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EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING SAFETY RULES. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. EMPLOYEE WAS SKILLED & PROFICIENT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROPER PRTECTIVE CLOTHING. EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHE R.
EMPLOEYE WAS OPERATING A SUMP PUMP THE PUMP LOST PRIME AND WAS LEFT RUNNING DRY.EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN PRIME VALVE WITH OUT SHUTTING OFF PUMP.EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYED WITH STEAM AND HOT WATER. NO SPECIFIC RULES WERE BROKEN EQUIPMENT WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES FOR PRIMING PUMP.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PPE REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT.
EMPL PREPARING SAMPLES,CRUSHING ROCK WITH ROLL CRUSHER.EMPL FAILED TO FOLLOW RXD PROCEDURES AND STOPPED ROLLERS WITH HAND.THIS WAS A NEW TASK,SUPV DIDNT PROPERLY INSTRUCT EMPL.EMPL DIDNT USE S HUT OFF AS INSTRUCTED;FINGER & THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN ROLLER.
INDV OPERATING AIR IMPACT WRENCH REMOVING LINER ON A C CONE...CAUGHT BETWEEN IMPACT WRENCH HAND LE AND SPIDER BUSHING WHEN LINER BROKE FREE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING IN CLOSE PROXMITY TO THE DOZER WHEN THE OPERATOR OF D-8 ADE A SUDDEN TURN STRICKING HIM IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS AHND IN ROLLER CRYSHER IN SAMPLE PREP AREA.HE DID NOT FOLLOW THE RULES REQUIRING THE EQUIPMENT POWER BE DISCONNECTED PRIOR TO REMOVING GUARD.THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A SAMPLE PREP ROLLER CRUSHER.HE HAD HAD PROPERLY TRAINED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL WARNING SIGNS ON THE EQUIPMENT BUT THE EMPLOYEE STILL REMOVED THE GUARD.THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING USUAL JOB AND STARTED FEELING PAIN IN SHOULDER. SHE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR ON 9/12/88. HE DIAGNOSED A RE-INJURY OF ACCIDENT REPORTED 3/17/88.