employee was using pry bar and it slipped causing EE cut EE to cut EE's finger on a piece of metal
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Showing all 18When installing a water clamp on a wash down hose EE's screwdriver slipped out of the clamp cutting left hand in between index and middle finger resulting in a laceration requiring 7 stitches
Employee was using a sledge hammer and a slate bar to knock the pins out of a D10-R bulldozer's right tilt cylinder and felt a pain in neck and shoulder. Employee continued to work but started physical therapy on 1/30/2018.
Member was unplugging chute with a pipe and a hammer. As he was pounding on pipe, the hammer struck his hand. Injury resulted in laceration and fracture.
Employee was removing a hydraulic line from a truck when wrench slipped allowing his hand to strike sharp surface resulting in cut to right hand.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK COAL AND ICE OFF RAILROAD CAR DOORS WHEN EE TWISTED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT HOLES IN A MUD FLAP TO ALLOW HIM TO MOUNT THE MUD FLAP & HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.
Ee was bent over swinging a sledge hammer busting a conrete floor. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. he continued to work and finished working his shift. he experienced numbers in his left foot and pain in his left leg the morning of 10-14-04. he went to the dr whom told him to take two weeks off work.
MEMBER WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM A BELT. WHILE HOLDING THE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND, HE PULLED HIS LEFT HAND ACROSS THE KNIFE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER.
EE AND ONE COWORKER WERE INSTALLING PIPE. A MONORAIL HAD BEEN CUT OFF TO ACCOMMODATE THE ROUTE THE PIPE HAD TO TAKE. EE AND COWORKER LEFT TO RETRIEVE A 1-TON CHAIN FROM THE OTHER END OF THE MONORAIL. UPON THEIR RETURN, THEY PASSED UNDER THE CUT OFF END OF THE MONORAIL, AND A SECOND CHAINFALL ATTACHED TO A DOLLY CAME OFF, STRIKING THE EE IN THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE TAPE FROM A ROLL OF PIEZOMETER CABLE WITH A KNIFE, USING HIS LEFT HAND. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND BEHIND THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER, NECESSITAT ING FOUR STITCHES.
MEMBER STATED THAT HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER HELPING SPLICE TOGETHER A 48" BELTHE STATED THAT AT NO CERTAIN TIME CAN HE SAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS BEEN CLASSIFIE D AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS DUE TO THE INFO BY DR.
MEMBER WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HE CUT THROUGH THE HOSE INTO HIS LEFT THIGH.
EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO UNSTOP A RAW COAL CHUTE ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE BREAKER BUILDING. WHILE HITTING MATERIAL IT ALL BROKE FREE AT ONCE. HOT MATERIAL LANDED ON HIM CAUSING MINOR BURNS T O HIS LEFT ARM AND NECK AREA.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ATTEMPTING TO FIX A FEEDER. AS HE WAS PULLING ON BOLT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. THIS INCIDENT ORIGINALLY WAS RECORDED AS A FILE ONLY ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAC T EE NEVER CEASED WORK & CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL4/2/02.
MEMEBER WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A SHAFT OUT OF SPEED REDUCER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN THE SHOULDER.
MEMBER WAS STRIKING A STUCK TOP ROLLER WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE ROLLER. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A NEW CHUTE FOR ADDITIONALFABRICATION. HE TRIED TO PRY IT LOOSE WITH A 5' LONG PRY BAR. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND OVER THE SHARP POINT OF THE BAR. THE CHUTE BROKE LOOSE AND THE BAR GOUGED HIS HAND, CAUSING A SEVERE LACER ATION TO THE PALM.