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WHILE EMPLOYEE WALKED DOWN FROM STAIRS, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON TO THE FLOOR, SHE OPENED THE LUNCH ROOM DOOR AND STARTED ENTERING THE LUNCH ROOM, WHE TRIPPED ON AN ELEVATED AREA OF THE CONCRETE FL OOR, SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND TWISTED HER ANKLE
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON A BELT TABLE TO PULL OUT A PART OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR CHAIN. AFTER PULLING OUT THE CHAIN, EMPLOYEE THREW DOWN THE CHAIN RIGHT UNDER WHERE HE WAS STANDING. WHEN HE CLIMBE D DOWN FROM THE TABLE, HE STEPPED ON THE CHAIN AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PACK HOUSE PALLETING CEMENT SACKS WHEN HE OVEREXERTED HIS LOWER BACK AS HE WAS LAYING A SACK ON A PALLET
AS EMP WALKED DOWN STAIRWAY OF D2 MILL BASEMENT HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LAST STEP ON TO MILL BASEMENT FLOOR AND SLLEGEDLY STEPPED ON A MILL BALL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON TOP OF THE RIGHT KNEE CAP WHEN HE WAS JUMPING AWAY FROM AN AIR HOSE THAT HAD COME UNCOUPLED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BEARING BOLTS ON FINISH MILL 4, ELEVATOR 1. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF ONE OF THE BOLTS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE FLOOR GRATING. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GRATING.
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN THE LOWER MIDDLE PRORTION OF HIS BACK WHILE HELPING CARRY DRAG CHAIN LINKS INTO THE MAN ELEVATOR ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING
WHILE WELDING RETAINERS ON ROCK DEFLECTOR INSIDE B5-DGL CHUTE, TWO FIST SIZED RO CKS TRAVELLED DOWN THE CHUTE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK
EE WAS DESCENDING SCAFFOLDING TO GET TOOLS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL 12\ & BROKE A LEG.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS PRYING A BURNED OUT MOTOR FROM THE FRAME OF THE SOUTH MONORAIL CRANE OVER FINISH MILL 6 WITH A HEAVY PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS BACK H E WAS REPORTEDLY STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE TIME TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MOTOR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE AIR CONDIONING UNIT ON THE ROOF OF THE LABORATORY BUILDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE A/C PANEL INTO THE EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM TO THE ROOF SURFACE.
TENNIS ELBOW-EMPLOYEE WAS POURING CASTABLE (CONCRETE-LIKE MATERIAL) FIRST FELT PAIN IN ELBOW ON 4-10-84 BUT CINTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-25-84.
INJURED WAS SANDBLASTING AND HAD TO BE IN STOOPED POSITION AT TIMES. HE THEN STARTED EXPERIECING LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMP SAID THAT APPROX 9:00 AM ON 3-28-84 HE BENT DOWN IN THE WELDING SHOP TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL WEIGHING APPROX 2 LB. HE SAID THAT AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE SC RAP METAL IN HIS HAND HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK HE SAID THAT IT CAUSED ONLY MINOR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME BUT BECAME PROGRESSEVELY WORSE OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS
EMP CONTACTED DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE BLOWING DOWN DUSTY EQUIPMENT IN THE MILL BUILDING NEXT TO FINISH MILL 6. AN EYE INFECTION WAS THE RESULT OF THIS CONTACT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3-27 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-29
AS EMP WAS UNHOOKING 2 COMEALONGS IN ORDER TO REPOSTION THEM ON H4 CC4 VALVE TIPPER THE VALVE TIPPED DROPPED APPROX 6 IN INTO PLACE AND VALVE TIPER SHAFT HIT THE DORSAL SURFACE OF HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND SWELLING
UVICTIM WAS WORKING IN CLINKER BUILDING ON A PLATFORM ON A TRAVELING CRANE DECK. THE CRANE DECK WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION AND THE VICTIM WAS USING A 6\ LONG STEEL BAR PRYING ON A RAIL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE VICTIM FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE DECK ONTO THE GROUND BELOW. THE GROUND WAS LOCATED APPROX. 70\ BELOW THE PLATFORM AND THE BIC VICTIM WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
AFTER EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE FORKLIFT HE WAS OPERATING HE STARTED WALKING TOWARDS A STAIRWAY ACROSS THE FLOOR WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON AN OIL SPILL HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE D ID SPLIT CAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE ON THE UPPER PART OF THE RIGHT LEG IN THE GROIN AREA
WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN BEHIND HIS LEFT KNEE CAP THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR VJ TROY FOR TREATMENT AND WAS ADVISED TO AVOID WALKING AND HEAVY LIFTING FOR TWO DAYS
EE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOWERING A BOOM ON LIGHT PLANT. AS EE WAS LOWERING BOOM, EE LET GO OF THE CRANK THE LOCK WAS NOT IN PLACE & THE CRANK BEGAN TO SWING AROUND, AS EE ATTEPTED TOG RAB THE C RANK, HE WAS HIT IN THE K NEE BY THE CRANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A BOULDER STEMING SECONDARY SHOT HOLES, AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM & HAND ON TO ANOTHER SMALLER BO OULDER BELOW CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS HAND.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FILTERS IN THE RESEARCH LAB AIR CONDITIONER, THE CLOSE AREA CAUSED THE INJURED TO STRAIN TO REMOVE THE OLD FILTER. THE EXERTION CAUSED A STRAIN ON THE LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A SCREW CONVEYOR THAT WAS STORED OUTSIDE D-3 MILL BLDG PLACED THERE FOR INSTULATION REPAIRMEN WERE HOISTING AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE ON A BOTTLE CARRIER, THE BOTTLE CARRIE CAUGHT THE LIP OF CONVEYOR LID AND TIPPED IT OVER .
