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WHILE DRIVING A3GRADER UPHILL, TRACTION WAS LOST CAUSING THE DRIVE WHEELS TO SKID OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ROAD GRADER SLIPPED OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE ONE QUARTE R OF A TURN. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3TOP OF TANK 4006 AFTER HAVING CHANGED A FEED LINE FROM TANK 303 WHEN HE WAS OCERCOME BY HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS.
WHILE OPERATING3A LOADER IN THE MINE A ROCK FELL FROM OVERHEAD ONTO EMPLOYEE WAS TORN OFF THE TIP OF THE THUMB WAS BROKEN AND SEVERAL STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
WHILE SLIDING A3GEAR BOX FROM RT TO LEFT ON A APAIR OF SAW HORSES EMPLOYEE FELT A HORRIBLE PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH ALSO RADIATED TO HIS RIB CAGE THE INJURY IS A BROKEN VERTEBRAE AND SEVERAL TO RN MUSCLES 3
EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 OVER A 2 1/2" HOSE WHILE WALKING AND SPRAINED OR STRAINED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE CHANGING 5 FLANGE ON THE REPULP TANK EMP SLIPPED AND FELL, CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT ON THE TANK WITH HIS RT ELBOW
WHILE DUMPING T2E CONTENTS OF A 55 GALLON DRUM INTO A REPULP TANK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE TANK AND FELL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 6 FEET BELOW. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET THEN FELL BACKWARDS
WHILE TYING A S5FETY ROPE TO A STORAGE TANK FROM THE TOP OF A LADDER THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FRO M HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH THE LADDER ABOUT 10 TO 12 FEET TO THE CEMENT BELOW. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND TH9M FELL TO HIS BACK
WHILE MOVING 553GALLON DRUMS OF CAUSTIC SOLUTION BY HAND, HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN
WHILE POURING A3MIXTURE OF H2SO4 AND WATER INTO A LEACH VESSEL, THE CONTAINER BURST CAUSING THE MIXTURE TO SPILL IN THE GROIN AREA; RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE BURNS 2/3 OF THE TIP OF EMPLOYEE'S P ENIS. 3
WHILE UNHOOKING3A DRIVE LINE FROM A FORKLIFT THE DRIVELINE FELL ON EMPLOYEES HEAED, HE WAS TURNING A NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS LOCKED SPUN A GEAR CAUSING THE DRIVELIN E TO FALL 3
WHILE PREPARING3A ROLL OF TAPE BY CUTTING THE ROLL INTO SECTIONS EMP CUT INTO THE PALM OF HIS HAND WITH A POCKET KNIFE
WHILE MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF GERMANIUM FILTER CAKE WITH A HAND TRUCK,THE HANDTRUCK SLIPPED CAUSING THE BARREL TO FALL TOWARDS EMPLOYEE WHEN GRABBING BARREL TO PREVENT IT FROM INJURING HIM RUPTURE WHEN GR5BBING BARREL TO PREVENT IT FROM INJURING HIM.RUPTURE OF ABOOMEN OCCURRED.EMPLOYEE WORKED UP UNTIL 19 SEPT 86,THE DATE FOR HIS SCHEDULED HERNIA SURGERY.
WHILE MOVING A 6ARREL, EMPLOYEE THUMB SLIPPED ON THE RIM. THE CUT WAS FROM THE SHARP EDGE WHICH CUT THROUGH A RUBBER GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAND.
WHILE POURING S2DIUM CHLORATE INTO A DISTILLATION VESSEL, THE CHLORATE REACTED WITH HCL H2SO4 LAT LEACH LIQUOR AND ERUTPED VIOLENTLY EMPLOYEE GOT SPRAYED AND BREATHED THE FUMES.
WHILE STADNING 2N A LEACH TANK EMPLOYEE BREATHED SULFUR DIOXIDE WHICH HAD ESCAPED INTO THE AIR.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS PERFORMING AN WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING AN EXPERIMENT IN A FUME HOOD REDUCTION OF A MIXTURE OCCURRED CAUSING ASCL3 (ARSENIC TRICHLORIDE) TO BE LIBERATED INTO THE AIR
CUTTING ANGLE L9NGTHWISE ON 2 X4 BOARD DROPPED PUSH STICK AND BLADE CUT FINGERTIP 2 STITCHES.
WHILE REMOVING 1VC MATERIAL FROM A POWER HOLE SAW, THE SAW ACCIDENTALY TURNED ON AND PUNCTURED HAND. THE INJURY WAS LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. THE INJURY REQUIRE8 TWO OR THREE STICHES.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A PIPE RACK HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM A STEEL CROSS SUPPORT CAUSING IMMEDIATE PAIN IN THE ANKLE AREA
WHILE WORKING ON THE FILTER PRESS THE FILTER PRESS GUARD FELL OVER ONTO HIS BACK.
WHILE WORKING ON A WALL, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A STEEL TANK AND THEN FELL FURTHER TO THE CONCRETE BELOW ONTO HIS SHOLDER.
WHILE GRINDING THE TOOTH OF A BACKHOE BUCKET THESURFACE GRINDER FLIPPED BACK ONTO THE LEFT FORARM.
WHEN LOADING STEEL SETS ON A FLATBED TRUCK BY HAND A STEEL SET DROPPED ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RT HAND AND BROKE THE FINGER
WHILE UNLOADING FROM A PICKUP TRUCK SOME MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE FELL AND LANDED ON A CEMENT BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING A VIBRATOR IN A SLAB OF CEMENT AS IT WAS BEING POURED HE SLIPPED AS HE WAS BACKING OUT FROM CEMENT SLIPPED ON MUD AND FALLING ACROSS THE FORMS. HIS ELBOW STRUCK A PIECE O F STEEL PULLING MUSCHE AWAY FROM ELBOW ELBOW WAS X RAYED AND EXAMINED BUT NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN.
BOX ON TRUCK WAS LEFT PRTLY RAISED & HIT TOP OF PORTAL AS TRUCK WAS ENTERING MINE TRUCK BOX SLIGHTLY BENT & OPERATOR SUFFERED SPLIT LIP & CONTUSED ELBOW
WAS GETTING READY TO PULL CORE TUBE, OVER SHOT FELL OUT OF RODS, STRIKING MR. JEROLAMON IN LEFT HAND AND BREAKING A BONE.