WELDING A HYDRECO ON PRIME MOVER AND HAD A BAR HOLDING HYDRECO. HE MOVED PLATE AND BAR FELL STRIKING SIDE OF LEG.
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Showing 50 of 120EMPLOYEE GREASED PICKED PIN AND TRIED TO OPEN PICK WITH BUCKET POINTED DOWN BUT WAS UNSECCESSFUL. HE THEN TRIED TO PULL THE PICK OUT BY HAND AND SUSTAINED AN ACUTE LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN.
TRIMMING LOOSE WITH GRAPHITE BAR WHEN IT BROKE & PIECE STUCK IN LEFT INDEX FINGER
LAYING ON CREEPER USING NEEDLE SCALER TO PREPARE AREA FOR TORCH WHEN STRUCK BY FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
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EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING CHUTE WITH BAR &HAMMER SHE MISSED THE BAR WITH HAMMER & STRUCK HAND
HELPING CHANGE FLUSHING HEAD ON HAMMER USING 10" WRENCHES AND AN HOUR OR SO LATER HE COULDN'T TURN HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE OR UP OR DOWN.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON WHEEL CYLINDER WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HAND ONBACKING PLATE.
EE WAS TRYING CLEAN OUT TRANSFER STATION SLAG RECOVERY SYSTEM AND AS HE PULLED ON SLAB THAT WAS STUCK WITH A GRAPPLE HOOK HE STRAINED WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SHEAR PIN AND USING BOLTER STEEL AND HAMMER TO KNOCK OLD SHEAR PIN OUT. WHEN HE SWUNG HAMMER AND MISSED, HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED AGAINST BOLTER STEEL.
EE WAS CHANGING A WHEEL BRACKET DURING CAGE INSPECTION WHILE IN A BENT OVER POSITION. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE SAW DR ON 4/9/95 & BEGAN LOSING TIME.
ALIGNING CHAIN GUARD ON STAMLER USING A LINER BAR AND WORKING IN A SQUATTING POSITION. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN MOVING THE GUARD INTO PLACE.
TRYING TO CUT AN OLD WIRE OFF LIGHT ASSEMBLY BASE WITH KNIFE AND AS HE WAS PULLING KNIFE DOWN IT SLIPPED AND STABBED LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING UP SLAG WITH AN ASH RAKE OR HOE SO THE SLAG WOULD GO INTO THE ASH PIT ON THE HEATING BOILER SAW DOC ON 08-30-94
WRENCH STRUCK TOOTH WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO TIGHTEN FITTING SAW DENTIST ON 07-15-94
TRIMMING LOOSE FROM BACK WHILE IN POWDER GASKET & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN RA ILING & TRIMMING BAR
LINING BELT UP FOR A MECHANICAL SPLICE WHEN THE BELT CAUGHT ON BRAKE AND MOVED AHED QUICKLY TEARING INJURED'S GLOVE AND CUTTING THUMB.
EMPLOYE EWAS LOWERING BASKET IN DRY AND LOOKE DUP TO MAKE SURE BASKET WAS CLEAR WHEN DIRT FELL FROM BASKET HITTING HIM IN EYE.
TRIMMING PIECE OF BELT ON AIR WALL WITH KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INSTALLING PICK ON BREAKER HEAD AND USING PICK TO HAMMER THE NEW ONE IN WHEN HE MISSED AND STRUCK TIP OF RIGHT FINGER AGAINST NEW PICK.
JACKING MAIN FRAME LINERS IN PLACE ON CRUSHER WHEN JACK SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN FACE.
TAKING HYDRAULIC HOSE OFF REAR SEGMENT ON SASH AND WAS TAPPING WITH WRENCH TO REMOVE FITTING FROM COVER. HE MISSED FITING AND STRUCK HAND ON SASH.
WHILE ATTEPTING TO ALIGN PLOW FRAME, HE HIT CROSS BRACE ON PLOW WITH SLEDGE HAMEMR CAUSIGN HAMMER HEAD OT MISS TARGET AND STRIKE FOOT.
REMOVING RUBBER LINER FROM FEED END OF BALL MILL AND WHILE PRYING LINER OFF SHELL OF MILL STRAINED BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN MILL RUBBER LINER WITH A BELT KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB.
PRYING WITH A PRY BAR TO GET NEW GASKET ON TRAM WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL & STRIKE RIGHT RIBS ON TRAM. SAW DOCTOR IN EMERGENCY ROOM AT GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL ON 12/12/93. RECEI VED REPORT ON 1/5/94.
TRIMMING LOOSE WHEN A PIECE SLID DOWN TRIMMING BAR CUTTING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGN BOTTOM HOLES WHEN LOOSE CAME OFF FACE AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT.
USING LONG METAL HOOK TO PULL UP BOARDS THE HOOK SLIPPED & STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH
HAMMERING BURN BIT OFF STEEL WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED IN BACK.
BREAKING UP LARGE SLAB IN ROCK BOX WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PIECES OF LAG STRUCK FINGER.
BENDING OVER CLEANING BOTTOM CONVERGENCE POINT AND FELT SOMETHING PULL. ON 2-24-93 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
STRIPPING 4160 CABLE FOR TIE WIRE WITH CABLE IN VICE. FINGER WAS IN THE WAY WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE CUT.
HE WAS SITTING IN SCOOP OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT REMOVING A STUCK BOLT FROM HYDRAULIC CONTROL LINKAGE. HE WAS USING A FLEX HANDLE & SOCKET COMBINATION WHEN SUDDENLY THE BOLT FREED UP CAUSING HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM TO CONTACT AN OPEN TRANSMISSION HOOD.
EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER WERE USING A PIECE OF SHAFT TO RAM OLD LINER TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE. EMPLOYEE HAD HAND ON BACK SIDE OF SHAFT AND HIT BETWEEN SHAFT AND MOTOR JUNCTION BOX.
CUTTING WATER HOSE APART WITH HACKSAW WHEN SAW SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING PICK ON STAMLER. HE WAS KNOCKING THE OLD ONE OUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE OLD PICK AND STRUCK HIS JAW.
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STRAINED BACK WHILE TRIMMING LOOSE, SAW DR. AND WAS PLACE DON "LIGHT DUTY".
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54736YEE WAS KNEELING DOWN TIGHTENING A BOLT WHIHC NEEDED ALOT OF TORQUE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM OF BOLT AND HE HURT HIS BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER/NECK AREA.
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BARRINF LOOSE WHILE HANGING CHAIN FOR PIPE LINE WHEN HE STRUCK LEFT WRIST ON METAL FRAME IN BASKET.
EMPL REMOVING SCREWS FROM AIR COMPONENT WHEN SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT HAND.
EMPL USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP ROCK.
USING #3 HAMMER AT PICK HOLDER WHEN HAMMER STRUCK TOP COVER ON STAMLER COMING BACK AND HITTING EMPL ELBOW (STRUCK ELBOW ON SPILL PLATE ALSO). WENT TO DR 4-4 AND ON 4-6 WENT BACK TO DR AND RECEIVED A DISABLED-FOR-WORK SLIP.
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