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EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 6" HDPE SDR-11 PIPE WHICH WAS QUITE HEAVY. STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING ON SAND FILTER CROSS OVER PIPE. EE GOT BAD FROM THE CUTTING EE LIFTED UP AND JAMMED HIS NECK AND BACK EE WORKED THE SHIFT AND FOLLOWING DAYS EE THEN WENT ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF 26-29. EE CAME BACK TO WORK ONT HE 30THAND WORKED THRU THE 2ND. EE THEN WENT ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF 9-3= ON THE 9-7-92 HE WAS TO REPORT ON GRAVEYARD SHIFT. EE CALLED IN REPORTED HE WAS
EMPL CHIPPING SOLIDIFIED CARBON FROM STRIP VESSEL. THE CARBON HAD BEEN TREATED WITH ACID TO SOFTEN IT. THE ACID WAS THEN RINSED OUT. WHEN EMPL CHIPPED THE CARBON ACID RESIDUE SPLASHED OFF CARB ON ONTO EMPL. DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPV DURING THE SHIFT.WENT TO DR NEXT DAY .
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING A 2 INCH PIPE UP A SLOPE ON THE LEACH PAD, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTIN A ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE. HE STATED HE INJURED HIS BACK, SHOULDERS AND HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS X-RAYED AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL. THE X-RAY SLOWED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR WORK THE NEXT TWO DAYS DUE TO SCHEDULE CHAGE. HAS NOT REPORTED BACK TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CARB LINKAGE ON WELDING MACHINE.THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO CONTACT THE FAN BLADES.THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THESE ADJUSTMENTS.EMPLO YEE HAS LACERATIONS AND BREAKS IN FOUR FINGERS.HAS BEEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRIPPERS ON CELL 24 SLOPE OF LEACH PAD WHILE WALKING HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON HEAD GROUND & FELL HE LANDED ON HIS BACKSIDE SLIDING DOWN THE SLOPE HE PULLED HIS BACK DURING THE SLIDE HE WORKED SHIFT HOWEVER WENT IN FOR CHECKUP DOC GAVE HIM TIME OFF
HEATING ELEMENTS IN CHLORIARTOR REGULATOR EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE AREA & RECEIVED A SMALL DOSE OF CHLORINE BEFORE PUTTING ON HIS ERSPIRATOR AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO SUFFER SYMP HOMS OF CHLORINE EXPOSURE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO DEL NORRE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION
AFFIXING GLASS PIPETT TO CLEANER, IT BROKE, CUTTING IN FINGER
EMPLOYEE IN #2 STARTER, BUT #2 STARTER WAS WIRED TO #3 BREAKER WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME, ALSOE, THE VOLTAGE METER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE METER BLEW UP CAUSING A FLASH WHICH CAUSED FLASH BURN TO EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED.
DUMPING ORE FROM WHEEL BARROW FELT PAIN IN BACKK AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING S-3B CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE CUTTING THE BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STABBED EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE OPERATOR ON THIS SHIFT. HE WAS CLIMBING ON A LINE FEEDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 4 FEET. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. LATER REPORTED HIS KNEE W AS SWELLING. THE DOCTOR HASN'T GIVEN EXACT DIAGNOSIS OF KNEE PROBLEM, WILL RE-EXAMIN IT ON 9-16-91. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 9-5-91.
EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLED LIME AT THE SILO. LIME DUST GOT IN EYES. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HOWEVER DUST GOT IN AROUND GLASSES EE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR. HE RETURNED TO WO RK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING ACROSS A BIRM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LEACH PAD ON ATV 6 WHEELER. AS HE TURNED LEFT THE ATV TURNED OVER AND LANDED ON IT'S SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK. LATER IN THE WEEK HE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF BACK PAIN. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-3-91. THE DOCTOR EXAMINED HIM AND HAS ALLOWED HIM TO RETURNED TO WORK ON 8-11-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FILTER PRESS. HE PULLED ON PLATES AND SMASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN PLATES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT & SLIPPED ON ICE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST SULFIDE TANK ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE. THE HOSE ONT HE SULFIDE PUMP BLEW APART. SULFIDE SPALSHED IN EMPLOYEES EYES.