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A CHUTE THAT WAS TO BE CONNECTED TO A BUCKET ELEVATOR IN THE D3 MILL BUILDING WHILE POSITIONING THE CHUTE BY HAND WITH THE HELP OF LIFTING DEVICE EMPLOYEE F ELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPL REPLACING CRUSHER LINER UNDERNEATH ROLLER.WHEN EMPL GRABBED LINER LINER SLIPPED JERKING LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT BACK.
STACKING 50 LB BALES OF CAT LITTER,LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
WHILE MANUALLY LIFTING A TRUCK TIRE WAS LAYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR TO A STANDING POSITION SO THAT HE COULD ROLL IT TO THE TIRE CAGE IN ORDER TO SAFELY FILL IT WITH AIR, THE EE STRAINED HIS L OWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE QUARRY CRUSHER. THE JOB REQUIRED HIM TO STEP UP AND DOWN FROM A WORK PLATFORM, ABOUT 18 IN HEIGHT. AFTER JUMPING DOWN ON ONE OCCASION HE COMPLAINED OF PA IN IN HIS LOWER BACK, BUT NEVER REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
WHILE OPERATING A MINI LOADER UP A RAMP VEHICLE STALLED AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE RAMP OFF ITS PLATFORM 13" ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL ONLY THE BACK HALF OF VEHICLE ROLLED OFF THE PLA TFORM THE VEHICLE HIT A SUPPORT BEAM AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP
WHILE REPAIRING A TRUCK TIRE EMPLOYEE LAID TIRE ON FLOOR TO INFLATE TIRE HE INSERTED AIR CHUCK ON TIRE VALVE STEM AND WHILE INFLATING TIRE THE AIR PRESSURE FORCED AIR CHUCK LOOSE FROM VALVE S TEM THE AIR CHUCK KICKED UP AND STUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD
LOADING SHOT ON LEVEL 930 IN QUARRY,EMPL PICKED UP BAG OF AMMONIA NITRATE-50 LB-AND EMPL FELT PAIN,SHARP IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE LIFTING A PRIMARY SCREEN HOUSING WITH 2 PULL LIFTS, A 3-TON ON THE WEST SIDE AND A 11/2 TON ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SCREEN HOUSING, INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP ON THE HANDLE OF 11/2 TON PULL LIFT. THE HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE PULL LIFT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIMSELF AGAINST A GUARD RAILING.
WHILE MANUALLY TRANSPORTING A BOTTLE CART-CYLINEDER TRUCK- WITH 2 COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS, ONE TIRE OF THE CART HIT AN OBSTRUCTION WHICH CAUSED THE CART TO ROTATE AWAY FROM THE EMPLOYEE AND T TEAR HIS RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF-SHOULDER-AS HE MAINTAINED A GRIP ON THE CART WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJ EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM OPERATORS COMAPRTMENT OF MOTOR GRADER USING THE THREE POINT POSITION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPL HAD ALLERGIC REACTION TO SUBSTANCE USED DURING CLEANING AND REBRICKING OF KILN.DR REPORT -CONTACT DERMATITIS.AFFECTED EMPL HANDS,UPPER ARMS,BOTTOMS OF FEET.
WHILE WALKING DOWN A SLOPING TUNNEL, WHICH HADA WET SURFACE FROM THE RAIN, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIMSELF INTO A BAD POSITION.
WITH DUST BUILD-UP BOLTS GET BURIED.3/4\\ AND 1\\ BOLTS GET TOO TIGHT AND HARD TO BREAK LOOSE.