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Torching "I" beams. Piece of beam fell onto can of spray paint lying on plant pad. Sharp corner of beam punctured can causing worker to be sprayed with paint. Paint ignited with torch flame, clothing caught fire causing burns.
SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING. STAIRS AND FELL FORWARD JARRING THE UPPER BODY, RESULTING IN SORENESS AND STIFFNESS INT HE UPPER BACK AND NECK. EE ALSO SUFFERED A MILD AND CONTINOUS HEADACHE.
EE WAS HAND TIGHTENING A PLASTIC PIPE FITTING WHEN HE FELT A POP IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND AND A BURNING SENSATION. SWELLING BECAME EVIDENT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON A SECTION OF PIPE SO IT COULD BE BOLTED TOGETHER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM SORENESS CONTINUED AFTERWARDS. ON 11-9-01 HE HAD A CIROPRACTOR RE-SET WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A DISLOCATED ELBOW.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF HOSE OFF A WELLHEAD WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM. THE CUT WAS ABOUT 1" LONG AND DEEP ENOUGH TO REQUIRE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR STITCHES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE POLY HOSES FROM A CULVERT BY BENDING DOWN & PULLING THEM THROUGH THE CULVERT. HE FELT A LOWER BACK DISCOMFORT WHEN HE PULLED ON ONE OF THEM.
CONTRACT EE WAS TRACING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE AND TRACED IT TO A CULVERT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CABLE OUT OF THE CULVERT HE STIRRED UP A NEST OF HONEYBEES THAT WERE INSIDE THE CULVERT. EE SUFFERED BEE STINGS TO THE HEAD AND EAR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ALLERGIVC REACTION.
CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WAS SHREDDING POLY HOSE WHEN A 12' PIECE OF HOSE BECAME LODGED IN THE SHREDDER. EMPLOYEE DISENGAGED THE SHREDDER AND AS HE ENGAGED IT AGAIN THE HOSE WHIPLASHED AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE NECK AND CHEST AREA. CONTRACTOR SUFFERED SOME SCRAPES AND CONTUSIONS TO THE NECK AND CHEST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON BOTH KNEES ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SOME BOLTS ON AN RO AND CAP. WHEN HE STRETCHED TO REACH THE FURTHEST MOST BOLT HE FELT A MINOR DISCOMFORT TO HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. HE H AD DIFFICULTY WALKING. WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DOCTOR AS A LEFT INGUINAL STRAIN.