EMPLOYEE WAS TYING A LINE ON THE TIMBERHEAD WHEN THE WIND SHIFTED THE BARGE HE WAS ON. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE LINE AND THE TIMBERHEAD. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING HIM TO BE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO (2) TO THREE (3) DAYS.
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Showing all 13WIND BLOWN FOREIGN BODY IN TO R. EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING 980 LOADER THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE 972 BACKHOE & THE WI ND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS EYE (RIGHT)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE TIMING OF A OVERHEAD DOOR IN THE SHOP. THE DOOR HAD BEEN RAISED TO WITHIN 6" FROM THE TOP. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO REMOVE THE CHAIN FROM THE SPROCKET W HEN A GUST OF WIND SHOOK THE DOOR CAUSING IT TO MOVE THUS CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND CHAIN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES AND FRACTURE TO
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING SIDE OF GRAVEL PILE ON BARGE WHEN SOME UNKNOWN TYPE OF INSECT BIT H IS LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE RODE DOWN WITH I NAME TO CHECK ON ELECTRIC PUMP IN QUARRY THEY GOT OUT OF TRUCK & STARTED WALKING DOWN SLOPE (8FT HIGH 45DEGSLOPE) ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO JUMP REST O F WAY DOWN LANDED FLAT FOOTED FELT RUNNING BACK BUT WAS NOT TO CONCERNED ABOUT IT TOLD I NAME ABOUT IT
EMPL WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN MOTOR AT THE TOP OF THE PLANT AND WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER
THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE GOT SAND IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
TRYING TO CONNECT 2 FLOATING DREDGE PIPES, WIND BLEW ON SECTION AND FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN FLANGES.
EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T STARTED TO WORK ON FIRST LEVEL OF CLEVEA PLATN, WHEN HE APPARENTLY HAD A HEART ATTACK. EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM BY EMT AND RESCUE SQUAD FAILED.
INSECT FLEW INT2 EAR WHILE OPERATING PLANT.
SUSPECTED SPIDER BITE ON PENIS