EE WHILE SEATED WAS WELDING ON A VIBRATING FEEDER PLATE. WHEN FINISHED HE WENT TO STAND UP & STUMBLED. HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING & HIS LEFT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE F ESH WELD, BURNING TWO OF HIS FINGERS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE LEFT FOURTH & FIRTH FINGERS.
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Showing all 11EE NOTIFIED SCALE STAFF OF AN ALLEGED BACK INJURY HANDLING STEEL GRATING. HOWEVER, EE REPORTED THE ONSET OF PAIN OFF WORK AND INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WITNESS WAS NOT AT WORK AT THE TIME OF THE A;;EGED INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS DETERMINED TO BE NON-WORK RELATED. AFTER DELAY IN RECEIVING AND REVIEWING MEDICAL RECORDS AND TESTIMONY OF ANOTHER EE, INCIDENT DID OCCUR.
FOREIGN OBJECT/SAND BLOWN INTO EYE.
PICKING CLAY OFF OF SCREEN. ROCK CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.
TAKING PIPE PLUG OUT WITH A PRYBAR. BAR SLIPPED AND THUMB HIT I-BEAM.
PUTTING DRAW BAR PINS IN LOADER & FINGER GOT CAUGHT &TIP OF FINGER CUT OFF
FLASH BURN TO EYES FROM WELDING RAYS. EE GOT UP TO COME TO WORK ON 9-28-94 AND HAD TROUBLE SEEING.
EE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE DAMAGED PIN FROM EARTH MOVER. GREASE FITTING BLEW UP FROM HEAT. DRIVING A PIECE OF STEEL INTO FINGER.
HIT TO HEAD FROM PIPE ON CHAIN BINDER
REMOVING LARGE PIECE OF CLAY FROM CONVEYOR BELT DOWN BY THE MOUTH OF THE HOPPER.
CHECKING FOR AIR LEAK ON BRAKE CYLINDER, MASHED AND CUT FINGERS THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.