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WHILE BARRING A CHUNK OF COAL OUT OF THE FEEDER BREAKER AREA ON THE EAST TRUCK DUMP, EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST CHAIN HOOK ON THE HANDRAIL.
WAS CUTTING PAN GASKET WITH KNIFE, WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND INSIDE JUST BELOW THUMB. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
WHILE REMOVING NUT FROM A BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OF AND RIGHT INDEX FINGER HIT COVER ON 4 SQ BOX CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
I NAME & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USING THE HOSE ON THE BACK OF THE WATER WAGON TO CLEAN THE TUNNEL AREA OF THE OUT-OF-PIT CONVEYOR JOB ENTAILS CRAWLING IN A RESTRICTED SPACE & STAYING CROUCHED O R BENT OVER FOR A SHORT PERIOD WATER H OSE IS A 1IN DIAMETER & BOTH EMPLOYEES WORKED TOGETHER IN HANDLING IT I NAME STRAINED HER BACK FROM OVEREXERTION REINJURING A PREVIOUS UNREPORTED BACK S
I NAME WAS HELPING TRO MOVE WATER LINES TO HELP SUCTION WATER OUT OF PIT WITH A WATER PUMP SHE FELT A PAIN BUT DIDNT REPORT IT TO HER SUPERVISOR CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BACK & FINALLY WENT TO DOC & HE TOOK HER OFF WORK AS OF SEPT 161990 SHE REPORTED IT HAPPENED AT HOME
RUNNING A COME-A-LONG AND THE HANDLE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.
WHILE REMOVING BOOM PINS FROM 4100 POINT SECTION AS LAST PIN WAS DRIVEN OUT BY EMPL POINT SECTION CAME UP & FORCED LEG TO RAISE & BEND OUT WARD FROM BODY & SPRAINED ANKLE.
REPLACING FUEL PUMP IN A PICK UP WHEN EE LEANED OVER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIB CAGE.
I.NAME TOOK HIS HAMMER TO KNOCK THE MASTER LINK DOWN SO THAT THE DOZER BLADE WOULD CLEAR IT. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE MASTER LINK STRIKING I.NAME'S RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER. AT THAT TIME H IS HAND WAS BANDAGED , ALLOWING HIM TO CONTINUE UNTIL QUITTING TIME. DR. WAS CALLED IN EVENING AND HE CAME TO CLINIC AND STITCHED I.NAME'S HAND WITH 6 STITCHES. NO TIME LOST.
TIGHTENING A B2LT WITH ARATCHET WRENCH PUTTING STRESS ON RATCHET WRENCH CAUSING RATCHET TO SLIP FROM BOLT,CAUSING ARM TO BE THROWN THROUGH A WIRE BEING USED TO TEMPORARILY HOLD IN PLACE A SCA FFOLD ROD.SLASH3JUST ABOVE RIGHT ELBOW ON FOREARM.RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK WAS SCRAPED AND BRUISED.
EE WAS CUTTING 8UST INSULATION MATERIAL WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
EMPL ASSISTING 3N BODY WORK ON COMPANY VEHICLE WHEN PORTA-POWER JACK HE WAS USING SLIPPED PINNING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN JACK AND VEHICLE FRAME.RESULTING INJURY WAS BROKEN BONE OF FINGER TIP AND LACERA7ION.CORRECTED BY SETTING BREAK AND SUTURING CUT.FX WAS SIMPLE FX.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MYLAR BLUEPRINT WITH AN EXACTO KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED PUNCTURING THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER