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WORKING ON PUMP, INTAKE HOSE AND CLAMP, EE WAS CUTTING INTO CLAMP TO FIND THE AIR LEAKE. WHILE CUTTING HIS SHUT SLEAVE BECAME TANGLED IN BLADE WHICH PULLED HIS HAND INTO SAW.
EE WAS CHECKING REAGENTS STARTED DOWN STEPS LOOKED BACK AT TABLES MISSED STEP AND FELL.
SCAFFOLD WAS BEING ERECTED BRICKS HANDED UP WITH FORKLIFT FORKLIFT TOUCHED SCAFFOLD EMPLOYEE JUMP ONTO PALLETS
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND FELL INTO A WATER DITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING WORKING WITH SUBMERSIBLE PUMP IN THE TROMMEL SCREEN AREA. HE GLANCED UP AT APRON FEEDER AND NOTICED HOPPER WAS ALMOST EMPTY. WHILE WORKING WITH PUMP HE HAD MOVED UNDER TH E CONTROL LOG TABLE. HE JUMPED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CORNER EDGE OF TABLE. AND CUT HIS HEAD.
#2 HEATEER ELEMENT IN QUALITY CONTROL LAB FURNACE DROPPED DOWN INTO LAB OPERATORS WORKA REA. WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR EMPL TO TOUCH SMAPLE PAN TO ELEMENT WHICH RESULTED IN ELECTRICAL SHOC K. ELEMENT DROPPED DOWN DUE TO VIBRATION CAUSED BY OPERATORS TAPPING ON BAFFLE WHICH HAD BEEN SSTOPPED UP OVER LAST 24 HRS. EMPL COMPLAINING OF SORENESS IN RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER.
WELDING ON RUSTY GRIZZLY BARS RUST OR OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED RT.EYE EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN CRAMPED POSITION WHILE HE WAS STARTING TO WELD
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BARREL OF AMINE REMOVING THE PROTECTIVE SEAL WHEN HAND SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE CUT BY RING AROUND VARREL
CONDITIONER SHAFT REMOVED FROM TANK RESTING 40 DEG ANGLE.EMPL RAISED HAND STRIKING RIGHT FOREFINGER ON EDGE OF PADDLE CAUSING SEVERE CUT ON INSIDE OF FINGER BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND JOINTS.
EMPL WAS POURING CAUSTIC SODA MIXTURE INTO TANK USING 10 QT BUCKET. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF BOTTOM OF BUCKET CAUSING LIQUID TO SPLASH OUT & OVER BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPL HOLDING SH9ET OF METAL WHILE ANOTHER EMPL DRILL HOLE IN IT.DRILL WENT THROUGH METAL AND HIT EMPL FINGER.
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A PIECE OF 1/2 IN PLATE THAT HAD BEN WELDED TO AN H BEAM AFTER FLAME CUTTING THE WELD HE WAS USING A CHISEL AND 1 LB HAMMER TO REMOVE PLATE WHICH WAS STILL HOLDING WITH MELTED METAL ON ONE SI8E. PUT CHISEL IN LOOSENED SIDE AND WAS DRIVING CHISEL TOWARD STUCK SIDE- WAS NOT HOLDING CHISEL USING FRICTION OF PLATE TO HOLD IT. CHISEL SLIPPED AND HAMMER STUCK KNEE CAP
USING DISC GRIN8ER TO REMOVE MATERIAL BUILDUPO FROM PLATE FOR FEED END OF ROD MILL KNEELING ON FLOOR WITH PIECE OF FLOOR. DISC HIT PROTRUDING BOLT HEAD ON METAL PIECE & KICKED BACK DISC CONTEC %@%*@ CONTACTED3RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE. REQUIRING 12 STITCHES. RETURNED TO WORK 10-28 TORE OUT 2 STITCHES BENDING LEG WAS OFF 29,30,31 RETURNED TO WORK 11-3-86 WORKER WAS NOT INSTRUCTED BE