EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE PULLING TRUCK CART LOADED WITH A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL THROUGH THE SAND.
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Showing all 50INJURED WALKED OUT OF GUN CAR TO CHECK ON REPORTED WATER LEAK.STEPPED ONTO FILL DIRT,WHICH HAD BEEN UNDERCUT BY REPORTED LEAK AT CAR'S REAR,WHEN DIRT GAVE WAY.
UNROLLING 3/8"GALVANIZE WIRE WHEN HAND SLIPPED -WIRE SPRUNG AND STRUCK INJURED'S NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTDOORS NORTH OF FAB SHOP.A SHIFT IN WIND BROUGHT ABOUT A FOUL SMEELL AND EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE HEADACHE AND NAUSEA.
EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE SCREEN INJURED WAS HANDED REPLACEMENT SCREEN AND SUSTAINED INJURY
IN PROCESS OF REMOVING RORSION ANCHOR BOLT 7/8" WITH SOCKET WRENCH AND CHEATER BAR THE NUT ROUNDED OFF CAUSING SOCKET TO SLIP WHICH RESULTED IN EMPL FALLING
DRAG CABLE CHANGE-ANCHOR LUG INSTALLATION. ONE LUG HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO HOLD CABLE FROM LOOSE END. REMAINING SIX LUGS WERE BEING SLID DOWN ON A 12' LENGTH OF CABLE. CABLE STARTED TO FALL OVER & INJURED ATTEMPTED TO HOLD IT VERTICALLY WHEN INJURY RESULTED.
RACK STOCK DISLODGED RESULTING IN A 4' X 50' PIPE JOINT ROLLING-INJURED ATTEMPTED TO IMPEDE ROLL PROCESS.
RACK STACK DISLODGED RESULTING INA 4' X 50' PIPE JOINT ROLLING-INJURED ATTEMPTED TO IMPEDE ROLL PROCESS.
IN PROCESS OF BUILDING SHED USING 304" PLYWOOD WHICH HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT WHEN HE HEARD A TEARING. HE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT A CORNER OF THE PLYWOOD WAS CAUGHT ON SOME BEAMS.
MANUALLY POSITIONING 20 INCH PUMP BEARING ASSEBMLY WHICH WAS HOOKED UP TO AN OVERHEAD ERANE TO A WORK STATION.
GETTING OUT OF TRUCK UNAWARE THAT STEP WAS WET AND SLIPPED
EMPL ON TOP OF 2OIST DRUMS HOOKING UP CABLE,OLD CABLE.WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED IN GREASE,FELL,HIT BACK.DIDNT SEE COMPANY DR TIL 10-12-87.
EMP WAS H ELPIN1 BREAK OUT A 1260 WELL PIT PUMP AFTER WHICH HE WEXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
FITTING FLANGE 2N PIPE WHICK WAS ON PIPE RACK. PIPE WAS OUT OF ROUND WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO GET FLANGE ON. FLANGE WAS HUNG ON T OP EDGE OF PIPE WHILE INJURED & CO-WORKER STRUCK SAME WITH SLEDGE HAMMER-5TTEMPTING TO DRIVE FLANGE ON PIPE. THE FLANGE DISLODGED FROM PIPE PINCHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP DEBRIS FROM WASHER FLOOR AND STUCK SOMETHING INTO HIS RT THUMB
WRENCHING UP A 4OINT OF PIPE; EMPLOYEES FEET WERE EMBEDDED IN MUD. AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TOWARD THE PIPE, STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE.
CARRYING FLAT B5R IN ARMS AS HE WAS HELPING REBUILD GRID.THE FLAT BAR WAS LOWERED WITH A CRANE AND INJURED EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS ARM UNDER THE BAR TO CARRY IT.
EMP WAS USING A3WELEC GRINDER TO NOTCH A CRACK FOR WELDING ON THE UNLOADING CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY & THAT HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HELMET AND SAFETY GLASSES. AFTER HE FINISHED GRINDING HE RAISED THE HELMET AND 3FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE
IN PROCESS OF R9-SOCKETING DRAG CABLES BY FORCING WEDGE INTO DRAGLINE SOCKET WITH DRAG CABLES IN SOCKET. WHILE STRIKING THE WEDGE THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WALKING IN FRON7 OF DRAGLINE CABLE, STEPPED ON WET CLAY AND SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE BLALANCE.
STRIKING COLD C2ISEL WITH HAMMER.CHISEL FLEW OUT AND STRUCK LOWER LIP.
ALIGNING COVER 1ARTS FOR A CUTLESS BEARING;REMOVING GLOVE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. TUBE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CUT WITH A CUT-OFF SAW LEAVING A SHARP EDGE THAT EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE OF.EMPLOYEE LACERA TED RIGHT MIDDL9 FINGER.
USING WELDING M5CHINE TO BURN HOLE FROM HEAD SHAFT AND BELT PULLEY WHEN A HOT PIECE OF WELDING SLAG POPPED FROM HUB AND FLEW INTO RIGHT BOOT.
EMP REPORTS THA7 WHILE CHANGING SLEEVE ON LOG BEARING HE STEPPED DOWN AND LACERATED LEFT KNEE ON VALVE STEM
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN BOTTOM DOOR OF RAILROAD CAR, THIRD FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND LATCH.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR OF RAIL CAR, HE CAUGHT FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND DOOR LATCH.
