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EE WAS PAINTING A 12" X 20' CHANNEL IRON. HE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE STEEL OVER TO PAINT THE OTHER SIDE USING A STEEL PRY BAR. THE STEEL ROLLED BACK ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE ON THE MET ATARSAL AREA.
WHILE REMOVING A BABBIT BEARING, THE PLUG SLIPPED OFF THE METAL AND THE HAMMER STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST THE END BALL.
REMOVING BURNER MOTOR FROM #2 BOILER MATHER A USING MANUAL CHAIN HOIST. HOIST WAS HUNG FROM PIPE INSERTED IN BOILER TUBE. EMPL WAS OPERATING HOIST FROM STAIR PLATFORM AND GAVE SLACK TO LOWER B MOTOR TO FLOOR. PIPE MOVED OUT OF TUBE AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. CUTS TO EAR REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION AT BELL HOSPITAL EMERG RM.
HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE SPREADING 10 CU. YDS. OF REDI-MIX CONCRETE, POURING A CONCRETE PAD FOR A BUILDING. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, HE COMPLAINED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE.
I.NAME AND HIS PARTNER WERE PRESSING BUSHINGS OUT OF GRATE RETURN ROLLERS. THE ROLLERS WEIGHED ABOUT 80# EACH, SO TWO MEN WERE ASSIGNED TO THE JOB. I.NAME WORKED ON SAT 3/17/90 BUT DID NOT REP ORT ANYTHING TO HIS SUPERVISOR. ON MONDAY AM 3/19/90 HE CALLED COMPLAINING OF A SORE BACK AND FELT THAT HANDLING THE ROLLERS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DISCOMFORT HE WAS EXPERIENCING.
THE INJURED WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A COUPLING.WHEN THE COUPLING SUDDENLY LOOSENED HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS NECK.
HE HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING THE NUT ON THE ALORI'S TOOL POST WITH A BOX END WRENCH. HE STRUCK THE WRENCH AND IT FLIPPED OFF THE NUT STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS FRONT TOOTH.
HE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO CUT SOME CARDBOARD FROM A TUBE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. HE WAS PUSHING THE POINT OF THE KNIFE INTO THE CARDBOARD WHEN THE BLADE CLOSED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
HE WAS REMOVING3CHIPS AND SHAVINGS FROM UNDER HIS LATHE. AS HE PULLED ON SOME SHAVINGS HE CUT THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME. HE WAS USING A PAIR OF PLIERS T O REMOVE THE SH5VINGS AND CHIPS.
I,NAME WAS FIGH7ENING BOLTS WHITH A 9/16" SOCKET & RATCHET WRENCH. HE EXPERIENCED A CRAMP IN HIS NECK. THE PAIN DISSAPPAVED IN A VERY SHORT TIME, BUT WAS DIZZY & HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING HIS BALANCE. 3
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A CHUCK WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE CHUCK ON HIS LATHE. HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH.
INJURED WAS PULLING A LARGE WHEEL OFF SHAFT WITH PORTA POWER AND PULLER. HE WASSTANDING BETWEEN THE NON-WORKING ARMS OF PULLER WHEN THE SAFETY CHAIN HOOK BROKE AND THE ARMS SLIPPED OFF THE WHE EL BENG PULLED PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE ARMS OF THE PULLER.
INJ EMP WAS DISASSEMBLING AN WXCITER HE WAS PRYING ON THE BEARING CAP USING A 24 IN PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE 4 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
INJ WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING WORK PIECE IN LATHE CHUCK HE HAD A PIPE EXTENSION ON WRENCH HANDLE PROBABLY ENGAGED 1 OR 2 INCHES PIPE SLIPPED OFF WRENCH INJ LOST HIS BALANCE HIS WRIST CONTAC CONTACTED SHARP EDGE OF MATERIAL STACKED BY LATHE 3 SUTURES