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EMPLOYEE WAS GLUING 20'SECTIONS OF PVC PIPE ON A PIPE TRAILER & HE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF THE GLUED SECTION. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHER THE OTHER END OF THE SECTION TO ASSURE THE PVC PIPE SIDE IN TO THE SOCKET, & THE INJURED EMPLOYEE DID NOT REMOVE HIS HANDS FROM THE END. THE FORCE OF THE PIPE SMASHED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE PIPE TRAILER.
EE WAS THREADING A 1 INCH PIPE IN THE MECHANIC CSHOP WHEN THE THREADER SLIPPED ON THE PIPE. THE SLIPPAGE ALONG WITH THE FORCE BEING EXERTED CAUSED THE EE TO FALL FORWARD AND HIT HIS CHIN ON TH E VISE THAT WAS HOLDING THE PIPE IN PLACE SLIPPAGE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MAKESHIFT NAIL BEING USED AS COLLER PIN ON THE THREADER TWO SUTURES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
DECEASED BACKED OFF ROOF EDGE WHILE APPLYING ROOF COATING.
EE WAS INSIDE A 8' X 8' SAND FILTER ATTEMPTING TO SHOVEL OUT THE MEDIA INSIDE THE VESSEL WHEN HE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE LATERALS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL PREVENTED EAS Y ACCESS, SO THE SHOVEL HAD TO BE USED AT DIFFERENT ANGLES TO COLLECT THE MEDIA. HE WAS REFERRED TO A DOCTOR & WA SDIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS AND GIVEN RX MEDICINE FOR PAIN.
CONTRACTOR HAD DELIVERED OUR SLURRY TRAILER TO ANOTHER SITE (TOHAL'S) & WAS DISENGAGING THE DC ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WHEN THE PULLING ACTION CAUSED HIS LEFT HAND TO CONTACT THE FIFTH WHEEL. TH E SHARPNESS OF THE FIFTH WHEEL CAUSED A DEEP LACERATION TO HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE WQS REFERRED TO A DOCTOR WHO APPLIED SOME SUTURES TO THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED A 12" PVC TEE FROM A BOX ON THE FLOOR AND AS HE TURNED TO LAY THE PART DOWN, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL PHYSICIAN AS A SPRAI NED KNEE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FILLER PRESS WITH A POWERPULL WHEN THE TEETH ON THE RATCHET BROKE AND THE FORCE CAUSED HIM TO FALL AGAINST A FORKLIFT. THE FORKLIFT WAS BEING USED A DEAD W EIGHT FOR THE POWER PULL. INJURY OCCURED ON 6/16/93, BUT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 7/2/93 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON 10 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY. SENT TO DR. DIAG-CONTUSION TO BCK SOFT TISSUE.
WORKER HAD HAND ON KELLY GUIDE WHEN KELLY WAS PUT INTO MOTION.
EMPLOYEE CUT A 1/2" STEEL AIRLINE (VERTICAL) WITH A HACKSAW. THE PIPE WAS IN A BIND AND AS SOON AS IT WAS CUT, THE PIPE WHIPPED BACK AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STOOD AND TURNED FROM WORK STATION- SLIPPED ON ICE. THE SLIP RESULTED IN A TORN LIGAMENT IN THE RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING ROUTINE WELLFIELD PRESSURE READINGS ON A BOOSTER PUMP WHEN HE STEPPED OVER A SMALL SUMP, THE SUMP WAS FULL OF WATER & WATER HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE PUMP PAD. H2O HAD BE EN STANDING FOR SOME TIME ON THE PAD & ALGAE GROWTH MADE THE SURFACE SLIPPERY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOST FOOTING & FELL AGAINST SUCTION VALVE ON
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE LEVELING OF A PORTABLE BUILDING. HIS FUNCTION WAS TO ASSIST IN STABILIZING. WHILE STANDING IN A 10 FOOT TRENCH, THE SUPPORT THAT WAS HOLDING A FLANGE RING FAILED CAUSING THE FLANGE RING TO FALL STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELIGHT PILOT LIGHT OF HEATING FURANCE AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON THE SUPPLY LINE EE BLEED SUPPLY LINE TO FURANCE PILOT. AS THE BLEEDING OF THE LINE TOOK PLACE A POCK ET OF PROPANE GAS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE ENCLOSURECLOST AS AN OPEN FLAME USED TO LIGHT THE PILOT APPROACHED THE PILOT A FLASH IGNITION OCCURRED RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE VICTIM RIGHT
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE YELLOWCAKE SLURRY HOSE FROM THE BACK TANK OF THE SLURRY TRAILER TO THE FRONT TRANK ON TOP OF THE WALKWAY. AS HE WAS MOVING THE HOSE HE STEPPED ON THE TANK CAUSING HIS RUBBER BOOT TO SLIP UNDER THE WALKWAY WITH HIS BODY LANDING ON TOP OF THE HOSE AND TANK.
