG PALLET.METAL STRAP STRUCK ON LEFT FOREARM CUTTING ARM.1 1/2" CUT.REQ COUPLE OF STITCHES.
D/F TYPE BOXCAR THE INSIDE BULKHEAD WAS JAMMED,THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TRYING TO FREE DOOR.WHEN THE DOOR DID COME FREE,IT LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
PULLING ON WREN7H, WRENCH SLPPED RESULTING IN A STRAINED WRIST.
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A HAND CRANK WINCH TO RAISE AND POSITION CONVEYOR SECTION OF PALLETIZER I.NAME HAD SOME GLUE ON HIS GLOVE THE CRANK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND THE HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND S STRUCK I.NAME O3 RT THUMB
CHANGING DOZER 6LADES-I,NAME WAS HOLDING THE CYLENDER ROD IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN INTO PLACE. OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT I,NAME'S THIRD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WITH THE MALL. SLIGH T FRACTURE OF T2E THIRD FINGER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TURNING VALVE ON JIGS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
WHILE REMOVING TARP FROM A LOAD, RUBBER BUNGEE CORD RETRACTED RAPIDLY WHEN REMOVED FROM HOOK-UP POINT AND PULLED AND TWISTED VICTIMS RIGHT FOREARM.
TIGHTENING NUT ON OIL PUMP ON TRUCK WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT SECOND FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
I.NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING FROM MOTOR SHAFT I.NAME TRIED TO DRIVE THE BEARING OFF WITH A HAMMER INSTEAD OF USING A GEAR PULLER - A PIECE OF THE OUTER COLLAR BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HI M ON THE NECK, I.NAME WAS EX AMINED THAT NIGHT BY DR - SCHEDULED THE NEXT MORNING TO REMOVE METAL FRAGMENT
EMP ALLEGED HE WAS TAKING A NUT LOOSE AND A PINION BEARING FELL ON RDT THUMB AND SMASHED IT