INJURED WAS USING TORCH WHEN HOT SLAG POPPED INTO LEFT EAR. EAR ACHE DEVELOPED AND INVLOVED WENT TO EMERGENCY RM EVENING OF 11-26-91.,
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Showing all 37EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER QUITE OFTEN WHILE MOVING GRATING MATERIAL & TORCH LATER HAD LOW BACK PAIN
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN RUNNING PNEUMATIC IMPACT WRENCH MOST OF THE DAY TUE 9-10-91. REPORTED SORE AND SWOLLEN RIGHT ELBOW AND FOREARM WED. 9-11-91. TRIP TO DOCTOR AND SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO SPECIALIST RESTULED IN LOST TIME FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVING EYE OF 2IN CHOKER FROM CRANE HOOK WHEN EYE SPRANG FREE IT STRUCK THE I NAME OF HIS HARD HAT & THE RT LENS OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES THE BOTTOM RIM OF HIS GLASSES CUT HIS RT CHEEK
BACK UP WRENCH FOR IMPACT WRENCH IT TURNED PINCHED L FIGNER ON R HAND BELOW NAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING BALLAST MATERIAL THROUGH HOLE CUT IN RER OF DRAGLINE REVOLVING FRAME. A "CHUNK" OF THE MATERIAL BONDED BY RUST, FELL THROUGH THE HOLE AND STRUCK THE MAN ON THE CHEST. BALLA ST MATERIAL IS NORMALLY FLOWABLE IT CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE OF SQUARE AND ROUND 20 GA. SHEET METAL PUNCHING.
EMPL PICKED UP PIECE OF STEEL AT SHOP & STRAINED LOWER BACK. EMPL REPORTED LITTLE PAIN BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING. PAIN TO EMPL'S BACK WOULD COME & GO WITHOUT RESTRICTION OF DUTIES. EMPL ASKED TO HAVE HIS BACK EXAMINED BY D R ON 8/2/88. ON 8/25/88 DR GAVE MEDICATION & TOLD EMPL TO STAY HOME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PA3NTING PLATFORM AND LOST HIS FOOTING, FALLING 3 FT. TO ADJACENT PLATFORM, AND STRIKING RIGHT CALF ON HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE FELL F9OM BEAM TO WALKWAY SUSTAINING LUMBAR SPRAIN-NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.
INJRED TRIPPED 2N METAL GRATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ASCENT STTEPS TO ENTER OFFICE TRAILER INJURED FELL & INJURED LEFT KNEE ON THE STEPS
EMPLOYEE WAS FI7TING & WELDING SAFETY GUARDS. GLARE & FLASHES FROM WELDING BURNED EYES.
I NAME FELL THR6 GRATING UNJURING RIGHT THIGH.
GRINDING METAL 3 GOT STEEL IN LEFT EYE.
WELDING IN A ST9ANIOUS POSITION CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOLDER.
DECENDING LADDE9 WRONG WAY,SUPPORTING HIMSELF WITH SCAFFOLD BRACKET.BRACKET BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ABOUT FOUR FEET TO THE GROUND.
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 ON BOOM CHORD AND GRINDER SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER REQUIRING FEW STITCHES ON LEF TINDEX FINGER
WAS HOLDING UP 8TAIRWAY WHILE WELDER WAS HAMMERING IT INTO PLACE THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF & HIT LEFT HAND.
IMPACT WRENCH J6MPED OFF BOLT & CAUSED HIS BACK TO TWIST.
EMPL ENTERED CH5MBER OF MACHINE TO START WELDING AND WAS BITTEN ON TOP OF HEAD BY BLACK WIDOW SPIDER.
WAS LIFITNG STE9L AND DROPPED THE END ON HIS LEFT HAND BEHIND THUMB
WAS WELDING ON 3CONVEYOR CLOSE TO THE PAINT SPRAYER & INHALED PAIN FUMES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING INTO CABLE TRAY TO HELP PULL CABLE WHEN THE CABLE WAS PUSHED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ANOTHER COMPARTMENT CUT HAND ON SHARP EDGES OF CABLE
WENT TO SET GRI3DER DOWN & IT SPUN AROUND & CUT RIGHT ARM JUST ABOVE WRIST.
UNLOADING TRUCK3TRAILER & STOCKING 5 GALLONS OF PAINT IN PAIN TRAILER WHEN GOING UP THE STEPS ENTERING THE T RAILER I.NAME PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
I.NAME SLIPPED 2N STEEL WHILE CLIMBING INJURING LEFT LEG.
I NAME SLIPPED 5ND FELL ON BACK STEPS TO OFFICE WHEN COMING IN TO WORK, INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
I.NAME UNLOADIN1 TRUCK UNLOADING LEGS FOR CONVEYOR BELT WHEN LEG STARTED TO FALL AND I.NAME JUMPED OFF TRUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY,LANDING ON RIGHT LEG.
WORKED NEAR WEL8ERS ALL DAY AND BURNED RIGHT AND LEFT EYES.
I.NAME FELL OFF3 BUCKET WHEEL INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE
UNLOADING STEEL3WITH CHERRY PICKER AND STEEL HIT CALF ON LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TEETH ON MILL HEAD LEANED OVER AND PLACED HAND ON SHAVING THE EMPLOYEES BODY WEIGHT ON HAND CAUSED SLIGHT CUT ON LEFT PALM REQUIRING TWO STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT SMALL HOLE WITH A GRINDER DEBRIS HIT OPPOSITE WALL AND BOUNCED BACK INTO FACE
WHILE TORQUING 8LEW RING BOLTS HAND PIPE SLIPPED OFF TORQUE WRENCH AND FELL ON KNEE CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN
FREE WHEELING C2MEALONG. HOIST SLIPPED FROM BEAM FLANGE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT EAR.
EMPL UNLOADING 1ART OF AUGER FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT.MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND SMASHED AND CUT REQ STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING ON BOTTOM OF PEICE. GRINDER SLIPPED CUTTING LEG ABOVE KNEE CAP. THE GRINDER DID HAVE A GUARD. THE CUT WAS MINER REQUIRING A FEW STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATER CLEANING DRAGLINE DRAW WORKS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL 4-5 FT BETWEEN DRUM STRIKING HIS NECK ON DRAG DUM.