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EE stated he didn't feel well. He was having difficulty breathing, said his chest felt tight, his arms & hands were numb. He was sweating. Ambulance arrived within ten minutes. While waiting for ambulance he was sitting next to the ice machine with the door open to cool off. Prior to not feeling well, he was using a hand grinder to smooth the edges on some metal plates.
Two employees were working on a crooked chute. One employee was using a come along to help straighten it out. The injured party put his left hand down on the railing to reposition himself, and at that time the chute let go and rolled onto his hand, ripping and smashing the baby finger on his left hand.
Contractor employee was on a ladder helping place a strap around a clam-shell bucket. While attempting to grab the strap he fell from the ladder and broke his right ankle.
Employee using pry bar to loosen rock from grizzly. Pry bar gave way quickly and employee's hand smashed into steel bar. Sent employee to clinic, then referred to specialist. Has broken metacarpal and scheduled for surgery 05/31/2013.
employee and two others were putting a flange on a large pipe-the pipe shifted and fell on employee's right hand causing deep abrasion on thumb and cuts on right knuckles---work gloves were begin worn by employee at time of accident-employee went to ER immediately upon discovering injury
Employee called office early afternoon to inform that he and two others had been moving an impeller for a booster pump. Employee's hand was smashed between impeller and lifting mechanism. Employee was wearing very heavy work gloves. Left hand scraped and hand showed swelling. Employee was instructed to go to clinic but declined. Finally went two days later.
employee welding/air arcing near another welder; realized late that evening (about 10:00 pm) that he had flash burn in both eyes-went to emergency room about 11:30 pm and went to eye doctor next day for follow up treatments
air arcing taking turns w/ 2 other welders--protective hood while welding--in area while others welding w/protective glasses on--did not realize until he left work that he received flash burns--went to ER that night
Employee welding with welding hood on--hot slag got under hood into left eye. He administered eye wash, came to office to report injury. Referred to clinic. Dr. determined he had burned his eye/cornea. He was referred to ophthalmologist. Employee went to ophthalmologist on 7/7/11 and was treated. Recheck on 7/8/11 and released for duty 7/11/11.