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EE WAS PULLING THE IMPELLOR OFF OF A WATAEAR PUMP ON A CAT GRADER. THE EE WAS HOLDING THE IMPELLER BLADE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN EE USED POWER WRENCH THE IMPELLER TURNED CUTTING THE LEFT INDE X FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING A BOLT WITH RIGHT BOLTER WRENCH. BOLTER OPERATOR DID NOT SEE MINER OPERATOR'S HAND POSITION AND SWUNG THE GRIIPS INTO LINE THE BOLT UP. THE LOWER GRIPPER CLOSED ON HIS RI GHT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER, PINCHING IT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIPE ON A TRUCK WHILE SECURING THE LOAD WITH A CHAIN BOOM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TE HANDLE DOWN AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS LOCKED. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LET GO OF THE HAN DLE IT POPPED UPA ND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.
EE'S WRIST BEDAME SORE AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER. HE WAS EXAMINED BY CO DOCTOR ON 12-14-94. DIAGNOSED AS AN INFLAMATION DUE TO VIBRATION FROM JACKHAMMER. DR APPLIED WRIST BRACE AND RECHECKED I N ABOUT 2 WEEKS.
INJURED DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY TO US SO I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW IT HAPPENED OR WHAT TIME OF DAY IT HAPPENED.
GRINDING PIPE NOZZLES USING 9 INCH GRINDER, WHEN GRINDING DISC GOT CAUGHT ON PIPE FLANGE. CAUSING EE TO TEMPORARLY LOOSE CONTROL GRINDER SPUN DOWN AGAINST LEFT KNEE. CUT REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE AS OPERATING A BULDOZER AND BACKED UP OVER A ROCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKIGN A NEWLY INSTALLED SIGHT GLASS FOR LEAKS, IT RUPTURED AND HE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE IN FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS TIED OFF TO STRUCT STEEL WHILE REPAIRING STEEL WAS IN SKY CLIMBER WHEN CABLE BROKE EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BY HARNESS LANYARD & ROPE GRAB EMPLOYEE SUFFERED MIN OR LACERATIONS TO RT EYE AREA TENDERNESS & SORENESS IN RT ARM & BACK EMPLOYEE BACK TO WORK MISSED ONE DAY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 90 POUND JACKHAMMER AND IT HIT HIS LEFT BIG TOE.
EMPL USING A CONCRETE VITRATOR.THE VIBRATOR HAS A MOTOR THAT CONNECTS TO THE VIBRATOR.EMPL WAS HOLDING MOTOR WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS USING THE BIBRATOR.BOTH EMPL WERE SPREADING CONCRETE.EMPL J ERKED VIBRATOR END CAUSING THE MOTOR END TO TWIST. THIS CAUSED INJ EMPL TO TWIST RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPL OPERATING A SKILL SAW.WHILE CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD THE WOOD BROKE IN HALF HITTING EMPL HAND.THIS FORCED THE LEFT HAND INTO THE PATH OF THE SAW BLADE.
WHILE HELPING TO ADJUST THE TENSION ON SOME NEW BELTS, HE HAD HIS FINGER PULLED INBETWEEN THE BELTS AND A SHEAVE ON A PUMP.
EMPL USING HAND GRINDER 4.5" AT THE END OF LAST WORK DAY.ON THE WAY HOME NOTICED SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE.EMPL THOUGHT HAD REMOVED THE OBJECT.THEN NOTICED ON THE WAY TO WORK THAT HE HADNT REMOVE D THE OBJECT AND REPORTED THE INJURY.AN OBJECT WAS REMOVED FROM RIGHT EYE BY A DR.
EE BELIEVES HE WAS GRINDING A WELDING PASS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF ANOTHER PIPE AND LANDED IN HIS EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WORN CENTER BIT FROM THE BOTTOM OF A SCRAPER. THE LAST BOLT HAD TO BE CUT OFF WITH A TORCH. UNKNOWN TO THE EMPLOYEE WAS THE FACT THAT THE BIT WAS UNDER SPRING TEN SION AND WHEN THE BOLT WAS CUT IT SPRUNG FORWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.
