EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON EDGE OF ROLLER CONVEYOR FRAME WHILE TRYING TO FREE A BAG THAT WAS JAMMED BETWEEN BELT CONVEYOR AND IDLER ROLLERS AS EMP WAS KICKING BAG WHICH WAS JAMMED, THE REJUCT CONVEYR STARTED TO RUN 5ND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT BETWEEN IT AND THE IDLER ROLLER, AND PULLED IT DOWN APPROX 8 TO 10 INCHES
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Showing 50 of 95EMP STATEMENT..3I WAS JUST CUTTING SOME CARDBOARD WITH A POCKET KNIFE. HAD BEEN CUTTING AWAY FROM ME THEN CHANGED THE DIRECTION AND THE KNIFE CUT MY FINGER
USING LEFT HAND3TO CUT STENCIL PAPER.HAD 2 SHEETS,WHEN THEY WERE CUT THE SCISSORS WENT THE REST OF THE WAY THROUGH IN A BIG HURRY AND CUT THROUGH GLOVES AND CUT MY FINGER.
EMP WAS EMPTYIN1 TRASH CAN WITH A FLEX JOINT IN THE CAN. CAN WAS HEAVY. PUT CAN IN BACK OF TRUCK. ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER FELT PAIN IN BACK. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. NOW UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP 3
COMING DOWN POW9R POLE USING LINEMAN'S CLIMBING GEAR. CUT OUT AND FELL. CAUGHT POLE WITH ARM, GOT SPLINTER IN ARM.
I WAS USING A S2ARP POCKET KNIFE TO CUT OFF A RUBBER SEAL OUT OF A VALVE. HAD THE KNIFE BLADE UNDER THE SEAL WHILE I HELD ONTO THE SEAT, WAS CUTTING UPWARD AND TOWARD ME, WHEN THE BLADE CUT TH
EMP STATEMNT-- 3 FELL. I STOPPED THE MANLIFT. SOMEONE MUST HAVE PULLED IT WHEN I HAD ONE FOOT ON IT BECAUSE I FELL OVER THE RAIL AND LANDED SEVERAL FEET BELOW THE DECK ONTO MY LEFT HIP THE RAI HURT MY LEGS 3
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT I WAS PUTTING THE LOCK ON THE CHUTE TO HOLD THE CHUTE OUT THE LOCK DIDNT HOLD & THE CHUTE CAME DOWN IN ORDER NOT TO GET HIT I WAY DOWN (USING3RT ARM) FELT PAIN IN BACK ON RT TODAY PAIN IS WORSE & WSEAKNESS IN RT ARM (THISACCIDENT BECAME LOST TIME ON 101086)
WE WERE LINING 6IRD UP TO GO INTO THE SPLINE. GOT THUMB BETWEEN SPLINE AND OLBTS ON THE PLANITARY.
EE STATEMENT: I3WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BROKEN OFF GUDGET BOLT USING A HAMMER & A PUNCH. HAMMER SLIPPED OFF PUNCH & HIT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT, PUTTING A GUARD BACK ON ROLLER CONVEYOR TURNED AROUND TO GET A WRENCH AND STRUCK HAND AGAINST A SHARP EDGE ON GUARD
I WAS INSIDE TH9 BOXCAR. I WAS PULLING ON A TRAIN CAR DOOR TO OPEN IT. I FELL DOWN AND BACK ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR LANDING ON MY ARM, SHOULDER AND BUTT. THERE WAS CHARCOAL ON T HE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND I S5IPPED. THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED WITH A FORKLIFT.
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT AN EMPTY BAG WAS GOING ACROSS THE AUTOMATIC BAG REJECTOR I REACHED TO GET THE EMPTY BAG THE REJECTOR REJECTED ANOTHER BAG IT CAUGHT MY THUMB BETWEEN WHEELS ON THE REJECTOR A ND ROLLERS 3
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT-I WA S REMOVING A PART FROM THE CHUCK ON THE AMERICAN LATHE THE PART WAS STUCK & WOULD NOT MOVE I PRIED ON THE PART WITH A T-HANDLE THE PART TURNED LOOSE & MY FINGER GOT CA UGHT BETWEEN TH9 PART & JAW OF THE CHUCK
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT WE HAD A GEAR BOX ON A HOIST MY HAND WAS ON THE GEAR BOX THE LID FELL OFF OF THE HOIST AND MY FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LID AND THE TABLE HAD A GEAR BOX 2N HOIST,HAND WAS ON GEAR BOX.LID FELL OFF HOIST AND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LID AND TABLE.BECAME LOST TIME ON 6-15-86.
EMPLOYEE STATE:4Y HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IMPACT SOCKET AND BOLT WHEN THE IMPACT BOUNCED OFF OF THE BOLT.
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT I WAS HIT IN THE CHEST BY A PIECE OF PIPE I WAS RELEASING THE CHAIN BINDER ON THE PIPE IT RELEASED SO FAST THE PIPE HIT ME IN THE CHEST I SAT DOWN GOT A SICK FEELING
I WAS INSIDE TH9 SUPPLY WAREHOUSE WHEN MY EYE STARTED BOTHERING ME SO I DON"T KNOW WHERE I WAS WORKING WHEN IT GOT IN THERE.
I WAS USING PRY6AR ON SCREW HOUSING SO IT COULD BE WELDED IN PLACE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EMP WAS UNDER FAR END OF PRY BAR SO INSTEAD OF LETTING GO OF THE BAR AND HAVING IT HIT HIM I TRIED TO D KEEP MY BALANCE3TO HOLD ONTO THE BAR AND IN THE PROCESS TWISTED MY LEFT LEG AND ANKLE MY LEFT KEE HURT FOR AWHILE AND WORSE THAN MY ANKLE THEN MY KNEE STOPPED HURTING THEN MY ANKLE STARTED HUR
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT: HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE. (SAFETY GLASSES WERE WORN.)
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT: HE WAS HOSING DOWN THE TOP OF THE RECYCLE TANK AND STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO RECYCLE TANK AND THE HOT WATER IN IT BURNED HIS LEG.
I WAS WELDING A3LEAK ON AN OLD PIPE WORKING OVERHEAD IN CLOSE QUARTERS I DID NOT FEEL IT HAPPEN I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING IN MY EYE UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 PM LAST NIGHT
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT GOING DOWN STAIRS, MY RIGHT FOOT SKIDDED OFF THE TOP STEP AND I LANDED ON SECOND STEP WITH ALL OF MY WEIGHT AND TWISTED KNEE.
A HOT KNIFE WAS3SETTING ON SMALL TABLE I BUMPED TABLE KNOCKING KNIFE OFF TABLE AND CUT FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT I WAS MOVING A BAG OUT OF MAGAZINE RACK WHEN THE BAG MISSED A CYCLE AND CAUGHT FINGER ON SOMETHING WHEN I PULLED IT OUT
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT WE WERE REPLACING AN IMPULSE LINE ON SCRUBBER BLEED VALVEWHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW IN & I GOT SOMETHING IN MY RT EYE I WASHED IT & IT WAS ALL RIGHT UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT I THO UGHT I GOT DUST3IN IT BUT I REALLY WASNT SURE I GOT IT IN MY EYE HERE AT WORK
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: THE BIRD FLIGHT WAS INSIDE THE HULL. IT WAS BOUND UP. WE TRIED TO ROTATE IT SO WE COULD MARK IT TO GRIND IT SO IT WOULD ROTATE FREELY. THE HARD FACING BROKE LOOSE. IT CAME FREE. THE PRY BAR HIT ME IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE STATES I WAS USING AIRLESS PAINT GUN WITH RUSTOLEUM SPEEDY DRY PRIMER AND 150 THINNER THE GUN STARTED PLUGGING UP I PUT GUN IN THINNER TO CLEAR IT THEN RAN FINGER IN FRONT OF NOZZLE THINKING I COULD CLEAR IT IT PUNCHED HOLE IN FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: I WAS STRAIGHTENING UP FULL BAGS ON MOVING BELTS. I LEANED OVER A RAIL TO STRAIGHTEN BAG. I WAS AGAINST THE RAIL AND TWISTED SIDEWAYS TO STRAIGHTEN BAG. FELT SEVERE PAIN. NOW HAS PAIN WHEN HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH OR TWISTS SIDEWAYS.
I PUT A PIPE BAR UPON A LEDGE WHILE HELPING THE OPERATOR WHILE HE USED A WATER HOSE THE PIPE BAR FELL DOWN AND HIT MY FINGER IT CUT THE NAIL.
