EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PLASTIC TIE STRAP FROM A SANDBLASTING HOSE WITH A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND THREE(3) SUTURES REQUIRED
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Showing 50 of 101EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING INSIDE OF TANK CAR & HIS HANDS GOT WET THE HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS & HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE TRAUNA OS & RETINA HEMORRHAGE
EMPL WALKING TO FOREMANS OFFICE,LEFT KNEE PULLED & POPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE BOTTOM OUTLET VALVE ON A TANK CAR. IT OPENED HALFWAY AND THEN IT GOT IN A BIND. EMPLOYEE PUT BOTH HANDS ON THE VALVE HANDLE AND BOTH FEET ON THE CROSSTIES. THE VALVE GAVE WAY AND HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND AND BACK LANDED ON THE CROSSTIES THUS JAMMING HIS 1ST FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
THEY HAD PULLED THE VENT FAN OVER #4 BOILER WITH A CABLE HOIST. THEY HAD FAN RESTING ON THE HANDRAIL WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND FAN BLADE, CUTTING HIS RIGH T ARM WHICH REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES.
WHILE STEPPING OFF OF UNIT BELTGUARD, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INJURING HIS SIXTH CERVICAL DISC. (POSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE).
EMPL WAS MIXING WATER & INSULATION WITH SHOVEL WHEN MIXTURE SPLASHED INTO EYES.
EMPL REMOVING INSULATION FROM MOTOR WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND ABOVE THUMB.EMPL PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIS BODY.4 SUTURES REQ.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTED OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING THE HOOD OF THE A BIRD CENTRIFUGE WITH A WATER HOSE. HE HIT A PLACE WHERE CLAY AND SAND WAS LODGED. WATER AND CLAY SPLASHED INTO EMPLOYEES FACE. DIRT GOT IN HIS RIGHT E YE.
EMPLOYEE HAD GOTTEN DOWN OFF THE FRONT END LOADER AND WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT ARM TO SHUT THE DOOR OF THE FRONT END LOADER AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS L EFT SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS WASHING OUTLET CAP ON TANK CAR WHEN HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND & STRUCK GROIN.
EE WAS HOLDING WATER HOSE THAT HAD CLAY ON IT. WHEN WATER WAS TURNED ON, HOSE SLIPPED FROM HAND STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE.
EMPL TAKING HOSE OUT OF TANK CAR.HOSE WAS IN A BIND.LIFTED UP ON HOSE,IT JUMPED OUT PINNING FINGER BETWEEN TANK CAR AND SCREEN-2 SUTURES-TOP OF HAND AND FINGER NEXT TO LITTLE FINGER RT HAND
EMPL PULLING HOSE UNDER NO4 TRACK TO WASH OUTSIDE OF TANK CAR WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING PAINT GUN INTO THINNER WHEN THE THINNER SPLASHED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER LIP CAUSING BURN TO AREA.
EMPL WAS WORKING IN WET AREA WHERE TANK CAR HAD BEEN WASHED OUT. HE STEPPED ON WET CLAY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LEFT FOOT. FOOT WAS CAUSGHT BETWEEN CROSS TIES. BRUISED FOOT.
EMPL STEPPED OFF CURBING & TWISTED ANKLE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUMP CHEMICALS TO #4 MD & SHE COULD NOT GET THEM TO PUMP SHE CALLED I NAME TO CHECK IT FOR HER I NAME THOUGHT CHE3MICAL PUMP WAS STOPPED UP SO HE TOOK THE HOSE O FF & LOOKED INTO LINE CHEMICALS SPRAYED INTO HISEYES
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING TOP OF TANK CAR WITH POWER HOSE WHEN THE HOSE SLIPPED AND THE CLAMP ON IT CUT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEES FOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING UNDER A TABLE WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
ADJUSTING PIPE STAND HOLDING 10" PIPE ADJUSTING SLEEVE ON STAND GAVE AWAY AND SEVERED LITTLE FINGER ON R HAND BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND JOINT LOCKING RING WAS NOT IN PLACE ON PIPE STAND
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE OFF CEMENT PAD AT #6 BLUNGER CHEMICAL UNIT AND TORN LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT ANKLE.
THE CYCLINDER WHICH REGULATES PRESSURE ON BANDSAW BLADE WAS INOPERATIVE.IT WAS REMOVED AND A SLIDING WEIGHT WAS INSTALLED.EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE CUT ,CUT OFF THE SAW AND RAISED THE SAW BLADE BY GRASPING THE HANDLE WITH LEFT AHND.WHEN HE RAISED THE SAW BLADE ,THE WEIGHT SLID DOWNWARD STRIKING THE LEFT AHND-REQUIRED FOUT SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OFF STEPS AND MADE A WRONG TURN.KNEE SLIPPED OUT OF JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING VALVES AT P-2 PUMP. THE PUMP WAS LEAKING SLIP. AS EMPLOYEE WENT TO LEAVE P-2 AREA, HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING THE INSIDE OF A TANK CAR WHEN THE HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIM NEXT TO HIS LEFT EYE- SMALL BLEEDER INSIDE LEFT EYE AND INFLAMMATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PLATES IN HEAT EXCHANGER WHEN ONE OF THE PLATES CAME A LOOSE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE PLATE IT CUT THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRED TWO SUTURES.
