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EMPLOYEE WAS ST9IPPING AT OLD ELECTRICAL WIRING OUT OF A BUILDING TO BE TORN DOWN.HE FAILED TO CHECK CIRCUIT TO SEE IF IT WAS LOCKED OUT.AS HE CUT A BUNCH OF WIRES IT FLASHED AND STARTLED HIM CAUSING HIM TO 0ALL OFF A LADDER.HE DID NOT GET A SHOCK.WHEN HE LANDED HE BRUISED HIS KNEE AND A BLOOD CLOT FORMED.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A GUARD FROM 5 B BALL MILL AT THE DISCHARGE END WHEN THE GUARD DAME LOOSE PINCHING HIS RIGHT HAND HE RECEIVED A CUT AT THE JOINT OF THE INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN HE GOT TO THE CHANGE ROOM PIT OFFICE HE TURNED AND FELT BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING UP WITH A WHEELBARROW AND TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE AND BLOOD CLOTH ON THE TAIL BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO GET A BOLT OUT BY HITTING IT WITH ANOTHER ONE AND A METAL CHIP FLEW OFF HITTING THE LEFT HAND A METAL CHIP WAS REMOVED AND 5 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP AND DOWN HAULAGE TRUCKS AND FELT A MUSCLE PULLED IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR MUSCLE SPASMS ON 10-16-86 HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR REEVALUATIO N AND ADMITTED 2E WAS PUT IN TRACTION FOR 3 TO 4 DAYS
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BAR BETWEEN TWO FLANGES ON A 12 IN STAINLESS STEEL PIPE TO TRY TO LINE THEM UP THE BAR SLIPPED HITTING HIM ON THE NOSE 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE UP THE CUT
EMPLOYEES WERE 7RYING TO SPILE #115 FEEDER AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO THE DR AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK HE WENT BACK FOR REEVALUATION ON 10-16-86 AND WAS SENT HERE FOR APPROX 10 DAYS 0OR BED REST
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING HAULAGE TRUCK AT SHOP WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE TRUCK HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE LADDER AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE SUFFER9D A BRUISED JAW WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A COME-ALONG HANDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION THE COME-ALONG.
I.NAME WAS SHOW3NG AN EMPLOYEE A PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. AS HE STOOD UP AND TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE WALKED INTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WELDED TO THE BUILDING CAUSING A CUT ABOVE THE LEFT EYE AND A 6RUISE BELOW WHERE HIS GLASSES WERE PUSHED DOWN
EE STRUCK HIS 9T ELBOW ON AN I-BEAM WHILE RAISING A CHAIN. ELBOW & LOWER ARM LATER BEGAN TO SWELL & THE INCIDENT BECAME LOST TIME ON 9-24-86 WHEN THE EE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT OF A SECONDARY INFEC7ION.
I NAME WAS TIGH7ENING A SLITTER WITH AN ALLEN WRENCH AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND WITH THE END OF THE WRENCH HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES BUT WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO FROM NOW ON THREE SUTURES WERE REQ REQUIRED 3
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING CUTTING EDGES ON A DOZER BLADE AND A PIECE OF FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.