ICE COVERING AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING (APPROX. 18"). EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 1/2" EMITTER LINE. HIS ICE SPIKE BECAME STUCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN THE SLOPE. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON ORE THAT WASN'T COVERED WITH ICE.
ROCK BOX OPENING WAS WEDGED WITH MATERIAL.EMPLOYEE USED A 7/8" ROUND STOCK ROD TO DOSLODGE THE MATERIAL.THE ROCK BROKE LOOSE,CAUSING THE EOD TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE SIDE.THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN IN FOR X-RAY.THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES,ONLY BRUISED RIBS.EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD BY DOCTOR TO TAKE TWO DAYS OFF.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER SCHEDULED DAYS OFF.
WALKING UP STAIRS TO OFFICE SLIPPED ON STEP WET BOOTS OR STAIRS SLIPPING GRABBED HANDRAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND OVERSTRECHED ARM AND SHOULDER
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE MADE WELDS WITHOUT THE USE OF HIS WELDING HOOD. EMPLOYEE WAS IN VOILATION OF COMPANY SAFETY POLICY AND SAFETY TRAINING. THERE WERE TWO WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WAS SOLUTION ON THE FLOOR. HE WALKED BY THE ACID WQAS PUMP AND HE DROPPED HIS PEN. WHEN HE TRIED TO PICK UP THE PEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL. SOULTION FROM A F LANGE DRIPPED ON HSI FOREHEAD INTO HIS LEFT EYE,BEHIND HIS SAFTEY GLASSES. THE EYES WERE FLUSHED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANFERRED TO THE HOPITAL.
WALKED I N LEACH PAD TO DISLODGE A STUCK WROBBLER SPRAY GOT UNDER SHIELD HITTING EMP IN EYES Y
EMPL WORKING ON FLASH FLOC TANK RAKE PREPARING MOTOR SHAFT FOR RE-INSTALLATION OF RAKE.EMPL CLEAN SHAFT WITH RAG WHILE SHAFT WAS TURNING.RAG CAUGHT ON SHAFT TURNING RAG ONTO SHAFT.PART OF IT W AS WRAPPED AROUND EMPL LEFT THUMB,LAST DIGIT OF LEFT THUMB WAS SEVERED.
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON SAND FILTER. WEDGE WIRE SIERE ROSE UP SUDDENLY, TRAPPING HAND BETWEEN IT AND WASH BOX ASSEMBLY. INJURY - SEVER CUT, LST FINGER OF RIGHT HAND - TENDON DAMAGE.
INJURED OPERATING ICC UNIT WAS ENROUTE TO JOBSIDE. HE WAS PROCEEDING WEST ON U.S. 160 APPROX. ONE MILE EAST OF SOUTHFORK, COLO. A LOADED LOG TRUCK PARKED IN THE EXTREME RIGHT LANE MADE A LEFT- HAND TURN CROSSING THE LANE OCUPIED BY ICC VEHICLE OPERATED BY INJURED ICC VEHICLE WAS TO CLOSE TO AVOID COLLISION.
INJURED WAS PASSENGER IN ICC VEHICLE ENROUTE TO JOBSITE. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING WEST ON U.S. 160 APPROX. ONE MILE EAST OF SOUTH FORK, COLO. A LOADED LOG TRUCK PARKED IN FAR RIGHT HAND LANE MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN CROSSING THE LANE OCCUPIED BY VEHICLE IN WHICH INJURED WAS PASSENEER. ICC VEHICLE WAS TO CLOSE TO AVOID COLLISION.
INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND STEPPED ON PART OF 2X8 BOARD,TWISTING KNEE.
CLOSING VALVE TO CARBON COLUMNS APPLIED EXTRA PRESSURE TO STOP FLOW PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER A POND FEED SUMP CLOSING A VENT VLAVE WHILE WATER LINE WAS BEING TESTED.THE LINE DISCHARGED WATER AND ICE,STRIKING EMPLOYEE.INJURY FOREHEAD ABRASIONS.LEFT SHOULDER,CO NTUSION.POSSIBLE STRAIN/SPRAIN,LOWER BACK POSSIBLE STRAIN/SPRAIN.