EMP HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF FRONT END LOADER AND GOTTEN ON TRACTOR TO LEVEL UP FOR TRUCKS TO DUMP. EMP WA> RUNNING TRACTOR PARALLEL TO WALL HE HAD BEEN LOADING OUT OF. WALL BROKE AND TRACTOR T
EMPL WAS REMOVING TOP FROM GLUE TUBE GLUE SQUIRTED FROM THE TUBE INTO THE EMPL R EYE IRRITATION MEDICATION PRESCRIBED
TIN WAS BEING RAISED TO TOP OF BUILDING WITH BOOM TRUCK. INJURED WAS STANDING ON LADDER GUIDING TIN WHEN WIND SHIFTED WEIGHT ALLOWING TIN TO FALL KNOCKING INJURED FROM LADDER WITH TIN FALLING ON TOP OF HIM.
EMP WAS CLOING SCISSOR VALVE ON RAIL CAR . VALVE WAS HARD TO CLOSE. EMP TOOK PIPE AND EXTENSION AND TRIED TO CLOSE VALVE, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF #3 SPRAY DRYER. HE MADE AN AWKWARD STEP AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE - TORN LIGAMENTS WITH SWELLING. (DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 11-09-88. LOST TIME = 1 DAY)
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DENSITY METER WITH LEFT HAND WHILE SAWING ALUMINUM ANGLE OFF WITH HACK SAW IN RT HAND WHEN SAW WENT THROUGH ALUMINUM IT LACERATED EMPLOYEES LEFT WRIST WHICH REQUIRED SUTUR ES
WHILE REPLACEING BROKEN BOLT ON CHANNEL BEARING SHAKER TUBE SLID OUT OF POSITION AS EMPL ATTEMPTED TO FREE TUBE HIS R HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHAKER TUBE AND METAL ON CHANNEL BEARING LACE RATION TO R HAND REQUIRING SUTURES
IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE C-17 LINE VALVE.HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE OF VALVE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE.EMPLOYEE FELL INTO COUPLING ON MANIFOLD LINE AND PUNCTURED UPPER LIP.
THE VALVE WAS NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY CAUSING SLIP TO SPRAY OUT ON THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE FELL ON CATWALK AND INJURED TAILBONE.
EMPL REACHED INTO POCKET TO GET NEW DRILL BIT,IT LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER REQ SUTURES.
EMPL CHANGING LINES AT MANIFOLD.GOT ENTANGLED IN HOSE,FELL,TWISTING LEFT KNEE AND STRIKING KNEE ON COUPLING.SOFT TISSUE INJURY LEFT KNEE.
EMPL WAS CHECKING BREAKER VOLTAGE ON WATER PUMP. PANEL STARTER BLEW UP CAUSING EMPL TO RECEIVE SECOND & THIRD DEGREEN BURNS ON RIGHT HAND & FINGERS.
EMPL MOVING WINDOW FRAME UNIT FO FLOOR WHEN FRAME SLID THRU HAND CAUSING LACERATIONS TO FINGERS OF LEFT HAND SUTURES REQ.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM TANK CAR ONTO A LOADING HOSE AND TURNED HIS ANKLE SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE PULLED LIGAMENTS
EMPLOYEE AS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON REPLACED VALVE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HIT INAME IN THE HEAD LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD REQUIRING SUTURES.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CLAY FROM AROUND DRAIN INSIDE OF TANK CAR COWORKER WAS USING HOSE TO WASH TANK INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON SIDE OF HEAD WITH WATER FROM HOSE WATER WENT INTO LEFT EAR OTITIS MEDIA LEFT
EMPL WAS KNEELING TO GO UNDERNEATH TANK CAR TO WASH OUTLET CAP. SLURRY WAS ON BLACK TOP NEAR TANK CAR. RIGHT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING ALL EMP'S WEIGHT TO BE SHIFTED & INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER. F RACTURE-DISLOCATION RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING TANK CAR LADDER. TANK CAR WAS ADJACENT TO ANOTHER ENCLOSED LADDER CAGED LADDER AS EMPLOYEE CLIMBED TANK CAR LADDER, HEAD HIT CAGED LADDER CAUSING EMPLOYEE S HEAD TO GO FO RWARD INTO TANK CAR LADDER CAUSING LACERATION OF LEFT EYE LID THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A PRY-BAR. ANOTHER MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING THE RAM ON THE PRESS WITH A PRY-BAR WHEN THE HYDRAUCLIC SYSTEM BLED BACK CAUSING THE PRY-BAR TO BE PUL LED FROM THE MAINTENANCE WORKERHS HAND AND BE THROWN ACROSS THE BUILDING HITTING INJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
EE WAS USING A T BAR TO BREAK LUMP OF CLAY IN 3 MAKEDOWN HIGH SHEAR MIXER. LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND CHUTE RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF THUMB.
EMP. STEPPPED O3 LUMP OF HARD CLAY CAUSING TWISTING (DISLOCATION) OF RIGHT KNEE.
EMP. FRACTURED 5EFT ANKLE WHILE TIGHTENING BRAKES ON TANK CAR.