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NOITCED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF COMPUTER INPUT, RIGHT HAND WENT NUMB. WRIST HURTS AND PAIN IN ARM UP TO SHOULDER.
54736YEE WAS PULLING 4 IN. HDPE PIPE ON THE HEZP.
EMPL CLEARING A PLUGGED DRAIN LINE USING COMPRESSED AIR. THIS CAUSED THE CAUSTIC SOLUTION IN THE DRAIN TO SPLASH ONTO EMPLS FACE AND INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT SECURING THE COVER OF THE ELECTROLYTIC CELL BUT DROPPED IT INTO A BUCKET PLACED TO CATCH STRIP SOLUTION DRIPPING FROM A LEAK IN A PIPE FEEDING THE E CELL SPLASH OF THE SOLUTION HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EMPLOYEESFACE & HIS LEFT EYE
REMOVING HOSE ON SHIELD BOLT CAME OFF THE PROTECTOR DROPPED AGAINST TIRE BOUNCED HIT HIM ON CHINE 2 STITCHES
WE ARE NOT EXACTLY SHURE WHERE EXPOSURE OCCURS. WE BELIEVE IT OCCURS WHEN PULLING CATHODES AND IS CAUSED BYT THE SOLUTIONS. EMPLOYEE WEARS A PR GLOVES, EXTRA SLEEVES, RAIN SUIT AND REPIRATOR W HILE DOING THE WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING STEEL PLATE AGAINST THE BUCKET OF A FRONTEND LOADER & WAS REACHING AROUND HIS SIDE TO TACK THE PLATE IN PLACE WHEN HE MOVED HIS BODY THE PLATE FLL ON HIS BACK KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND WE COULD NOT GET THE EMPLOYEE TO GO TO THE DR UNTIL 06-06-91
ON 5/22/91 EMPL WORKED WITH CREW CARRYING 5 GAL BUCKETS OF SLURRY TO BLAST HOLES. EMPL INDICATED NO BACK PROBLEM ON HIS TIME CARD FOR THAT DAY. ON 6/3 HE PHONED IN & SAID HE WOULD MISS WORK HA D SORE BACK & WAS GOING TO DR. ON 6/4 DR'S OFFICE CALLED CO & SAID THAT EMPLS PROBLEM WAS WORK RELATED.
LARGE ROCKS HAD BRIDGES ACROSS FEED SIDE OF JAW CRUSHER.EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO PILE OF ROCKS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE/REMOVE SOME.A ROCK MOVED AND SQUEEZED HIS FINGER.
A ROCK TOO LARGE FOR THE CRUSHER FELL INTO IT. IN TRYING TO REMOVE IT THE EMPLOYEE HAD HSI FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE JAW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF SIDE BOARDS ON HAUL TRUCK. WHILE CUTTING THRU A TRIPPLE SECTION OF STEEL THE METAL POPPED AND BLEW METAL BACK INTO HIS FACE AND SOME GOT BEHIND HIS GLASSES INTO HIS LE FT EYE.
EMPLOYEE PULLED SAFETY GUARD OFF ROLLS CRUSHER. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. THAT DAY.
SEE ATTACHED "SUPERS. GCI. INV. REPT." FOR DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT. EMPLOYEE WAS FIRED ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER FOR BRINING A FIREARM ONTO PROPERTY AND THREATENING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (HIS WIFE). WE H AVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT HE SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO A DR FOR FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION THE NEED FOR WHICH ALLEGEDLY AROSE FROM THIS INCDIENT. CONSEQUENTLY THE LATE FILING OF THIS REPT. EM
ON 04-08-91 EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING N MAINTENANCE OF CRUSHING PLANT HE REASCHED HIGH TO HELP REMOVE THE GREARBOX FROM THE HEADSHAFT OF A CONVEYOR & FRELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RT BACK ON SAT 04 -13-91 WHILE CARRYING BUCKETS AT THE DRILL HE AGAIN FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RT BACK PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY ON 04-15-91 HE REPORTED IT TO MGMT & WAS SENT TO DR
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN VERY TIGHT SPOT.FOOT WAS NOT UNDER THE MATERIAL BEING WELDED.NEVER THE LESS A LARGE BLOB OF MOLTEN SLAG BOUNCED DOWN BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEES BOOT AND THE BOOT TONGUE BURN ING HIS RIGHT FOOT.THE BURN DID NOT APPEAR TO REQUIRE ANYTHING MORE THAN FIRST AID.HOWEVER 3 DAYS LATER IT APPEARED INFECTED AND EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DR.
WHILE PUSHING BOULDERS NEAR THE HIGHWALL A NUMBER OF BOULDERS STUFFED OFF THE HIGHWALL JARRING THE DOZER.THE DOZER SHOOK HARD AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE SIDE PANEL OF THE DOZER HI TTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE PANEL.
TRYING TO POSITION OLD TIRE ON TOP OF ANOTHER TIRE WHILE OPEATING SERVICE TRUCK CRANE.EMPLOYEE HAD TO PUSH TIRE FROM AN AWKWARD POSITION THEREBY STRAINING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM OF PLATFORM WHEN STANDING UP AFTER CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE OF CONE CRUSHER OIL.HE WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT.NEXT DAY HE SAW DR WHO SAID HE COULD RETURN TO WORK BUT PRESCRIBED ANTIINFLAMMATORY MEDICATION AND MUSCLE RELAXER.EMPLOYEES REACTION TO MEDICATION KEPT HIM OUT OF WORK FOR 3 DAYS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELDS.GRINDER SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.LEFT MIDDLE FINGER HAD CUT ABOUT 3/4 INCH LONG REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
WHILE SHUTTING OFF VALVE, LEACH SOLUTION SPRAYED ON EMPLOYEES PANTS. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WEAR PANTS FOR THE REMAINING OF HER SHIFT. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF AN ITCHINB RASH AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR.
SHOVELING ROCK FORM UNDR CONE STUBBED BENT BACK THUMB, RIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING PLUGGED CRUSHER WHEN OVERSIZE ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT THUMB, LACERATING IT AND BREAKING THE BONE.
SMASHED LEFT MID-FINGER -UNKNOWN
EMPLOYEE WALKING UNDER CONVEYOR AND DIRT FELL INTO RT EYE DIRT REMOVED LATER WAS METAL
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN BINDER AND IT SNAPPED BACK AND BROKE FINGER
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON AS HE FINISHED HE LIFTED HIS GOGGLES AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF THE METAL AND ENTERED HIS RT EYE
STEPPED IN A HOLE AND ANKLE TIPPED AND HE FELL SPRAINING HIS ANKLE