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EE WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER WITH RIGHT HAND AND STEADYING THE WAND WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE STUMBLED AND HIS LEFT HAND OPENED IN A REFLEXIVE ACTION. THE SPRAY CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND CAUSED A PUNC TURE WOUND IN HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER. NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED BUT DR PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.
VICTIM WAS REMOVING PIT PUMP. SET THE PUMP UP TO REPOSITION WHEN CRANE LIFTED PUMP HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND PUMP CAUSING DEEP CUT TO TOP TO LITTLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STIT CHES.
EE WAS WELDING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WAS BLOWN INTO HIS LEFT EAR CAUSING PAIN AND IRRITATION.
EE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT IRRITATION OF HIS EYE THATINCREASED AS DAY WENT ON TOWARDS END OF SHIFT HE WENT TO DR. WHO FOUND SMALL SLIVER OF METAL LODGE IN HIS EYE. DR. REMOVED IT. EE WAS BACK AT WO RK ON MONDAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO TIGHTEN THE GYRATORY SPIDER BOLTS WHILE HOLDING THE IMPACT WRENCH, AN AIR HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE WRENCH. THE AIR LINE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE. INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE MINOR CUTS AND BROKEN EYEGLASES.
EMPLOYEE WALKING DOWN CATWALK WITH ARM FULL OF TOOLS HE TRIED TO KICK A ROCK OFF THECATWALK WITH RIGHT FOOT HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP WHEN HE KICKED MEDICAL ASSESSMENT INDICATED SURGERY WHICH W AS PERFORMED ON 04-28-95 RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN ON 05-01-95
EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FULL FACE SHIELD WHILE USING A HAND GRINDER TO DE-BUR A PIECE OF MATAL. APPARENTLY A SMALL METAL DUST PARTICLE THAT WAS CLINGING TO CLOTHING WAS BLOWN I NTO EYE AFTER SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED. PARTICLE WAS NOT EMBEDED INTO EYE BUT WAS STUCK ON SURFACE. REMOVED BY M.D. AND RUST REMOVED BY M.D. SPECIALIST. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OF IMPAIRMENT.
SMASHED LEFT HAND FOREFINGER WHILE INSTALLING SHAFT FOR DRILL WATER PUMP CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. AFTER POSITIONING ASSEMBLY INTO PLACE. EE RELEASED SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH RIGHT HAND IN ORDER TO INSTALL BOLTS IN BEARING HOUSING END PLATE. AT THAT POINT, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FELL APPROX. 3 INCH PINNING EE S LEFT HAND FOREFINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND BEARING HOUSING.
HELPING TO SET A 55 GALLON DRUM OF GREASE ON DRAGLINE CATWALK RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN DRUM AND HAND RAIL CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING TO TOP OF HAND.
OPENING CAB DOOR ON DRAGLINE. IT WAS STUCK,PUSHED TO OPEN IT THE DOOR JAMMED THEN OPENED QUICKLEY GOT OFF BALANCE AND TRIED TO RIGHT HIMSELF AND TWISTED BACK.
9?514E MAKING ROUTINE ASCENT TO BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK TO ADJUST SOME HOSES. WHILE CLIMBING,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE PAIN PERSISTED RESULTING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT.
INJURED WAS HITTING A KNOCKER WRENCH, THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE WRENCH AND ASHED INJURED'S FINGER AGAINST THE SWING DRUM.
ATTEMPT. TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE CABLE ON MOWER. USING PEN KNIFE AS PRY. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EMP ATTEMPTING TO CARRY SAMPLE DOWN THE LADDER ON THE BED OF CONTRACTORS DUMP TRUCK. WHEN TWISTING OVER SIDE RAIL OF THE BED, WITH SAMPLE, TO PLACE HIS FOOT ON THE LADDER, EMP TWISTED HIS LE KNEE
DUE TO OPERATOR3AND SUPERVISOR'S INATTENTION IN CRANE OPERATION,THE SNATCH BALL BROKE AND FELL,DISTRACTING EMPLOYEE CAUSING FALL ONTO PLATFORM 7 FEET BELOW. INJURIES INCLUDE RIGHT FOOT,RIGHT S HOULDER,LACERAT3ON TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
I,NAME WAS HELPING TEAR DOWN LD SHOP OFFICE AND HE JUMPED DOWN FROM ROOF ONTO COVERED WALKWAY FALLING THROUGH 7 FEET LANDING ON CONCRETE WALKWAY.
EMP WAS DRIVING A CONVERTED PAN (WATER TRUCK) UP THE HAUL ROAD WHEN THE WATER TRUCK LOST POWER THE EMPLOYEE BRAKED AND RESTARTED THE UNIT. THE UNIT AGAIN LOST POWER AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. AT THIS POINT THE UNIT HAD LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HAUL ROAD TOWARD THE BOTTOM. EMP PANICKED AND JUMPED OFF WATER TRUCK INJURING HIS KNEE WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUN