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Employee was removing bolts from a flange. He was operating an air operated impact tool with right hand while holding back-up wrench with left hand. The socket bounced off the nut and twisted his forearm.
Using impact gun to remove flange bolts and the impact gun slipped off the nut and resulted in shoulder strain.
On 10/16/08, employee was using an impact gun with his right hand in the trigger when he began experiencing pain to right wrist. Employee received prescription medication on 11/18/2008.
Employee was using a water lance to unplug a feed chute to 3-1 weigh belt. Employee was holding the lance pointing it upward when a piece of scale fell striking the lance. Employee states this caused the lance to jerk up while he was still holding it and caused a strain to both shoulders.(shoulder surgery refer due to day off by 220090630041)
Using an air impact gun to loosen flange bolts.
Employee pinched thumb between a rivet gun tool bit and a heat exchanger head while pushing bouls out that had become bound from process scale.
EE WAS WORKING AT TOPSIDE CHARGE HEADER, WELDING PIPE. SLAG FELL INTO WELDING SLEEVE OF [R] ARM CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN TO [R] FOREARM. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.
EXCHANGE USED AN IMPACT GUN [APPROX. WT. 60-70#] FOR ABOUT 35 MIN. CAUSING VIBRATION AND FELT A SHARP PAIN TO LOWER LEFT BACK AND BOTH LEGS GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE BUT NOT FALL. EE C/O PAIN TO LOWER LEFT BACK RADIATING DOWN LEFT LEG, EE TAKEN OFF WORK BY HIS DOCTOR.
EE WAS CLOSING AN ANGLE VALVE ON #2 DIGESTER FEED TANK. WHILE USING NUT RUNNER THE GUN SPUN AROUND AND HIT EE ON HIS HARD HAT CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. LACERATION REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES TO REPAIR. NO LOST WORK DAYS OR RESTRICTED DUTY.