STARTING TO ACID WASH TANK FILTER SCREEN,EMPL HAD MURIATIC ACID SPLASH INTO EYES AND ONTO FOREHEAD.ACID HAD EATEN A HOLE IN HOSE CONNECTOR BETWEEN ACID VALVE AND HOSE.COMPANY DR GAVE EMPL ANTI BIOTIC DROPS IN EYES AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PREVENT INFECTION.
DURING DRILLING WITH THE EXPLORATION DRILL THE SAMPLER BECAME CLOGGED WITH ROCKS. THE DRILL HELPER ASSUMED THE HYDRAULIC POWER TO THE SAMPLER HAD BEEN SHUT OFF AND REACHED IN WITH HIS LEFT HAN D TO CLEAR THE ROCS. ONCE CLEARED, THE ROTATING SAMPLER STARTED ROTATING, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SAMPLER AND FRAME. SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A NUT FROM A BOLT WITH AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. AS THE NUT CAME OFF THE BOLT IT FLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET STRIKING THE EE ON HIS FRONT TOOTH RESULTING IN ACRACKED TOOTH THE EE WA S TAKEN TO A DENTIST WHO PUT ON AN EPOXY SEALER TO THE TOOTH FURTHER EXAMINATION NEEDED IN A 1 MONTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A GREASE ZERK IN A FLANGE WHEN THE DRILL CAUGHT IN A HOLE AND THE CAP SPUN CATCHING HIS FINGER. THE RESULT WAS A DISTAL AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BY DRILL PRESS & PIECE OF SANDING MATERIAL CUTTING FINGER ABOVE FINGERNAIL. SUTURES RQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN LEFT WRIST AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY DR WILLIAMS AS HAVING TENDONITIS OF LEFT WRIST DUE TO REPEATED MOVEMENT OF OPERATING DOZER CONTROLS.
ATTCH:EMPL DRIVING DOZER ON SOME DAY,BACKED OVER PILE OF ORE 2-3'HIGH.WHEN DOZER CAME DOWN IT JARRED HIS BACK,HURT FOR 30 MIN.DIDNT HURT THE FOLLOWING DAYS BUT DID THE NIGHT HE WENT TO EMERG R M FOR STOMACH PROBLEMS 10-6-90.
WHILE USING A 913 TO PULL BALONEY CABLE, EE WAS TAKING PULL ROPE OFF BLADE. OPERATOR LOWERED BLADE TO THE GROUND AND PINCHED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BLADE AND THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE BOTTOM OF A METAL PIPE WHEN THE DRILL BIT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM UNDER THE LEFT EYE. LACERATION OF CHEEK UNDER LEFT EYE CLOSURES AND BANDAID APPLIED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN AN OVERHEAD POSTION WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF WELDING SLAG GOT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL A WEEK LATER AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME INFECTED.DOCTOR A DMINISTERED ANTIBIOTICS FOR INFECTION.
WHILE I NAME WAS GOING TO RAISE THE STAND CARRIER HE COUGHED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE AND CHEST HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK FEURTHER EXAMINA ATION SHOWED THAT HE HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON A RIGHT RIB
I NAME WAS WALKING TOWARD 7 ENTRY IN LAST OPEN X CUT WHEN CUTTER WAS PULLING INTO 7 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK SPIT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR TIRE, STRIKING HIM BELOW THE RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING SWELLIN G AND A LARGE BRUISE. EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPTIAL AND CHECKED FOR FRACTURE ON JUNE 1, 1988 EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR FOR FOLLOW UP VISIT. EMPLOYEE NEEDED TO HAVE COLLECTED BLOOD DRAINE
RIGHT HAND WAS CUT WHILE OPERATING A 6" VALVE ON HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO EAST HIGH PRESSURE MONITIR.