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INJURED HAD HEATED A PUMP SHAFT FOR EASIER REMOVAL WHEN HE TOUCHED HIS LEFT FOREARM AGAINST IT WHILE REMOVING THE SLEEVE AT THE MACHINE SHOP HE DIDNT REALIZE HIS ARM WAS THAT CLOSE TO THE MET AL HE CLEANED THE MINOR BURN BUT IT BECAME INFECTED OVER THE WEEKEND HE OBTAINED AN ANTIBIOTIC TABS FROM HIS OWN DR PHONING IN A PRESCRIPTION IT BECAME IMPROVED AND HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HI

INJURED WAS JACKHAMMERING A CONCRETE WALKWAY AT BASE OF 30 IN HIGH FOUNDATION WALL HIS HANDHOLD WAS POSITIONED ABOVE THE WALL AND AT 90 DEG TO IT AS THE CONCRETE BROKE AWAY THE JACKHAMMER D ROPPED ABOUT 4 IN CATCHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER IN BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER HANDLE AND THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE WALL WEARING GLOVES DECRESED THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY

INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED WELDING AGAINST A HANDRAIL OUTSIDE KILN FLOOR WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD AND RAISED HIS WELDING HELMET A PARTICLE OF MATERIAL POPPED OFF THE WELD AND TOUCHED HIS LEFT EY E THE SPOT WOULDNT IRRIGATE OFF THE DR WAS ABLE TO LIFT IT OFF THE SURFACE AND HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY MOVING FARTHER AWAY OR WEARING SAFETY GLASSES UNDER HIS WELDING SHIELD WOU

INJURED WAS DIR9CTING WORK IN PATCHING THE KILN FEED SHELF WITH AIR HAMMER TO C OMPACT THE MATERIAL. HE WAS POSITIONED AT THE END OF A LADDER LEANDED AGAINST THE 45 DEGREE SLOPE OF THE SHELF. A 20# CH3NK OF REFRACTORY WHICH LOOKED ADEQUATELY ATTACHED WITH GOATHEAD ANCHORS BROKE LOOSE FROM 12'-14' ABOVE STRIKING HIM NEAR THE L EFT SHOULDER BLADE. HE ROLLED A FEW FEET DOWN THE

INJURED WAS USI3G AN AIR LANCE TO UNPLUG THE FLASH FURANCE DROPOUT CHUTE WHILE PROTECTED WITH FACE SHIELD WELDERS JACKET & WELDER GLOVES. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TROUBLE TRUNING THE AIR VALVE OF F & ON BUT HAD3NOT REPLACED IT. HE SAID THE AIR WENT ON AT HIS AIR ALNCE VALVE BEFORE HE HAD PUNCHED THRU THE MATERIAL CAUSING THE MATERIAL TO BE BLOWN BACK ON HIM GETTING INTO HIS GLOVES.

INJURED WAS ASS3STING AT THE MACHINE SHOP IN HEATING BEARING WHEN THE BEARING SLIPPED. HE GRABBED FOR THE BEARING BUT HIS H AND GOT IN FRONT OF THE FLAME, BURING HIS FIRST AND SECOND FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.3WEARING GLOVES WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE INJURY. HE REQUESTED MEDICAL CAR ON 3 13 86 AFTER IT WAS NOT HEALING PROPERLY.

INJURED WAS HOLDING BOLTS IN PLACE WHILE A WELDER SPOTTED THEM ON THE EDGE OF A SCALE PLATFORM FOR SKIRT ATTACHMENT. HE STATED HE TURNED HIS FACE & EYES AWAY FROM THE WELDING FLASH, BUT DID NO T HAVE ANY FACE SHIELD PROTECTION WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY AT THAT CLOSE RANGE. AT END OF DAY HE FELT EYE IRRITATION AND REQUESTED MEDICAL CARE ON 5/3/85.

INJURED WAS POSITIONING THE TOP OF THE STEEL AS THE POWER HEAD WAS LOWERED TO MAKE CONNECTION ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE DRILL MAST. HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS RIGHT GLOVED HAND WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE MOV ING SPROCKET/CHAIN. CLIMBONG THE MAST NULLIFIED THE GUARD EFFECT OF THE MAST FRAMING. HE ASKED THE OPERATOR TO LOWER THE POWER HEAD WHICH BROUGHT THE SPROCKET/CHAIN IN CONTACT WITH HIS GLOVE,

INJURED WAS USING A SMALL JACKHAMMER TO BREAK AWAY MATERIAL AS IT HIT WETTER SPOTS. THIS SUDDEN MOVE CAUSED A SLIGHT STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR THE FOLLOWIN G MORNING BUT FELT THE SORENESS WOULD WORK OUT. A WEEK LATER, 4/8/85 HE REQUESTED MEDICAL CARE TO CHECK IT OUT.

FILLING BAGS OF CEMENT AT PACKING MACHINE WHEN PAPERBAG FAILED AT OUTSIDE CORNER.CEMENT SPRAYED AGAINST CHEST AND UP TO FACE KNOCKING OFF GLASSES AND GETTING MAINLY IN RIGHT EYE.BAG FAILURE RE SULTS FROM INADEQUATE GLUE OR TOO DRY BAG.