A SMALL PRY BAR3WAS DROPPED BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE AND STRUCK THIS EMPLOYEE ABOVE UPPER LIP.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT A PIECE OF 24 INCH PIPE WAS BEING HELD BY A CABLE SLING ON A TRACTOR AND THE BOLT HOLES WERE BEING ALIGNED. THE CABLE SLING CAME LOOSE AND ONE END OF THE PIPE FELL T HE GROUND. THE 4RENCHERS BARS HELD UP THE OTHER END OF THE PIPE, BUT THIS EMPLOYEE S INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WERE PINNED BETWEEN A BAR AND THE PIPE.
EMPLOYEE REPORT8 THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE TIRE ON A WELDING MACHINE RIM HE HAD INSERTED THE END OF A BAR UNDER THE TIRE WALL AND WAS USING THE TIRE RIM AS A FULCRUM TO PRY UP ON THE TIRE THE B AR SLIPPED OUT 0ROM THE TIRE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH
EMPLOYEE REPORT8 THAT AS HE SAT DOWN IN A SWIVEL TYPE OFFICE CHAIR AT THE FOREMANS DESK IN THE FIELD OFFICE THE CHAIR COLLASPED THE EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND DOWN AND STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK O N THE CASTER LE1 OF THE CHAIR
EMP REPORTS HE 4AS PUSHING THE DOLLY ALONG THE TRACK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BACK OF THE DOLLY AND HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BAR, HOLDING THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN SOME WET FEE D ON THE FLOOR 5ND THE REAR WHEEL OF THE DOLLY RAN OVER THE END OF HIS LEFT THUMB
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 THE GREASE LINES ON THE WASHER SCREENS. HE HAD CHECKED ONE SCREEN THAT WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK ANOTHER THAT WAS RUNNING, HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHTR FORARM BY A HOS E THAT WAS HUNG3UP IN IT AND GOING AROUND WITH THE SHAFT
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A TRACTOR TO HOOK A CABLE. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID HE ALSO WORKED PULLING ON CABLES ON 10-12-85 AND THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT NO SLIP, TRIP, OR FALL INVOLVED.
EMPL AND ANOTHER MECH ABOUT TO REMOVE VOLUTE FROM 20\\ SPARE BOOSTER PUMP.THEY HAD CRANE OPERATOR SWING BOOM OF CRANE TO REAR OF MACHINE TO GET VOLUTE LIFTING CHAIN FROM BACK OF TRUCK.WHEN BOO M SWUNG OVER THE TRUCK,IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINE AND THIS EMPL PUT HAND ON HOOK.THE ELEC SHOCK KNOCKED EMPL TO GROUND AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND AND BOTH FEET.
EMPL USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN JO-INT ON HYDRAULIC LINE,WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST PIPE FLANGE.
EMPL SALVAGING FLANGES AND WORKING ON A BURNING TABLE ABOUT WAIST HIGH.FLANGES WEIGH 60-70 LB.AS HE WAS TURNING FLANGE OVER,IT SLIPPED AND PINCH RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST CUTTING TABLE.
EMPL USING 8 LB HAMMER TO STRAINGHTEN PIECE OF PIPE SO IT COULD BE USED AS A PATCH,PATCH POPPED UP WHEN HE STRUCK IT AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPL MOVING POWER CABLE HAD PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.EMPL CONTINUED WORKING THAT DATE AND DIDNT SEEK MED TREATMENT BUT REPORTED HIS BACK WAS WORSE NEXT DAY AND WAS SENT TO DR.EMPL NOT PRESENTLY WORKING BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONDITION NOT RELATED TO THIS INJURY.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT A FLANGE ONTO A PIPE HE MISSED THE FLANGE AND STGRUCK HIMSELF ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH THE HAMMER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRANE TO SET A PLATE ON A MS SCREW FOR PATCHING, THE HEADACHE BALL HUNG ON THE HANDRAIL AND AS HE PUSHED THE PLATE TO MOVE THE BALL OFF THE RAIL, THE PLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING METAL FROM A DISCHARGE CHUTE, A CRANE WAS PULLING THE METAL OUT OF THE CHUTE AND THIS EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEE N THE HR THE HEADACHE BALL & THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYUE WERE CLEANING A FLANGE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING AND THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING AND SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE WAS OPENING THE STEEL REAR DOOR ON THE DRAGLINE IT CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE WAS LETTING A CHUTE DOWN WITH A CRANE HE JERKED HIS RIGHT ARM TO KEEP FROM BEING STRUCK WITH THE HEAADACHE BALL AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW
AFTER USING A HAND WINCH TO OPEN THE TOP DOOR INT HE BACK OF THE 1250 DRAGLINE THE EE SET THE LATCH & TOOK HIS HANDS OFF THE WINCH. THE LATCH DID NOT HOLD & THE WINCH HANDLE SPUN AROUND & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE BELT DOWN TRACK TWO TO THREE FEET AT A TIME WHILE MECHANICS REPLACED A SKIRT BOARD ON THE BELT HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE RAIL AND RAN THE RAIL RAIL AND RAN THE RAIL WHEEL OVER IT.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE KNEELED ON AN IRON BEAM UNDER THE TUNNELK BELT AND WAS USING A WATER HOSE AND SHOVEL TO CLEAN SOME WET ROCK FROM AROUND THE CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE SLIPPED AND HE BRUISED HIS KNEE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR WITH A BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.