EE WAS LEAVING THE ROOM WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING ARCHING. EE WENT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS EE WAS CHEKCING IF IT WAS A.C. WHEN HE HEARD EXPLOSION
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Showing all 34EE. WAS BREAKING SOME BOLTS ON A SPOOT USING A HAMMER.; THE HANDKEL BROKE AND THE HEAD FOR THE HAMMER STRUCK EE LEFT PINCKY FINGER.
EE WAS WELDING A BEAM. WHEN EE FINISHED ANOTHER EE WANTED TO PAINT THE BEAM. EE ATTACHED THE CHAINS FOR A CRANE AND INSTRUCTED THE OTHER EE TO LIFT THE BEAM. WHILE EE WAS LIFTING THE BEAM THE BEAM SLIDE AND CUT EE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS RE-OPENING A VALVE. EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEAT THE VALVE. THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE. LEFT THUMB.
UWHILE WALKING IN AREA #9 EMPLOYEE STUMBLE TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE BRACED HIMSELF WITH HIS EIGHT HAND AND DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING THE UNDERFLOW ON T-6-3. AFTER THIS SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FEED TO THE BASKET WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO SOME MUD. CAUSTIC WENT INTO LEFT BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES TO PULL THREE HOSES WITH A TRACTOR BITER. WHILE PULLING THE HOSES ONE OF HOSE GOT LOOSE AND SWUNG AND FLIPPED EMPLOYEE OFF HIS FEET.
WHILE CLOSING A FEED VALVE FROM 1-7-37 TO 1-7-29 ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING A HANDLE WITH ANOTEHR HANDLE. AFTER THE EMPLOYEE KNOCKED THE HANDLE THE HANDLE KNOCKED UP AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE AND THE HANDLE.
WHILE WORKING UNIT 7 CLOSING A SCALE BASKET (VALVE) USING A KNOCK ABOUT HANDLE TO LOOSEN THE HANDLE ON THE SCALE BASKET, THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT EMLOYEE ON THE LEFT THUMB.
WHILE WORKING UNIT 8 TAKING OF A VALUE, EE REACHED THE LAST BOLT THE NUT WAS TURNING THE WRONG SAY. EE TOOK A HAMMER AND KNOCKED THE VALVE. WHEN EE HIT THE VALVE THE PRESSURE BLEW THE CAUSTIC OUT OF THE VALUE.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE DOCK. WHEN HE PUSHED A CARTRIDGE FROM HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE WHILE PICKING IT UP TO PUT IT IN THE DUMPSTER.
WHILE WORKING UNIT 2 RODDING #5 BIN WITH AN AIRLANCE, THE LANCE, GOT STUCK IN THE FEEDER. WHILE TRYING TO LOOSE UP THE AIR LANCE THE LANCE BECAME LOOSE AND KNOCK EMPLOYEE RIGHT HAND INTO A RA ILING.
WHILE CLEANING PLUGGED FEEDER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE EDGE OF THE "D" FEEDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRIMING A SUMP PUMP. THE PUMP WAS NOT WORKING SO EMPLOYEE PUT AIR INTO THE TANK ANDIT EXPLODED. CAUSTIC SOLUTION WAS IN THE LINES AND IT SPRAYED OVER HIS ENTIRE BODY AND BOTH EYES
WHILE WORKING IN THE POWER HOUSE TAKING READINGSFROM A METER, EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON AN 8" PIPEAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF PIPE, HIS PANTS LEG GOT CAUGHT ON A LOOP ON THE METER AND THE EM PLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE STATES HE WAS STANDINGON A PIPE TO CHECK THE VALVE ON A OVERFLOW POD AND SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE AND FELL TO THE GROUND APPROX. 5'. EE STATES HE DOES OT REMEMBER AFTER THAT BECAUSED HE WAS KNO CKED OUT FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS.
EE STATES: THAT HIS FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO UNPLUG THE HOPPER HE BEGAN LANCING WITH THE AIR LANCE WHEN THE SENSOR WAS CLEARED & THE BELT CAME ON. EE STATES XXXXXXXX WAS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW & HE W AS ABLE TO PULL HIS XXXX OUT AFTER INCIDENT HE FELT LOW BACK PAIN
WHILE REMOVING A BROKEN HALOGEN LIGHT, EE CUT HIS SELF WITH THE BROKEN GLASS.