I NAME WAS INST5LLING A HOSE ON A SCREEN AND THE WRENCH BEING USED SLIPPED CAUSING THE BOLT TO CUT HIM ON THE RT HAND FLESHY PART OF INNER PALM NEAR THUMB HIS HAND STRUCK THE BOLT CAUSING LAC LACERATION 3
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A VALVE ON WATER TRUCK SPRAY SYSTEM WHILE REMOVING VALVE THE EMPLOYEES HOLD ON VALVE WAS NOT SECURE ENOUGH AND THE VALVE SLIPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT THE LEFT HAND MIDDLE LONG FINGER BETWEEN 5ALVE AND WATER PIPE SMASHED LONG LMIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND
ON 7-100000071486032709 I NAME SAID HE HAD BEEN USING A SHOVEL ALL DAY WHICH MADE HIS BACK SORE. ON 7-11-86 AT 805 AM WHILE LIFTING A WATER CAN ONTO PICK UP I NAME STRA HIS LOWER BACK.3
BAR FELL TO FLO2R BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK EMP IN UPPER LIP. TWO SITICHES REQUIREDS
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING TRANSMISSION IN TRUCK 388 WHEN JACK SLIPPED CAUSING BAR EMPLOYEE WAS USING TO GUIDE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ALSO STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND M IDDLE LONG FINGER E
EMPL STANDING I3SIDE TIRE OF 010 WATER TRK-CLEAR FOR BANK BLAST.WHEN BLAST WENT OFF FRAGMENTS FROM BLASTING CAP STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK,RIGHT ABOVE LEFT KNEE,IN STOMACH AREA.BLASTING CAP WAS SET 152AWAY FROM WHERE EMPL WAS STANDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING BELL ON STABLIZER OF #1 DRILL THE TOOL WRENCH SLIPPED AND LET THE STABLIZOR DROP ON EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS INJURY WAS A PHALANX OF MIDDLE LONG FINGER WITH A DISRUPT3ON IN NEO BONE AND A COMPOSITE OF RING FINGER TIP WAS GRAPHED BACK IN PLACE
CLOSING GATE ON3BALL BIN WHEN HE STRAINED AN OLD BACK INJURY
RT KNEE GAVE WA2 WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF A CRUSHER CONE
CLEANING BEHIND3HYDRAULIC ARM, HYDRAULIC ARM CAME AROUND AND CAUGHT LEFT ARM.
EMPL WORKING ON3HOIST BRAKE ON POWER SHOVEL AND SECTION OF HOUSING FELL ON HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING LACERATIONS ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF THUMB AND PART OF PALM.SUTURES-5 ON TOP OF THUMB 7 UNDERSIDE
EMPL REPAIRING 7ONVEYOR BELT.CUTTING SECTION OF BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUT RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE.6 SUTURES REQ.
USING A PIPE EX7ENSION TO TIGHTEN BOOMER ON CHAIN. PIPE SLIPPED AND SPRANG BACK AND LACERATED LIP.
ASSISTING CRANE3OPERATOR TO LOWER SHEETS OF COPPER INTO HYDRAULIC PRESS WHEN ONE OF THE SHEETS CCAME LOOSE FROM STRONG BACK.TRYING TO PUSH IT AWAY FROM BODY BAR CAUGHT LEFT HAND PINCHING IT BE TWEEN BAR AND P9ESS CAUSING 1'' FLAP LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER REQ 5 SUTURES.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS POSITION A CAT TRACK ROLLER, AND HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE FORK WHEN THE FORK WAS RAISED. THIS RESULTED IN THE AMPUTATION OF THE TIP OF T HE FINGER. 3
CONDITIONS WERE3WET AND MUDDY DUE TO RECENT RAIN.2 POWER CABLES TO SHOVEL 15 ES SHORTED AND WERE BEING REPLACED.POT HEAD WAS BEING PULLED OFF CABLE SKID IN ORDER TO CONNECT IT TO LOOK BY THE P OLE.AS ELECTRIC3AN LIFTED CABLE AND PULLED ON POT HEAD HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO FREE A CHAIN ON A CHAINFALL WHEN IT SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
STEPPED INTO TR5CK SCALE MANHOLE WITH LEFT FOOT FELL WITH FULL WEIGHT ON LEFT ARM.SIMPLE FX UPPER LEFT ARM.
CREW INSTALLING3FINAL DRIVE SHAFT IN SHOVEL.REACHED IN TO ALIGN SHAFT SPACER,TIE WIRE HOLDING SPACER BROKE.SPACER FELL CATCHING VICTIMS FINGERS BETWEEN SIDE FRAME AND SPACER.SHARP EDGE ON SPAC ER CAUSED LACER5TIONS TO FINGERS REQ SUTURES TO CLOSE.