AFTER A RAINSTORM,EMPL WAS HEADED TO ELEC PANEL BOX TO CHANGE ROTATION ON A PUMP. CROSSED OVER A CULVERT,STEPPED IN SOME DRILLING MUD AND SLIPPED & FELL ON BUTTOCKS.
LIFTED SEVERAL HEAVY OBJECTS AND GRADUALLY STARTED FEELING PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF A PVC FLANGE WITH A TORCH. A METAL SLIVER FROM THE HAMMER BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE SOFT TISSUE IN HIS LEFT HAND.
HE WAS COMING OUT OF HOLE. WHILE HE WAS SLIDING PIPE DOWN, LAST PLUG CAME OFF AND PIPE HIT HIM ON LEFT UPPER EYEBROW AND BOTTOM PART OF CHIN. THIS ALSO CAUSED SCRAPING ON HIS CHIN AND STOMACH. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED FOR EYEBROW AND CHIN. DUE TO THE IMPACT ON CHIN, 2 TEETH ARE ALSO LOOSE.
WAS MAKING CONNECTIONS OF TWO 20FT LONG JOINTS OF PVC PIPE & PINCHED RT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN PIPE TRAILER & 20FT PIPE JOINT RESULTED IN FOUR STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD BY DRILLER TO HOLD ONTO THE BOTTOM SLIPS WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LINE UP TOP SLIPS. HE HAD TROUBLE, SO DRILLER RAISED COLLAR, FORGETTING ABOUT JAVIER. THIS RESULTED I N PINNING HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER CAUSING INVOLVED FINGERS TO BE CUT.
EMPLOYEE CONFRONTED ME ON 10-1-91 AT 1500 HOURS THAT HE WAS FEELING SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS GROIN AREA. ON SEPTEMBER 30 WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP OVER A PIPE ON THE GROUND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN . HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST STOMACH PAIN. EARLIER IN THE DAY HE AND SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING AN 8" PVC LINE ON A PIPE RACK APPROX 15' ABOVE GROUN
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MINOR MAINTENANCE TO THE TRUCK, HE PULLED THE HOOD LEVER INSIDE THE TRUCK. HE WENT OUT AND BANGED ON THE HOOD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TRYING TO OPEN IT ACCIDENTALLY H ITTING A CHROME BUG GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT PALM REQUIRING ELEVEN STITCHES.
WHILE EMPTYING A 55 GAL DRUM OF SULFURIC ACID INTO HOLDING TANK A PART OF THE RACK USED TO SUPPORT THE DRUM FELL THROUGH THE PALLET OPENING CAUSING THE LOAD TO SHIFT AND TIP OVER. INJURED IN A N EFFORT TO KEEP THE DRUM FROM FALLING INTO THE TANK OF SULFURIC ACID HEL ONTO THE DRUM WHILE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. ABOUT 40 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, INJURED BEGAN
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP FROM WELL 2219 WITH A PULLING RIG. A ROPE THAT IS USED TO SUPPORT PUMP WAS TIED ONTO PULLING RIG AND WHEN HE EXERTED SOME FORCE ON THE ROPE IN AN UPW ARD MOTION THE ROPE FAILED CAUSING A 2X2 WOOD HANDLE USED TO SUPPORT PUMP ACROSS A WELL HEAD CASING TO COME DOWN WITH GREAT FORCE STRIKING EE S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING A SECTION OF PIPE FROMT HE JAWS OF A FUSING MACHINE. THE PIPE WAS UNDER TENSION AND SPRANG UP, KICKING THE HINGED JAW INTO HIS CHIN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE A SMALL CUT IN HIS CHIN. NO PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WEEDS AROUND PIPING WITH WEEDEATER. HE MOVED BACKWARDS AND STEPPED IN OPEN WELL HOLE WHERE SURFACE PLUG WAS BROKEN. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON HIS BACK AND TWIST HIS A NKLE AT THE SAME TIME.
EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AT WELL LOCATION AND WAS WALKING TO WELL, SLIPPED ON ICY GROUND. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR PAIN AND SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HITCH A LOADED ACID TRAILER TO THE BUMPER OF A 4X4 PICKUP.THE BUMPER ON THE PICKUP WAS HIGHER THAN THE MINIMUM LIFT HEIGHT OF THE LIFT JACK AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO M ANUALLY LIFT THE ACID TRAILER TONGUE TO HITCH ONTO THE BUMPER.AS HE EXERTED FORCE TO LIFT,HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS TONGUE TO HITCH ONTO THE BUMPER.AS HE EXERTED FORCE TO LIFT HE FELT A SHA
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUTTERFLY VALVE WHICH WAS APPARENTLY STUCK WHEN HE FINALLY OPENED IT HIS RT ARM ELBOW STRUCK A 10IN PVC LINE AT THAT TIME THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN THE ELBOW BUT CONTINU ED HIS WORK AS USUAL APPROX 2 HOURS LATER HE NOTICED A SWELLING OF HIS ELBOW AT THAT TIME THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR
OPERATOR WAS JUMP STARTING TRACTOR TRAILER AND WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF TRUCK,HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON PAVEMENT.OPERATOR SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE FELL.NOTE:STEPS ON TRUCK WERE WET DUE TO MO RNING FOG.
EMP LIFTED APPROX NINE LG SPOOLS OF ELECTRICAL CABLE ON TRAILER WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMP. NO PROBLEMS RESULTED UNTIL HE WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY PAIN APPEARED TO BE A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
SLIPPED IN BED OF PICKUP WHILE MOVING HEAVY DRUM HIT KNEE ON TRUCK BED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHITCH SLURRY TRAILER FROM TRACTOR AS HE WAS EXERTING FORCE ON LIFT JACK,HE FELT A HARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS LOWER BACK MUSCLE SPASMS.
EMPL WAS PULLING A 1" RUBBER HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING A 4IN.HOSE WITH METAL QUICK DISCONNECTS TO PASS IT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STANDING ON THE PRODUCTION HEADER PLATFORM HE STEPPED UP ON THE LADDER & AWKWARDLY T WISTED HIS BODY TO THE RT.TO PASS THE HOSE UPWARD & IN SO DOING PULLED HIS LOWER RT .BACK MUSCLES
HC1 ACID DAY TANK OVERFLOWED SPILLING ACID ON FLOOR & RELEASING ACID FUMES INTO PLANT ATOMOSPHERE. ALTHOUGH PLANT VENTILATION SYSTEM WAS FULLY ON WHEN EMPL ENTERED PLANT HE INHALED ENOUGH FU MES TO CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNING OF HIS LUNGS.