WHILE WORKING IN AREA 3 ATTEMPTING TO HIT A BULL PIN WITH A HAMMER, THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB.
WHILE WORKING ON CYCLONE & DOWN LEG FOR THE T4-D31 CLEARING BLOCKAGE PAD WAS FULL OF CAUSTIC DOWN LT BOOT. BURN TO LT UPPER FOOT-FULL THICKNESS 3RD DEG BURN-DEBRIMENT & SKIN GRAFTING NECESSARY
WHILE LIFTING A GATE WITH ANOTHER PERSON, WHEN THE GATE SLIPPED TRAPPING 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS ON RIGHT SIDE. LACERATION TO PINKY FINGER, SUTURES NECESSARY.
WHILW WORKING WIH BALLMILL GOT STUCK IN RED MUD WITH RIGHT BOOT AND TRIED PULLING BOOT OUT OF MUD. HE STRAINED RIGHT LEG IN PULLING.
WHILE DOING CHECK ON CONVEYOR IN U-9, ALUMINZ DUST BECAME THICK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO EXIT AREA. HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE SHOVELING COAL IN THE COAL SILO, STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE WORKIGN IN TOWER 6 WITH SUPER SUCKER HOSE, IN A SMALL SPACE, AND BENDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION, THE WEIGHT OF THE HOSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ABOVE CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN.
WHEN EE WAS CHECKING CLOGGED LINE WITH HAND ON PIPE, ANOTHER EE STRUCK THE LINE TO UNCLOG IT. HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK THE EE R THUMB WITH 2 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. THIS HAPPENED TOP FLOOR UNIT 7.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH REPETITVE MOTION ILLNESS. THIS WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY STAIR CLIMBING DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF EMPLOYEEMNT.
EE WAS RIDING A BICYCLE TO UNIT 7 SUBSTATION. INSTEAD OF BACK PEDDLING TO BRAKE BICYCLE EE USED RIGHT LEG TO STOP THE BIKE CAUSING A STRAINED RIGHT LEG.
WHILE PLACING VALVE INTO LATHE, VALVE SLIPPED DROPPING ONTO LEFT HAND & RING FINGER CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER & HAND & FRACTURE TO THE RING FINGER PROXIMAL PHALYNX.
REPETITIVE MOTION ILLNESS/INJURY FROM STAIR CLIMBING, PAIN BEGAN 3-4-98, ILLNESS BECAME EVIDENT 3-9-98 AND WAS NOT DEEMED BY EMPLOYER UNTIL RECENT UPDATED INFORMATION OF PRE-EXISTING COND. AGG RIVATED OR EXASSERRATED BY WORK IN CONSIDERED COMPENSABLE.
WHILE WORKING U-7 GOT HYDRATE/CAUSTIC ON BODY WENT TO EYE WASH TO WASH ARMS, FACE, ETC. TOOK OFF GOGGLES & LOOKED UP WHEN PIECE OF HYDRATE BLEW INTO R EYE. IRRIGATED & SENT TO OPTLAMOLOGIST.
WHILE WORKING UNIT 4 OPENING VALVE P 3+1 SWAMP, WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHILE PULLING FORCEFULLY, VALVE HANDLE GAVE WAY CAUSING R RING FINGER TO HIT METAL PART OF PIPING.
WHILE WORKING IN UNIT 7, HYDRATE SLID DOWN PILE ENTRAPPING EE'S BOOT, WHEN HE TRIED TO FREE BOOT, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WHILE CLEARING TANK FROM BELOW WORKER AT OPENING OF TANK FROM ABOVE WAS REMOVING LG. CHIPPING GUN FROM TANK WHEN GUN CONNECTION BROKE. CHIPPING GUN FELL APPROX. 30 FEET WHERE INJURED WAS STRIK ING RT. HAND AGAINST THE SPIDER LACERATING AND FRACTURING FINGERS 3-4-AND 5.