I WAS OPENING BOTTOM DOOR ON TRAIN CAR BAR THAT I WAS USING SLIPPED BAR TURNED IN. HAND TURNED IN TOO HIT H AND ON TRACK WITH BAR ON TOP.
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT I WAS PUTTING A 5-FOOT PIECE OF STEEL TUBING ON A RACK IT SLIPPED THROUGH & CAUGHT MY THUMB BETWEEN THE RACK AND TUBING
EMPLOYEE STATMENT: THEY HAD INSTALLED A PUMP. I WAS PUTTING IN A BASE FOR IT. THE HOSE CLAMP WAS UPSIDE DOWN. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT AROUND SO THE SCREW WOULD BE UP. MY HAND SLIPPED AND WENT AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON COOLING TOWER AND IT CUT MY WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT WHEN I WAS FILLING CANS I FELT A PAIN IN MY LEFT SHOULDER THEN WHEN I WOULD QUIT THE PAIN WOULD STOP THIS WENT ON FOR 3 TO 4 DAYS
I WAS GETTING OFF PALLETIZER AFTER MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO GUIDES CAUGHT MY TOE ON GUARDRAIL AND FELL THREE FEET ONTO GRATING MYU RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT ELBOW WERE INJURED AND WERE SORE.
EMPLOYEES STATEMENT I WAS KNOCKING A PIECE OF METAL OFF WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER. I WAS WORKING UNDER A PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL INSULATION COVERING, WHEN I DREW BACK MY HAND TO SWING, MY KNUCK LE HIT THGE METAL AND THE M ETAL CUT MY KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED I WENT UP ON DECK TO GET DISTILLED WATER ON THE THIRD FLOOR I HIT SHOE ON STEP IT BEND THE SHOE DOWN WHEN SHOE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE STEEL CAP PULLED TOE NAIL UP FOOT SLIPPED O F SHOE THEN SLIPPED BACK IN
CLOSING CONVERTER BIRD CHUTE WHEN GOT SUDDEN PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST.RIGHT HANDED.
EMPLOYEES STATEMENT TWO BAGS WERE COMING DOWN THE CONVEYOR STRAIGHT AND TWO WER COMING CROOKED THEY STOPPED I GOT THE TWO CROOKED ONES OFF ONTO ANOTHER CONVEYOR BUT TOO MANY WERE BACKED UP AND THE NEXT BAG WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP I PUSHED IT AND MY HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE R AIL AND THE BAG AS IT WAS MOVING
EMPLOYEES STATEMENT WE WERE REPLACING GRATING WE HAD MOVED TO CLEAN OUT SUMP GRATING WAS STUCK BTWEEN GRATING AND METAL STOP
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT I ACCIDENTALLY CUT MY THUMB WITH A BOX CUTTER.
THREAD BROKE ON THE SEWING MACHINE. I WAS RETHREADING AND MACHINE STARTED HITTING MY FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: I WAS DUMPING HOPPER, PUSHED HANKLE UP, WHEN THE HOPPER CAME BACK IT CAUGHT MY FINGER BETWEEN THE FRAME OF HOPPER AND HADLE.
HE WAS TAKING THE COVER OFF OF AN AIR FILTER, AIR PRESSURE WAS IN IT. THE COVER POPPED OFF AND HIT HIS HAND.
HOLDING GUARDS WHILE WELDER WAS WELDING THEM.EYES WERE HURTING SO WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM.
HE WAS STANDING BY THE STRETCH WRAPPING MACHINE. HE WENT UP TO WRAP THE TOP LAYER. HE CROSSED HIS LEG (TOES ON PLATFORM) AND THE MACHINE CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND CARRIAGE.
PICKING UP METAL CUTTINGS. A PIECE CUT THROUGH GLOVES. IT WAS LIKE A WIRE WITH VERY SHARP EDGES.
I WAS REACHING IN THE BIN TO SELECT A PIECE OF KEY STOCK AND SCRATCHED MY ARM ON ANOTHER PIECE OF KEY STOCK
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: I BENT OVER AND REACHED INTO THE HOPPER OFF THE REJECT CHUTE. CUT THE BAG. PICKED IT UP TO EMPTY IT INTO THE HOPPER. IT WEIGHTED BETWEEN 98 AND 100 LBS.
WORKING ON HAMMER MILL. USING A PRYBAR TO MOVE A PIECE OF HAMMERMILL. BAR SLIPPED HIT MY FACE AND EYE. KNOCKED GLASSES AND HAT OFF