REMOVED RADIATOR CAP AND RECEIVED BURNS TO RT ARM.
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Showing all 42EE WAS PULLING AHOSE TO CONNECT TO THE COMPRESSOR,HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO KEEP HIS BALANCE AND HURT HIS WAIST.
WAS WORKING ON A D-9 AND A CHAIN SLIPPED AND STRUCK/HIT LEFT ARM ON THE WRIST.
EE WAS TIGHTENING THE HAMMER OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS RT KNEE ON THE HOUSING OF THE CRUSHER
EMPLOYEE, A DRILLER, WAS GETTING FROM HIS WORK AREA OVER THE USUAL WAY WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH MOVED SIDEWAYS, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. [FELL ON HIS BOTTOM]
EE WAS COMPRESSINGA RUBBER TIRE WITH A KEY TIRE IRON WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN IS RIGHT ARM AND FOREARM.
EE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING & INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT
THE WELDER WAS WELDING SOME METAL WHEN SUDDENLY HE LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING ON HIS KNEE AND HE BURNED HIMSELF WITH THE [TORCH ?] ON THE SIDE OF THE NECK.
INJURED WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION. HE IS A MECHANICS HELPER. HE WAS REPLACING A ROLLE R ON A CONVEYOR.
EE WAS WALKING FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK.
38505MPLOYEE WAS USING A POLE WHEN HE MADE A SUDDEN TWISTING MOVEMENT OF THE BACK RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK.
38506ELDER WAS WALKING DOWN CARRYING A TUBE WHEN HE FELT A HARD PAIN IN A MUSCLE BELOW HIS LEFT ARM.
ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE GETTING OFF THE LOADER TO HAVE BREAKFAST WHEN RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED.
THE OPERATOR WAS PULLING TO ENLARGE THE OPENING,STRUCK LOADER WITH RIGHT ELBOW.
TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH: THE EMPLOYEE WALKED TOWARD THE 966 LOADER ON A HILL, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK THAT HE STEPPED ON AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND AND DISLOCATING THE SAME.
VICTIM WAS HAMMERING A BEARING TO REMOVE IT FROM ITS HOUSING WHEN A FRAGMENT OF METAL FLEW OUT AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT THIGH.
EE MECHANIC HELPER, DOING REPAIRS ON A BULLDOZER WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE IN A PIN WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WAS CUTTING A TOLA WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH, WHEN A PARTICLE OF HOT SLAG FLEW OR JUMPED INTO HIS SHOE
EMPLOYEE, WELDER, WAS SHOVELING SOME MATERIAL ON A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW A BIT OF SAND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WELDER WAS LOOSENED BOLTS. WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST. TRIED TO CONTINUE WORKING BUT COULDN'T. VICTIM APPARENTLY SUFFERED A MUSCLE PULL/STRAIN.
USING HAND TOOL IT SLIPPED CUT HIS HAND
DUMPING IN TO MACK TRUCK LG ROCK SLIPPED OFF STRUCK DOOR MIRROR JOLTING DRIVER 'S ARM
MECHANIC HELPER DOING REPAIRS WAS POUNDING A BALL BEARING INTO A DIFERENTIAL WITH A HAMMER & PUNCH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & IMBEDED ITSELF IN HIS LEFT KNEE
HE WAS LIFTING A BEAM WHEN HE FELT A PAIN AT HIS WAIST
HE WAS INSTALLING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER APPARENTLY LIFTED T & FELT A PAIN AT HIS WAIST
EMPL CHECKING EQUIPMENT TOOK OFF GLASSES TO WIPE OFF SWEAT AND IN THAT INSTANT A SMALL PEBBLE FELL IN HIS EYE.
EE WAS MOUNTING A ROLLER ON A MACHINE. WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF HARD POINT FLEW OFF STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK.
THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE SHOVEL WHEN THE JUMPER CABLE ILIPPED OFF ITRUCK AND INJURED THREE FINGERI OF HIS LEFT HAND. LITTLE FINGER, RING FINGER AND MIDDLE.
EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE PLANT ICREENING OR CRUSHER ETC. WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A CONVEYOR AND TWIITED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WENT TO INSTALL A FUSE IN A SAFETY BOX MOUNTED ON THE WALL WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE BOX. THE BOX BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WALL AND HIT EE ON THE NOSE.
EE SAID HE WAS GOING TO REPORT TO STATE INSURANCE BECAUSE THE WORK HE WAS DOING WAS AFFECTING HIS HEALTH.
HE STARTED TO DISMOUNT D9 CAT COZER WHEN HIS ROOT CAUGHT ON COLUMN. AND HE FELL HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF METAL. TRANSULATED BY RICHARD DURAN.
WHILE OPERATOR WAS CLEANING RADIATOR WITH GOT OUT OF HIS WAY BRUISED LEFT EYE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING SOME HAMMER MILL HAMMERS WITH SOLDER, A PARTICLE OF SOLDER ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A TRANSFORMER ON THE SCREEN OF THE MILL WHEN A ROCK POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HIP.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ON A MILL ROLLER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN AT THE SIDE OF HIS STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND HE FELL, HIS LEFT HAND UNDER HIS BODY. AT FIRST HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING SO HE CONTINUED HIS WORK. THIS WAS FRIDAY. SATURDAY HIS HAND WAS SWOLLEN.
THE VICTIM, SHOVEL OPERATOR, BREAKING UP LARGE ROCKS USING THE TEETH OF THE SHOVEL WAS SPATTERED WITH SMALL BITS OF ROCK. ONE OF THEM FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
I NAME WAS WELDING SOME HAMMERS AND SOME OF THE HOT WELD FELLINTO HIS BOOT AND HE SUFFERED A BUTN AT THE HEEL OF HIS R FOOT
WHILE H OISTING A PICE OF STEEL TO BE WELDED THE HOIST FAILED AND THE STEEL HIT THE EMPLOYEES 4TH FINGER OF LEFT HAND
WHILE TRYING TO ROTATE A STICK ROLLER BY HAND AND STANDING UP FELT AN UNUSAL STRAIN ON HIS LEFT LEG.