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October 20, 1999TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PIECE OF PIE THAT HE SHOULDN'T BE LIFTING.
June 4, 1999TN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EE WAS PULLING SERPAC BLINDS UP FROM BOTTOM OF TANK. THE BLINDS WERE STUCK IN CLAY. WHILE PULLING UP WITH A STEEL ROD WITH A HOOK ATTACHED, THE EE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON BOTTOM OF RAIL CAR. THE DOOR WULD NOT CLOSE. HE WAS PULLING ON TEH BAR AND IT SLIPPED JERKING HIS ARM. HE CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM. OUT PATIENT SURGERY TO REM OVE.
January 31, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS HELPING A WATER VALVE AT THE WET PLANT CFS UNIT. WHILE USING BOTH ARMS/HANDS TO PULL WRENCHES ON BOLT/NUTS, INJURED STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. BOLTS/NUTS WERE RUSTED A ND HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER.
December 7, 1995TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM A TRUCK. THE PIPE ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN TWO PIPES CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AND CONTUSION TO TIP OF 3RD FINGER POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT IN DEX FINGER.
December 5, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS USING AN APPRX 2" DIAMETER WATERHOSE TO WASH DOWN/CLEAN UP AREA. THE INJURED GAVE A SUDDEN PULL ON THE WATER HOSE CAUSED A STRAIN TO THE MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & NECK.
August 1, 1995TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRACTOR-TRAILER WHEN FRONT TIRES HIT SOFT SAND CAUSING STEERIN GWHEEL TO SPIN. EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT RING FINGE RON WIND WINDOW HANDLE.
September 16, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE ROD MILL AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD. A PIPE WHICH THE INJURED HAD PREVIOUSLY PLACED OVER THE WRENCH HANDLE TO GAIN LEVERAGE, STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYEBR OW AREA OFHIS FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.
May 3, 1994NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF A WALKWAY TO RETRIEVE A SMALL SOCKET THAT WAS DROPPED ON FLOOR BELOW. AS HE JUMPED HE GRIPPED THE EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY TO STABALIZE HIMSELF. THE EXPANDABLE METAL CAUSED LACERATION TO THE INJURED'S RIGHT THIRD FINGER.
May 24, 1993NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EMPLOYEE BEGAN COMPLAINING OF WRIST/HAND PAIN NUMBNESS COMPANY PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF RT WRIST THIS WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A WORK RELATED INJURY UNTIL 06-16-93
May 17, 1993NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE GETTING ON FORKLIFT, SMALL FINGER TWISTED BETWEEN FRONT & BACK OF SEAT.
December 23, 1992NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE STARTING A CONVEYOR, THE BELT MOVED QUICKLY, CAUSING MATERIAL TO FALL ONTO VICTIM'S FACE, INCLUDING LEFT EYE.
September 23, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ON A NIGHT OF RAIN, THE INJURED WAS ON TOP OF A RAILCAR POSITIONED UNDER THE LOADOUT HOSES OF THE GLASS SAND LOADOUT. WHEN STEPPING OFF THE WALKWAY IN THE CENTER OF THE RAILCARS TO POSITION TH E HOSES. THE INJURED SLIPPED, PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK WHEN TRYING TO PREVENT A FALL.
September 18, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
INJURED WAS LIFTING APPROX. 5 SHEET OF 1/8INCH X 4INCH X 8INCH SHEET METAL WITH AOVERHEAD CRANE AND A LIFTING CLAMP THE SHEET METAL STRUCK A OF EXPANDED METAL STICKING UP ABOUT THE METAL RACK. THIS CAUSED THE LIFTING CLAMP TO RELEASE A SHEET OF METAL LACERATION THE INURED CHEST STOMACH AREA WHEN FALLING TO THE FLOOR.
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A BUNDLE OF RODS WAS BEING LIFTED BY THE CRANE TRUCK BOOM TO THE ROADMILL PLATFORM THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE BUNDLE OF RODS BEING LIFTED TO POSITION THEM WHILE THE BUNDLE WAS IN MOTION THE B UNDLE OF RODS STRUCK AN IBEAM & HE INJUREDS HANDWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO OBJECTS DIAGNOSED BY MD AS A BRUISE ONLY BUT PROBLEMS DEVELOPED ON 01-2 5-93 WITH PREVIOUS INJURY A REA OUT PATIENT
June 19, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON WHICH WAS LAYING ACROSS ATTRITIONER SUMP. AFTER CUTTING THE IRON WITH A TORCH, THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE IRON TOWARDS HIMSELF AND THE WEIGHT OF THE IR ON MADE THE OPPOSITE END DROP, THROWING THE HOT END UP AGAINST VICTIM'S ARM.
December 20, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A FLAT BED TRAILER STRETCHING THE TARP TO THE REAR OF THE LOAD WHEN HIS GLOVES SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO THE HOLE BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND THE L OADING DOCK.
March 12, 1991NJ · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PUSHING LEVER HANDLE FINGERS BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE HANDLE & THE H BEAM ADJACENT TO IT
October 30, 1990TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE BAGGING SUPER-SACKS EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR A PALLET & STRUCK THE STACK OF PALLETS WITH HIS RT INDEX FINGERS & KNUCKLES
August 16, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
3 LINERS HAD TO BE PLACED IN THE ROD MILL UNIT CHAMBER BY ENTERING THE WEST END OF ROD MILL UNIT. 2 MEN WERE PUSHING THE LINERS IN FROM THE WEST END OF RODMILL AND THE INJURED WAS PULLING THE LINER WHILE BEING INSIDE THE EAST END OF THE UNIT CHAMBER. THE LINER MADE A SUDDEN MOVE WHEN PUSHED AND THE VICTIMS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LINER AND THE KEY STICK MOUNTED ON THE TOP
August 16, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE TRUCKDRIVER OF A CHEMICAL SUPPLIER HAD PUMPED A LOAD OF CAUSTIC INTO FLOAT PLANT STORAGE TANK. THE HOSE HAD BEEN UNHOOKED FROM THE TRUCK TANK AND THE STORAGE TANK WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND. THE FLOAT PLANT OPERATOR SAW THAT THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS EXHAUSTED BY THE HEAT AND TOLD HIM TO GO IN THE BREAKROOM TO GET COOLED OFF. THE FLOAT PLANT OPERATOR PICKED UP THE HOSES TO UNCOUPLE TH
July 23, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS WASHING OUT AROUND A TAIL PULLEY ON LONG CONVEYOR IN B-1 PIT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE CATWALK AND HE CAUGHT HOLD OF THE GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAN D. SIX STITCHES.
November 3, 1989NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS USING LOADER TO CLEAN TOP OF PIT. THE TOP OF BANK FELL OFF AND HIT THE LOADER BREAKING THE WINDSHEILD AND BENDING STEERING COLUME ON LOADER. HIS LEFT ARM WAS CIT AND BRUISED FROM THE IMPACT.
September 14, 1989NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
I NAMNE & I NAME WERE REPAIRING 12INX18FT POLY PIPE AT THE WET PLANT THE HUGGER COUPLING HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE END OF THE PIPE THAT WAS APPROX 15FT ABOVE THE CONCRETE BED & THE OTHER GASKE T WAS LEFT BY THE MEN 5TO HOLD THE PIPE THE END OF THE PIPE AT THE JUMP WHERE I NAME WAS STANDING WAS APPROX 10FT HIGH THE TWO MEN WERE REMOVING THE LAST BOLT FROM THE PIPE RANGE WHEN THE PIP
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