EE CHANGING A TIRE ON A LOADER. VERY WINDY & DUSTY. METAL CHIP GOT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES BEING WORN & IMBEDDED IN EYE.
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Showing all 35EE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TUBING WITH A KNIFE. HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIMSELF. FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE THE CUT ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT THUMB WERE REQUIRED.
EE TRIPPED ON AN OBSTRUCTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD IN A PICKUP TRUCK. A ROCK WAS THROWN UP BY A TIRE STRIKING A FRONT TOOTH. THE TOOTH WAS BROKEN OFF REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.
EE WAS CUTTING OPEN A CARBON BAG. THE KNIFE PULLED FREE AND HIS MOTION CONTINUED THRU TO HIS HAND. THE LEFT INDEX FINGER HAD AN INCISION WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
INJURED BACKED UP THE SMALL AIR COMPRESOR TO BLOW OUT THE WATER LINE AT END OF SHIFT & DID NOT CALK THE WHEELS. WHEN HE LIFTED IT OFF THE HITCH & HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING & PUT HIS HAND ON ATHE FRONT OF THE HITCH & THE AIR COMPRESSOR PINNED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO THE BUMPER OF THE PICKUP & BROKE IT.
MOVING CORE BOXES, I WAS WEARING A WAIST SUPPORT BELT FOR LOWER BACK SUPPORT BUT EVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS FRID SAT I STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN MY UPPOER LEFT BACK AROUND MY SHOULDER BLADE.
ACCIDENT OCCURED AT AN INTERSECTION OF AN HAUL ROAD AND PLANT/MAINTENANCE ROAD. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON ATV AND DID NOT COME TO A STOP PRIOR TO CROSSING HAULROAD. BECAUSE OF THIS HE DID NOT SEE LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARTIALY OBSTRUCTED BY THE BERM. HE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE BRONCO AND WAS STRUCK ON HIS RIGHT SIDE BY THE LEFT FRONT OF THE BRONCO.
LIFTING D-8L TRACK ONTO TRAILER, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS FEET.
USING A 3-TON COME-A-LONG TO REPOSTION A CARBON FILTER PRESS. HURT HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON THE COME-A-LONG.
GLASS BEAKER BROKE WHILE EMPL WAS WASHING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING & BENDING 1 IN ELECTRICAL CABLE INTO A MOTOR CONTROL ROOM WHEN HE PULLED HIS RT SHOULDER HE WENT TO THE DR THREE WEEKS LATER FOR HIS SHOULDER PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL ROTARY HEAD ON DRILL, THEY WERE USING A COME-A-LONG TO TIGHTEN PULL DOWN CHAINS TO HOOK. CHAINS BROKE AND ROTARY HEAD FELL. PINNING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF JAW AT CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE FELL AND GOT INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED REMOVING A 24"X24" MAN HOLE COVER AT THE TOP OF A 27 FT. HIGH LIME SILO, THE SILO WAS UNDER PRESSURE, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16 OZ HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE COVER, DO TO THE EXTREN E PRESSURE IN THE SILO THE COVER CAME OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DEAD.
EMPL REMOVING FAN BLADE FROM CARLSON TANK PUMP SHAFT,HAND WAS CUT WHEN SLIDE ON BLADE.
EMPLOYEE SLID HAND DOWN S TRAP FROM WHILE LOADING LOADED CARBON CUTTING HIS R HAND LITTLE FINGER
THIS WAS PRIVAT VEHICLE ACCITDENT ON MINE PERMIT PROPERTY. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUT DOORS,SAID HE GOT TOO MUCH SUN AND WAS NOT FEELING GOOD.
EMPL TWISTED WHILE KNEELING AND TWISTED HIS BACK.EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE FALL TO KNEES & BRUISED KNEES EMPLOYEE DIDNOT OBSERVE PROPER SAFETY PROCEDURES
EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED AN PROCTO KNIFE IN HIS RT.REAR POCKET SOMETIME DURING THE DAY LATER WHEN HE WAS PULLING ON H IS RADIO & BELT HOLDER HIS RT.HAND WAS CUT 11/2IN.LONG ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND HAND
WHILE HAMMERING ONE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND PENETRATED LEFT GLVE AND HAND METAL PIECE PUNCTURED LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND 1 ST FINGER
WHILE VICTIM WAS CLEANING AND THE GRIZZLE CHUTE, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER. HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
SNOW ON GROUND CLIMBING UP LADDER TO SHOVEL SLIPPED ON FROSTY LADDDR AND TWISTEDKNEE.
CHANGING TIRE ON THE WATER TRUCK, TIRE FELL AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN TIRE & JACK.
USING HAND GRINDER TO WORK ON BOWL OF CONE CRUSHER. STOPPED TO CHECK WORK, MOVED TO SEE BETTER AND GRINDER STARTED BY ITSELF.
I NAME WAS STANDING ON BOARD WHICH WAS LAID ACROSS TWO BARRELS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A BARREL THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE 10TH AND 11TH RIBS
MOVING ROLLERS WHEN RT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS
WHILE UNLOADING ACID BARRELS FROM TRUCKS BARRELS WERE LAYING ON SIDES AND ROLLED ONTO FORKLIFT BARREL ROLLED BACK STRIKING BACK OF FORKLIFT AND BROKE OPEN AT SEAM SPLASHING ACID ON EMPLOYEE.
WHILE INSTALLING 100 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR INJUREDS HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN BLOCK AND HOOK INJURING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SPILL AT PUGMILL AS HE DUG DOWN INTO THE DIRT HIS SHOVEL HIT A ROCK AND THE HANDLE PUSHED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE PUG MILL SMASHING HIS FINGER
PUG MILL NOT LOCKED OUT WAS ENERGIZED WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING INSIDE PUG MILL ADVERSE TO INSTRUCTIONS.
WIND WAS BLOWING -ENTERED RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUCK OUT OF THE HOPPER WHEN THE BELT CAME ON AND THREW EMPLOYEE DOWN.EMPLOYEE INJURED SHOULDER WHEN HE WAS THROWN FROM BELT.