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Employee was drilling a hole through a stainless steel box. They reversed the drill and that pushed the drill out, pushing their thumb against the stainless steel edge. Employee was cut on the top of their thumb between the first and second knuckle.
Employee was cutting grizzly bars and the grizzly bar rolled on employee's hand. Employee was taken to OMP for evaluation of hand.
Employee was using a chipping hammer while welding, a piece of the flat side of the chipping hammer broke off and embedded into EE's arm. EE tried to remove it on own but was unable. EE went to the dr. to have it removed. The chipping hammer was in good working condition during this time. The piece that broke off was approximately 1/8"x3/16".
Employee was loading barges and could not see breast wire. EE stepped out of shack to check wire. Doing this they stepped over the take up wire. The wire freed itself and struck employee on the leg. Employee was taken to Dr. and given restrictions of no standing work. Accident under investigation.
Employee was a vertical seam about EE's head. When EE flipped EE's welding hood up to examine the weld a foreign body entered EE's right eye. Employee was taken to OMP to be observed. Dr prescribed eye drops for the day.
Employee was torch cutting a bolt lose in a feeder liner. A piece of hot slag popped up underneath employee's face shield and safety glasses and a small piece of slag entered the eye. Foreign object removed by eye dr. No other treatment, medicine, no other observation & no other follow up deemed necessary per eye dr.
EE has had back issues work related / personal for many years. He reported it and wanted medical treatment. It has recently been diagnosed as work related. Exact cause is undetermined - he is a Bulldozer operator which does involve vibration/bounce.
EE was assisting a welder replace plates on scales at the I-164 Sand Pit, and sometime during the course of the day he received a flash burn which was not identified/noticed until later that night. He went to the ER because of a burning feeling. He did not remember ever directly seeing the flash, but did indicate he knew the work was in progress.
EE failed to properly de-pressurize the pressure washer and received a laceration when he attempted to change the nozzle.
EE was power-washing a truck when material got in his eye.
EE was welding on a part in the machine shop when a piece of slag enter his eye. Employee was wearing proper PPE, and is not sure how the piece reached his eye. He was unaware that a piece embedded on his eye until bedtime that evening. He had the piece removed and reported it on 7/28/11. Prescription eye drops were prescribed to prevent infection.
EE was operating a CAT 325 Excavator with scaling tool when machine suffered a mechanical issue that resulted in exhaust/smoke. The operator was choked by the smoke causing coughing and gagging. He was sent to medical professional for evaluation which resulted in a prescription of Ibuprofen of 600mg thus making it recordable. Employee missed no lost days or restrictions.
EE was grinding on a crusher part when particulate flew in behind his faceshield and safety glasses causing eye pain. He was sent to the medical provider where they removed a foreign speck and prescribed eyedrops for preventative purposes.
EE was operating a river winch on the lower crane dock, when a wire cable broke on the sheave causing a whiplash action which recoiled back around a protective guard, striking employee in the arm causing a laceration.
EE was chipping hot slag on river barge, and a piece of hot slag bounced and entered his full face welding helmet and safety glasses and rested on his eye. He flushed it quickly, and the foreign object was washed out. EE was sent to eye doctor to have it checked, and was given antibiotic eye drops to take for three days. It was diagnosed as a superficial burn on the eye.
Using a hydraulic jack mounted in a steel frame to press out a king pin in a 35 ton truck. The steel frame and jack fell and struck him on the right leg and ankle resulting in a bruised and sprained right ankle.
Welding on a piece of angle iron. Removed glove to get a drink of water then picked up hot angle iron before putting glove back on resulting in a burn to his right hand.
Victim was using a torch working through a small opening in a chute. He had cut a hole & put the torch in his left hand. He reached in the hole with his right hand and his arm passed in front of the torch causing a burn to the top of his right forearm.
Using an impact wrench to remove a bolt from a loader bucket. The bolt head turned and cut left middle finger requiring sutures.
Pushing a pin into a cylinder fitting with a hydraulic jack, when the jack slipped off the pin and struck him on the chin causing a laceration requiring sutures.
REMOVING A TRUCK BED FROM TRUCK. CUTTING AN EXHAUST COUPLER FROM THE BED. THE COUPLER FELL BEFORE HE WAS READY & THE COUPLER FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
Operating a backhoe turning the seat in forward and reverse directions. The seat dropped down into position causing a strain to his lower back.
Victim was cutting a piece of metal. A hot piece fell and burned through his coat sleeve and down into his glove resulting in a burn to his right forearm.
Employee was using a chain saw clearing brush in an area. He tripped on some brush and fell to the ground. The chainsaw struck him on the leg causing a laceration requiring sutures.
EE WAS USING A BAND SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF CHANNEL. WHEN HE PLACED THE CHANNEL IN THE VISE TO SECURE IT FOR CUTTING HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VISE AND CHANNEL, CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES AND PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGER - NO BONE INVOLVEMENT.
VICTIM WAS USING A HAND GRINDER REMOVING BURRS FROM A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE. THE STEEL PIECE STARTED TO MOVE. HE TRIED TO STOP IT WITH HIS HAND & CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE CAUSING A LA CERATION TO HIS FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS CHECKING A BARGE AS IT WAS BEING LOADED. A WIRE CABLE BROKE & HE TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. THE CABLE STRUCK HIS ARM AND HE FELL CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT ARM.
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING A WIRING HARNESS ON A LOADER. HE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH WITH ONE HAND AND HOLDING THE COVER WITH THE OTHER HAND. HE WAS SQUATTING AND TWISTING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE DOZER WHEN THE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE BACK GLASS, RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS NECK.
CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL. THE STEEL SHIFTED BEFORE HE GOT IT CUT AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIECE OF STEEL AND A STEEL ANGLE CAUSING A CUT TO HIS FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.
USING A BAND SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF STEEL. WHILE SECURING THE PIECE OF STEEL IN THE VISE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT IN THE VISE BETWEEN THE PIECE OF STEEL AND THE VISE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
VICTIM WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER TO CLEAN A LOADER. HE HIT HIS FOOT WITH THE WAND AND THE STREAM OF WATER WENT THROUGH A SEAM IN HIS BOOT AND STRUCK HIS FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGH T FOOT.
VICTIM WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL AND GOT A PIECE OF DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH TO HIS EYE.
VICTIM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL H-BEAM; THE BEAM SHIFTED AND ROLLED ONTO HIS ANKLE, CAUSING A BRUISED AND SWOLLEN ANKLE.
VICTIM WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME PAINTED STEEL. THE FUMES FROM THE CUTTING MADE HIM SICK CAUSING LUNG CONGESTION.
VICTIM WAS LEANING OVER A STEEL CHUTE INSTALLING A FLAPPER. GOT ALL OF HIS BODY WEIGHT ON HIS CHEST CAUSING A CRACKED RIB.