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EE WAS HITTING ON UNDERCUTTER CHAIN BLOCK TO ALIGN WITH THE PIN. SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND CUT INDIVIDUAL ON LEFT HAND. CUT STITCHES.
A CO-WORKER TOSSED A PAIR OF PLIERS DOWN TO LANDING 20' BELOW. PLIES HIT FOREMAN ON CHIN. REQUIRED 3 SUTURES TO REPAIR CUT.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE FRONT OF A GEN SET WITH A JACK HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER HEAD CAUGHT EDGE OF GRATING. MOMENTUM CAUSED HAND TO HIT OBJECT BEING HAMMERED.
EE WAS INSTALLING A CABLE ON A JUMBO DRILL BOOM. WHEN POSITIONING THE CENTER AUGER GUIDE IT BECAME STUCK. EE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE AUGER GUIDE WITH 4 LB HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AUG ER GUIDE AND STRUCK EE IN THE MID SECTION CAUSING A SEVERE PUNCTURE WOUND.
WHILE LOOSENING LUG NUTS ON WHEEL THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND BREAKER BAR HANDLE STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOUTH. INJURY RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE INSIDE OF THE MOUTH REQUIRING S TITCHES.
EE WAS STRIKING LATCH PIN WITH A HAMMER, ON AIR LOCK DOOR, WHICH HAD GOTTEN BENT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO OPEN DOOR. BOLT BROKE OFF, STRIKING AND CUTTING EE ON CHIN.
CUTTING PLASTIC BAG OPEN WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S INSIDE RIGHT THIGH, REQUIRING SUTURES.
2 MECHANICS WERE ATTACHING A PLOW ATTACHMENT TO A MECHANICAL SCALER. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CONNECTING LINK IN PLACE WHILE A CO-WORKER WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE A PIN THRU IT. THE HA MMER GLANCE OFF THE TIRE OF THE MACHINE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND AND INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT TIE STRAP. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND EE STABBED HIMSELF IN LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON AN UNDERCUTTER RAISING A TRACK-JACK. THE JACK HANDLE (PRY BAR) BROKE, SPRINGING UP AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED. EE STRUCK HAND ON ANGLE IRON.
THE BUILD-UP ON CONCRETE OF SALT WATER RUNNING FROM THE SHAFT & SLOWLY WORKED LOOSE SALT CAUSING IT TO FALL HITTING THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE'S HEAD & NECK.
WHILE ASSISTING A MECHANICE TO REMOVE A SNUB AXLE FROM AN EIMCO LHD FRONT WHEEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT HAND BY A PIECE OF METAL. THE METAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE HA ND REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS CUTTING JACKET ON ELECTRICK CABLE. MOMENTUM OF FORCE CARRIED THE KNIFE ACROSS HIS WRIST.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH AS A PRY BAR IT SLIPPED STRIKING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE FACE ABOVE HIS LIP
EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED, EE STRUCK KNUCKLES ON TRANSMISSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ADJACENT TO CONVEYOR WHEN SHOVEL STRUCK CHUTE AND DEFLECTED OFF CONVEYOR CAUSED EMPLOYEE'S ARM TO SNAP BACK CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE WINDING THE WINCH (HAND CRANK) FOR THE COUNTERWEIGHT TOWER FOR #36/1 CONVEYOR, THE WINCH HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HANDS ADN STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONCUSION AND STITCHES TO THE HEAD.
MOPPING FLOOR IN TRANSFORMER ROOM IN SERVICE BUILDING RIGHT HAND SLID DOWN MOP HANDLE AND WOODEN SPLINTER LODGED INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-1-94 TO HAVE SPLINTER REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING A CLUTCH USING APRESSING TOOL. PART OF TOOL BROKE, STRIKINGEMPLOYEE IN LEFT FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE LARGE LOADER TIREUSING IMPROPER SLINGING METHOD. SLING SLIPPED, CATCHING AND SMASHINGEMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN TIRE AND SLING.
CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SKIRT BOARD AT TAIL OF E-9 CONVEYORS NEXT TO STAMLER (WEST SIDE OF BELT). BOLTS AND WELDS WERE CUT FREE AND THREE SUPPORTS WERE LOOSE. THE FOURTH SUPPORT WAS STIL L TIGHT. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BAR THE FOURTH FREE. WHEN IT BECAME FREE, THE SKIRTBOARD FELL TO THE FLOOR, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CALF AND FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO REMOVE PLASTIC STRAP FROM A PALLET OF EMPTY SALT BAGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHISEL TO INSTALL CONNECTING LINK ON DRILL RIG. SMALL PICE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AN FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES, INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO POSITION AN LHD ENGINE TO MATE WITH A TORQUES CONVERTER BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED. HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE ENGINE.
WORKER WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST.
WAS CUTTING RAFTER WITH HANDSAW. NEAR COMPLETION OF CUT, BOARD BROKE, CAUSING HAND SAW TO SWING FREE, CUTTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM.
I.NAME STRIPPING OVER-JACKET INSULATION OF POWER CABLE.CUT THROUGH THE INSULATION,KNIFE WENT THROUGH JACKET AND GLOVED HAND HOLDING THE CABLE.THUMB REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING BOARDS OFF OF OLD BIN, WHILE ON STEP LADDER. BOARD CAME LOOSE, FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM. LARGE SPLINTER GOT LODGED IN EMPLOYEE'S ARM. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF WAY IN TIME.
THEY WERE LEAVING 8XE APPROX. 11:50 AM WHEN THEY NOTICED THE SHOOT OF THE STAMLER WAS PLUGGED. I.NAME WAS AHEAD OF THEM AND HAD TURNED THE STAMLER OFF. I.NAME ATTEMPTED PRYING THE SALT LOOSE W HEN HE PUT HIS HAND ON A WEDGED CHUNK ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE BLOCKAGE. THE CHUNK SHIFTED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER- REQUIRED SUTURES.
INJURED WAS HAMMERING ON 2ND FT ROCK WAREHOUSE HIM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK HE WAS STANDING SIDEWAYS AND TRYING TO STIKE HIGH ON THE BINS ABOVE HEAD LEVEL WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING A BENCH IN MINE. SCALING BAR BEING USED BROKE, SO EMPLOYEE USED A LENGTH OF DRILLING STEEL TO COMPLETE SCALING TASK. DRILL STEEL SLIPPED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL AND BREA K LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST SHOT NAIL INTO BRATTICE,TRIGGER ON GUN STAYED BACK-WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET TRIGGER,LEFT HAND WAS IN FRONT OF BARREL AND GUN WENT OFF.DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 11-21-90.
WHILE BUILDING 6" X 6" TIMBER COGS AT 9XE BELT LINE, EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TWO TIES. (FRACTURE, LEFT THUMB, DISTAL PHALANX).
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE WITH HISKNIFE. HE THOUGHT BLADE WAS LOCKED IN POSITION. WHEN HE BEGAN TO CUT THE BLADE BEGAN TO CLOSE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DRAW HIS HAND AWAY THE BL ADE, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY SHARP, CROSSED THE TOP OF HIS FINGERS CUTTING THEM.
DRIVING GEAR OFF SHAFT, WITH HAMMER STRUCK GEAR CHIP FL.EW OFF STRIKING EMP IN L LEG
EMPL WAS CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE. WHEN CUTTING THROUGH PUSH KNIFE & SLICED 1ST FINGER & BACK OF HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING LEG BOLTS ON 737 LUBE TRUCK FRONT AXLE.HE ATTEMPTED TO JERK TP PULL HARDER AND EXPERIENCED A BURNING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.FINISHED SHIFT BUT COULD NOT RETURN NEXT DAY .NOTE:HE EXPERIENCED A NON COMPENSABLE INJURY TO HIS BACK LAST YEAR WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY AND TIME AWAY FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CABLE HOOKS FROM THE MINE CEILING BY HITTING THEM WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE WEDGES.THIS CONTINUED ACTION AGGRAVATED THE ELBOW (RIGHT).
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP WITH A POCKET JACK ON THE FLOOR.HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE JACK OVER AND WHILE DOING SO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING SPIKING HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TO DRIVE TIE PLATE UNDER RAIL & PIECE OF HAMMERHEAD CAME OFF & STRUCK HIM IN LEFT FOREFINGER T HIS INJURY REQUIRE SUTURES NOT LOST TIME
STANDING ON BACK OF GETMAN TO PULL A SCALE,BAR POINT BROKE AND BAR AND HAND JAMMED INTO ROOF.FINGER WAS FRACTURED
EMPLOYEE SWUNG HAMMER HORIZONTALLY TO BREAK CHUNK AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS SCALING ON PILE BAR SNAPPED THROWING MEPL OFF BALANCE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE STONE FROM BETWEEN TWO DUAL TIRES ON TRUCK. LUMP WAS UNDER PERSSURE BETWEEN TIRES WHEN HE STRUCK LIMO IT FLEW OUT TOWARD INJURED STRICKING HIM IN UPPER LIMP AND NOSE.
USING RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BRAKE BOLTS ON LHD. P0USHING RATCHET WITH FT, BACK AGAINST FRAME FELT PAIN LATER. LOOSE TIME 9-12-89
EMPL WAS OBSERVING BEAM BEING PULLED IN PLACE WHEN PLATE CLAMP DISENGAGED STRIKING HIM ON CHEEK.
WHILE HAMMERING WOODEN FILLER SLATS INTO A ROTARY SCREEN FRAME, INJURED SWUNG AND MISSED ON ONE STRIKE. THE WEIGHT OF THE HAMMER PULLED ON AND SPRAINED THE RIGHT WRIST. THIS HAPPENED ON 12-19 BUT DID NOT REPORT IT TILL NEXT DAY WHEN IT STARTED BOTHERING HIM.