EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 18" PIPE WRENCH TO CLOSE A 2" PLUG VALVE ON THE SPRAY WATER LINE FOR THE DESLIMING VIBRATING SCREENS ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE P-2 PLANT. THE VALVE WAS APPROX 7\ ABOVE THE FLOOR LEVEL AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE PIPE WRENCH ATTACHED TO THE STEM OF THE PLUG VALVE. EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UPWARD ON THE HANDLE OF THE PIPE WRENCH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE VALLVE WHILE PUSHIN
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Showing all 4EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING STRADDLED ON TOP OF A 12 IN STEEL PIPE ON 3RD FLOOR OF P-2 PLANT. HE WAS LEANING TO HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST A 10 IN STEEL PIPE BRACING HIMSELF WHILE PRYING LOOSE A REPAIR C LAMP ON THE 12 IN PIPE. USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY WITH, HE WAS PUSHING AWAY FROM HIS CHEST WITH BOTH HANDS WHEN HE FELT THE MUSCLES PULL OR TEAR IN THE AREA OF THE 6TH RIGHT RIB. HE IMMEDIAT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE STATIC THICKENER U FLOW PUMP 6IN VALVE AND WAS BEING ASSISTED BY THE ELECTRICIAN MECHANIC EMPLOYEE HE WAS USING TWO 1 1/8IN COMBINATION WRENCHES TO LOOSEN THE 1 1/8 IN HEX NUTS AND BOLTS ON THE 6IN VALVE HE WAS USING ONE WRENCH TO HOLD THE BOLTS HEX HEAD TIGHT AND THE OTHER WRENCH ON THE HEX NUT AND WAS TRYING TO TURN THE HEX NUTS LOOSE THE WRENCH HE WAS
EMP WAS SCRAPING OLD GASKET OFF PARTS AFTER APPLYING AEORSAL REMOVER WHEN SOME ENTERED RIGHT EYE