WHILE REMOVING AN 8" VALVE ON NORTH INJECTION PUMP EMPLOYEE PULLED ON LALVE STEM AND FELT A SHARP PAIN TO HIS RIGHT SIDE OVER HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 1 1/2" PIPE FROM THE RIG PIPE RACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT POSTION HIMSELF PROPERLY AND PULLED ON PIPE FROM AN AWKWARD,OFF BALAMCE POSITOON CAUSING STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW INJURY OCCURRED ON SECOND DAY OF HIS 4 DAY SHIFT A PAIN SLOWLY BEGAN IN HIS RIGHT HIP. DR. DOES NOT KNOW SOURCE OF PAIN AT THIS TIME. A LIGHT DUTY RELEASE HAS BEEN GIVEN BY DR.
INJURY OCCURRED WHILE ADDING 50 LB SACK OF SALT TO A MIX TANK. THE SALT WAS RESTING ON THE TOP OF THE STEPS LEADING TO THE TANK. THE PERSON BENT DOWN, LIFTED THE SACK OVER THE RIM OF THE TANK AND DUMPED THE SALT IN. ALL REGULATIONS WERE IN COMPIANCE. THE PERSON MOST LIKELY LIFTED THE SACK IMPROPERLY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING AN INTEGRITY TEST ON WELL. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR LEAKS, HE PLACED HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE TOP OF THE WELLHEAD AND APPLIED SOAPY WATER AROUND THE AREA WHERE W ELLHEAD ATTACHES TO THE CASING WITH HIS LEFT HAND. AT THIS TIME, THE WELLHEAD BLEW OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM (ABOUT 120 LBS PSI).
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN AN 8 IN BUTTERFLY VALVE EMPLOYEE EXERTED SOME FORCE CAUSING A SHARP PAIN INHIS CHEST EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PLACE A SAND FILTER ON LINE
SLIPPED ON ICE AT DOOR TO MAINTENANCE AREA. FLUID ON ELBOW WAS DRAINED. EMPL. DID NOT INFORM COMPANY OF TYPE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. EMPL. INTENDS TO RETURN FOR FURTHER DRAINING OF INJURY 3 /14/88.
EMPL UNHOOKING 4INCH CABLE FROM TRUCK BUMPER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CABLE AND BUMPER AS WINCH CABLE TIGHTENED.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HOLDING SOME PIPE WHICH WAS BEING CUT BY THE WELDER. HE WAS HOLDING THE PIPE BELOW THE CUTTING AREA WHICH EXPOSED HIS HANDS TO THE SLAG FROM TEH ARC WELDER. THE SLAG FELL INSI DE HIS RIGHT HA3D GLOVE AND CONSEQUENTLY BURNED HIS HAND.
A BOARD OF WOOD9N PALLET BROKE OFF EXPOSING A NAIL POINTED UP WHILE TRYING TO VCOVER THE PALLET OF CEMENT WITH PLASTIC, THE EMP STEPPED ON THE EXPOSED NAIL, THE NAI PENETRATED THE 6OOTS SOLE AND EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT
WHILE TRYING TO3LOAD A REEL OF WIRE ON A FORK-LIFT ATTACHMENT ON A BACK-HOE, THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WAS SMASHED. SIX STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A CEMENT HEAD FROM A PVC CASING WITH A PIPE WRENCH. PIPE WRNECH SLIPPED CAUSING PIPE TO SPRING BACK CAUSING A 2 INCH QUICK COUPLER EAR TO PIERCE A HOLE IN BETWEEN THE EMP LOYEE S RIGHT H5ND THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
WHILE CUTTING A3RUBBER HOSE ON LOCK ON A LOCK BLADE FOLDING KNIFE GAVE WAY. THE BLADE CLOSED ON THE RIGH FINGER CUTTING THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE SUFFER9D A SCRATCHED LEFT CORNEA WHEN HE WIPED HIS EYEBROW WITH HIS SHIRT SLEEVE. HE HAD BEEN CUTTING SOME SCREEN MESH TO CONSTRUCT SOME STRAINERS WHEN SOME PIECES OF SCREEN FELL UNTO HIS SHIRT SLEE5E. HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO WIPE HIS BROW, WHEN HE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT.