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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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