DIGGING IN TRENCH WHEN THE BANK SLOUGHED STRIKING EMLOYEE ON UPPER LEFT BODY
STATES HE TRIPPED ON ICE-FELL & HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE ON CONCRETE FLOOR RENDERING HIMUNCONSICIOUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WOODEN PALLET ON BED OF PICKUP PALLET SLIPPED CATCHING HAND RESULTING IN COMMUTATED FRACTURE 3RD FINGER OF RT HAND
EMPL WAS CLEANING UP LOADING AREA UTILIZING A FRONT END LOADER IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING THIS TASK BUCKET HOOKED ROCK EMBEDDED IN AT FLOOT OPERATOR CONTINUED TO W ORK UNTIL 9-11-88 WENT TO DR 9-12-88
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER 100T HAULAGE TRUCK REPAIRING HYD LINE FRAME AND OIL OVERHEAD HYD LINE COVERED WITH OIL SOAKED DIRT PARTICLES FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.
POSSIBLE INHALATION OF HYDROCLORIC ACID FUMES RESULTING IN PERSISTANT COUGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM GYRO CRUSHER CLEARING PLUG.ROCKS WERE BEING LOADED INTO BACKHOE BUCKET FOR REMOVAL.BUCKET TILTED CAUSING ROCK TO TILT.EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH ROCK RESULTIN G IN PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND ISDE OF GYRO CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CHUTE WEAL PLATE, PLATE SLIPPED HITTING HAND.
INJURED HAD JUST SET PTO UNIT OFF BOOM TRUCK ONTO FLOOR OF SHOP. HE DISMOUNTED FROM BOOM TRUCK TO SHOP FLOOR TO DISCONNECT SLING. POWER TAKE OFF UNIT ROLLED OVER ONTO RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS BREAKING BEAD ON PICK-UP TIRE RIM AND HAMMER SLIPPED OFF WHEEL STRIKING FOOT.
GENERATOR WHICH SUPPLIES POWER TO THE AREA WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS EMPLOYEE WAS PROCEEDING TO BACK DOOR AT WAREHOUSE TO OPEN DOOR TO ALLOW SOME LIGHT IN.HE BUMPED INTO PALLETS ADJACENT TO DOORWA Y ONE OF WHICH HAD A NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT RUNNING NAIL INTO LEG.
INJURED WAS IN THE PLATE SHED IN FRONT OF SECONDARY CRUSHER HE WAS LIFTING THE IRON WITH A PRAY BAR AND PUTTING A SPACER BETWEEN TWO PIECE OF IRON THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BE TWEEN THE SPACERS.
A "BLUE FLAME" WAS IGNITED VIA CUTTING TORCH SPARK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8PECTING THE CONDITION OF THE ROTARY DRILL BIT ON UNIT 567 INGERSOL RAND DRILL. ON COMPLETING THE INSPECTION, HE STOOD UP AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, BELOW THE PROTECTIVE H AT, CAUSING HIM3POSSIBLE INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE REFUSED MEDICAL AND TRANSPORTATION ATTENTION BY THE COMPANY ICC EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS PERSONNEL.
EMPL DESCENDING3LADDER-WAY OFF HAUL TRUCK SLIPPED OFF ICY RUNG LANDING ERECT OF FROZEN GROUND.EMPL FELL 8-9'.
EMPLOYEE SET DO4N RUNNING GRINDER. GRINDER KICKED BACK CAUSING AVULISON LEFT FOREARM ABOVE WRIST.
EE SHARPENING K3IFE HAND SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION IN RT GROIB AREA REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.
SLIPPED WHILE W5LKING ON AN EMBANKMENT AND FELL CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT RIB CAGE
EMP WAS WALKING3DOWN CRUSHER STAIRS AT GROUND LEVEL HE STEPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE AND SLIPPED. ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON HAD RAILING CAUSINGG TORN LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLE STRAIN ON MIDBACK
LIFTING 300 LB 9OLL OF GEOTEXTILE RESULTING IN HERNIA.