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Employee was charging a battery on pickup truck; also splicing wires on the cellunoid (not hooked up to battery). He does know what happened - the battery blew up. A part hit him in his left eye and he had battery acid in his face.
EE was performing repairs and maint on Euclid #3. He was holding a prybar with both hands, lifting up on the cylinder when the bar slipped out of the hole causing him to lose his balance, he fell to the ground landing on his left elbow.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PORTABLE CRUSHER. HE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN THE LADDER, NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK & IT TRAVELED DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. HE THOUGHT THE PAIN WAS BE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION FROM THE CRUSHER.
EE WAS IN LOADER PUSHING UP SALT ON SALT PAD. WHILE OPERATING THE LEVERS, HE FELT A THROBBING PAIN START IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND IT MOVED ACROSS HIS BACK TO THE LEFT SIDE. HE GOT OUT OF LO ADER AND MOVED HIS ARMS AND SHOULDERS, IT FELT BETTER AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK.
CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS OF THE 560B LOADER, WITH GLOVES ON AND HANDS HOLDING RAILS, LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE 1ST STEP, RIGHT FOOT GOING TO SECOND STEP AND RIGHT HAND MOVING DOWN RAIL. THE LEFT FOOT S LIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE ON CAPSTONE. HARD HAT AND GLASSES FELL OFF. EE BELIEVES FALL WAS RELATED TO MUD ON STEPS.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF DOZER W/A BUCKET OF OIL IN HIS R HAND AN DHELD ONTO THE DOZER W/HIS L. HE LOST HIS GRIP W/L HAND BECAUSE HIS ELBOW WAS STRILL SWOLLEN FROM HIS PREVIOUS INJURY. HE FELL T O THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS L ELBOW AGAIN. ELBOW IS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED.
EE CLIMBED ONTO THE GYRO TO SCRAPE IT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.HE WAS DESCENDING THE GYRO WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE/GRIP AND FELL 10-12' LANDING ONHIS BACKSIDE ON THE GROUND.HE HAS STATED THAT HE DOESN' T REMEMBER HOW HE FELL. HE SAID HE DIDNH'T HIT HIS HEAD. HE HAD MULTIPLE SCRATCHES & BRUISES ON HIS BODY--ARMS, SHOULDER, ELBOW, THIGHS & BUTTOCKS.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE PLANT ADJUSTING A BELT WITH A 4' PIP WRENCH. HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON IT OVER HIS HEAD. TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT. WHILE HE WAS PULLING DOWN, HE FELT A SHARP PULL IN HIS GROI N.
EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO THE FCR CHUTE DOORTO CLEAN OUT DUST THAT HAD BUILT UP. SOME OF THE DUST GOT STIRRED UP AND WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PULLEY TO HOIST A STEEL SIDE PLATE BACK ONTO THE POWER UNIT ON THE LEFT SCREENHOUSE. THEY USED A LOADER TO RAISE THE PLATE AS HIGH AS THEY COULD, THEN THEY ATTACHED A R OPE AROUND THE PLATE AND WERE PULLING IT UP AS INJURED HELPED TO GUIDE IT UP. HE HAD PLATE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS CLIMBING UP TH LADDER, AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.
THE EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF BOLTS FROM THE DOZER BLADE. HE LEANED TO HIS LEFT TO SEE BETTER, WHEN A HOT METAL SPARK BOUNCED OFF OF THE DOZER BLADE AND GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLAS SES AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON STACKER, HIS BOOTS WEE MUDDY AND LADDER WAS DEWY. HE WA CARRYING TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT HAND, AND WAS ON 8TH OR 10TH WRUNG IN THE SAFETY CAGE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND FELT A PULL IN HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL BACK.