INJ PREPARING T2 PRESS CENTER HUB INTO 19'' PUMP IMPELLER.ALIGNING IMPELLER ON PRESS BLOCKS WHEN IMPELLER SLIPPED PINCHING MIDDLE & RING FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BLOCK AND IMPELLER.FX TIP S OF BOTH FINGE9S.
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE GAUGING A RAIL WITH A PRY BAR & THE RAIL SLIPPED.
CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING & CUT LEFT HAND.
REPLACING A CLAMPING CYLINDER ON A CONE CRUSHER WHEN HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND A HANDRAIL
INJURED OPERATING LOADER.CLOSE DOOR ON CAB AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND CAB.RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRE FIVE SUTURES.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTIG TO REMOVE BRAKEW POT FROM #9 SHOVEL SWING MOTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE & FELL AGAINST SWING TRANS FX TO WRIST RESULTED WHEN INJURED TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT RM HAD EARLIER STEPPED IN GREASE & FAILED TO CLEAN SHOES
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL BOX AT NORTH PREP PLANT. WHILE POSITIONING BOX INJUREDS RT WRIST STRUCK CORNER OF ADJACENT J-BOX. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
INJURED HAD IMPACT WRENCH SOCKET AND EXTENSION LYING ON TOP OF PORTABLE WORK PLATFORM WHILE MOVING PLATFORM. SOCKET AND EXTENSION FELL APPROX. 8 FT STRIKING INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD INJURED ALLE DGES HARD HAT FELL OFF PRIOR TO BEING STRUCK BY TOOLS. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
INJURED WAS LOADING SHOVER DIPPER POINTS ONTO THE BED OF A BOOM TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
CLEANING A ELECTRICAL HOT PLATE WITH A PAPER TOWEL & TOWEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE PLACED BURNING TWEL INTO NATURAL GAS SPACE HEATER WHICH IGNITED TRAPPED GAS.
INJ REPLACING LOWER RIGHT SIDE A-FRAME ON PICKUP TRUCK,WHILE REMOVING NUTS WITH DRIVE RATCHET AND CHEATER BAR,SOCKET SLIPPED AND CHEATER BAR STRUCK INJ ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD,ABOVE EYE.RESULTIN G LACERATION REQ 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
INJ AND WITNESS RE PLACING BELT DRIVE GEAR BOX WERE PREPARING TO USE OVERHEAD CRANE TO LOWER BOX 10\ TO GROUND LEVEL.INJ HOLDING ONTO GUARD RAIL WITH RIGHT HAND-AC TIVATED CRANE CONTROLS WITH LEFT HAND AND REC\D ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
INJ AND WITNESS HAD FINISHED CLEANING C-BALL MILL PUMP IMPELLER CASE AND WERE REINSTALLING PUMP LINER.LINER DROPPED INTO PLACE,INJ LEFT RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN PUMP HOUSIN G AND LINER RESULTING IN HAIRLINE FRACTURES TO BOTH FINGERS.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING LOADING LADDER ON P&H SHOVEL MECHANIC REMOVING BOLTS FROM UPPER LADDER FRAME DROPPED RATCHET CALLED DOWN TO INJURED TO WATCH OUT INJURED LOOKED UP & WAS STUCK IN MOUTH BY RATCHET LACERATION REQUIRED 12-SUTURES TO CLOSE
INJ PREPARING TO LOWER PLASTIC SLEEVE INTO DRILL HOLE IN PREPARATION FOR BLASTING.INJ TURNED AND PULLED BACK OUT OF PLACE.
INJURED WAS USING WRENCH AND 4 LB HAMMER TO TIGHTEN CROWN MOTOR BASE BOLTS HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER FRACTURING TIP OF THUMB
INJURED WAS REMOVING PLUG FROM DOZER CONVERTER PLUG BROKE LOOSE, WRENCH SLIPPED & INJUREDS HAND HIT BURR ON DOZER BELLY PAN. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE.