EE AND ANOTHER EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCOUPLE A PLUNGER ROD ON AN EMULSION PUMP BY USING A CHEATER PIPE. THE CHEATER PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF THE OTHER EE'S HANDS AND HIT EE IN THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT EAR WITH THE FORCE OF HIS OWN WEIGHT.
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Showing all 29EE WAS HOLDING PLATE THAT GOES ON THE BAKC OF #2 SHAKER WHILE THE LAST BOLT WAS BEING REMOVED. THE PLATE SLIPPED DOWN PINNING HIS WRIST BETWEEN THE PLATE AND SHAKER FRAME.
EE WAS WEDGING 3-C CRIBS WITH AN AXE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE SECOND STEP OF A 4' LADDER. AS HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO SWING TO AXE, THE LADDER SHIFTED IN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE FLOOR. HE LO ST HIS BALANCE AND PUT RIGHT ARM OUT TO STABILIZE HIS FALL. THIS ACTION DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
TERMINATING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE USING SHARP BLADE TO WIRE-THE BLADE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WIRES TO TAKE TUBE DOWN. THE TUBE FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE NOSE CAUSING A BLOODY NOSE.
HANDYMAN JACK MALFUNCTIONED DROPPING TRAILER ON EMPLOYEES FOOT FRACTURING THREE BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING JACK DOWN AFTER CHANGING TIRE ON TRUCK. HANDLE OF JACK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIM ON HIS MOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION TO UPPER LIP AND BROKEN TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A FIRE RISER TO INSTALL A WASH HOSE BELOW THE FIRE RISER. THE PRESSURE WAS SHUT OFF AND DRAINED. WE STARTED TAKING THE FIRE RISER OFF WITH A PIPE WREN CH. WHEN IT BECAME LOOSE INJURED GRABBED THE RISER WITH HIS HANDS AND IT BLEW OFF AND HIT HIM ON HIS FACE INT EHAREA OF HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS PULLING WATERLINE OFF TRAILER WITH PLIERS WITH PLIERS AND PLIERS SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS FALLING ON A LUMP OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A NEW BOX OF BATTERY ACID TO FILL A BATTERY.HE WAS CUTTING HOSE OFF WHEN SMALL AMOUNT OF ACID SQUIRTED UPWARD HITTING HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
USING PRY BAR IT SLIPPED STRUCK R SHOULDER, ALSO MUSCLE STRAIN IN UPPER BASCK
EE WAS BROOMING CONCRETE. THE BROOM HIT A DOOR GLANCED OFF AND HIT HIS MOUTH CHIPPING ONE TOOTH AND BREAKING ANOTHER ONE. EE WAS WORKING OVERTIME.
POSITIONING ARM WAS WIRED TO CHAIN LINK. TO LOWER POSITIONING ARM, EMPLOYEE CUT WIRES AND POSITIONING ARM FELL ON THUMB.
EMPL TAKING HEAD OFF DELUGE TANK TO REPLACE WITH NEW REBUILD TO ENSURE NO LEAKS.THE PRESSURE APPEARED TO HAVE BLED OFF BUT WHEN HE CAME TO END THREAD,THE HEAD BLEW UPWARDS STRIKING LEFT CHEEK. /
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING YIELD POST JACK, THE CHAIN ON TOP WASN'T TIGHT, AND SLIPPED WHEN PUTTING IT UNDER PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED HIS NECK TO BE JARRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK NUT LOOSE ON JEMWAR BOLT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT WRONG LEVER (SPIN LEVER INSTEAD OF DOWN LEVER) CAUSING WRENCH TO BREAK. A PIECE OF THE WRENCH HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BA CK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BANDS OFF BUNDLE OF CRIBS WHEN CRIBS ROLLED KNOCKING HIM DOWN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 11-30-88; RETURNED ON 12-8-88; 6 DAYS LOST TIME.
EMPL REMOVING B2LTS FROM EQUIP WHEN WRENCH BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK ON TIRE AND STRETCH STOMACH MUSCLES.INJ NOT REPORTED TO MGMT-DIDNT MISS TIME OR RECEIVE MED TRTMENT UNTIL 9-2-87.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ASSISTING THE MECHANIC IN REMOVING HEAD FACE CONVEYOR SPOCKET COVER.THEY WERE RAISING THE COVER UP WITH A COM-A-LONG AND CHAIN WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE COVER TO FLIP,S TRIKING THE EMP5OYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI3ING UP RAM AND PIN HOLE WITH A PRY BAR. THE RAM GAVE AWAY AND BAR SLIPPED OUT HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH. BOTTOM LIP WAS CUT, ONE TOOTH BROKEN AND ANOTHER SLIT.
ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 WAS USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER TO SEPARATE LINKS IN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHISEL IT JUMPED FREE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP. HE WAS 10 TO 12 FEET AWAY WAITING FOR THE CHAIN 7O SEPARATE SO HE COULD CUT THE LINK WITH THE CUTTING TORCH.
USING A PORTAP2WER OVER HEAD WITH AN ANGLE EXTENTION. THE EXTENTION SLIPPED OUT & CAME DOWN ONT HE MIDDLE OF HIS RIGHT THIGH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A ROOF JACK WHEN THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER LIP. THE LIP WAS LACERATED REQUIRING STITCHING.
EMPLOYEES RT LITTLE FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER LACERATING IT
EES RT LITTLE FINGER FINGER WAS FRACTURED WHEN A WRENCH BEING USED TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A C/M SLIPPED. WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED THE EES FINGER STRUCK THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING A WOODEN MAP DIVIDER WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, SEVERING THE TENDON.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE SURFACE SHOP FLOOR REMOVING BOLTS FROM A BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A SHUTTLE CAR. AS THE EMPLOYEE BENT FORWARD TO REMOVE ONE OF THE BOLTS, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE USING A HANDYMAN JACK TO COMPRESS A SPRING RETAINER ON A STOKER SHAKER, THE JACK SLIPPED UPWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN FOUR OF THE EMPLOYEE\S TEETH BEING DI SLODGED AND FRACTURED.
AS THE EE WAS JACKING UP A TRAILER WITH A HANDYMAN JACK THE JACK HANDLE CAME UP STRIKING HIM ON T HE CHIN LACCERATING IT.