PULLING APPROX 100# OF STEEL 1/8" PIPE FROM A WELL CAUSING WHEN PAIN OCCURRED IN RIGHT CALF. PAIN REMAINS AT TIMES WHEN SITTING OR STANDING FOR LOGN PERIODS.
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Showing all 47WHILE DIGGING A HOLE WITH A PICK HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE HOLE.
DUST ACCUMULATION IN RIGHT EYE CAUSED IRRITATION
CAUGHT PINKY OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN V-BELT AND SHEAVE WHILE TURNING THE BELT BY HAND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BELT GUARD.
INJURED COMPLAINED OF A SORE WRIST AND SAID A DOCTOR THAT TOLD HER IT WAS CARPAL TUNNEL DISEASE. THE DOCTOR IS NOT A SPECIALIST AND SHE HAS REFUSED TO SEE A SPECIALIST AS OF 9-11-91. SHE ASK ED TO BE LAIED OFF AND HAS BEEN GRANTED HER REQUEST AS OF 9-10-91.
WHILE CARRYING A 5 GAL BACKET FILLED WITH DIRT FROM AN EMPTY SOLUTION POND LE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE COMPLAINED ABOUT LEFT KNEE.
WORKING UNDER TRAILER, METAL SPLINTER IN R EYE
OPENING GATE TURNED AROUND FAST SNAGGED ARM ON WIRE ON GATE
TRIPPED ON STEPS AND FELL ON STEPS
I NAME WAS HOLDING A WOODEN POST WHILE I NAME WAS BACKFILLING THE HOLE WHEN I NAME SWUNG THE BUCKET AROUND IT HIT THE POST THAT I NAME WAS HOLDING I NAME HAD HIS ELBOW LOCKED & RECEIVED A JOLT THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND
I NAME WAS HANDED AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WEIGHING 100 LBS STANDING UP STRAIGHT HE WAS HANDED THE MOTOR HE HEARD SOMETHING IN HIS BACK POP
WHILE DOZING MATERIAL OUTSIDE LEFT TRACK WAS RUN TOO CLOSE TO EDGE & MACHINE SLID OVER SIDE APPROX 20'. WHEN HE HIT BOTTOM BLADE STUCK IN PIT FLOOR & THREW HIM FOREWARD AGAINST SEAT BLET.
CUTTING THROUGH PIECE OF CONDUIT HACKSAW SLIPPED.I.NAME SLICED ABOUT 1" OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN KNUCKLE ON CONDUIT.
HOLDING SCREEDN IT BROKE FELL ON HEAD
WHILE LIFTING A CAUSTIC SODA BAG, IT BROKE AND SPILLE DON HIS RIGHT PANTS LEG. ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF HE NTOICED BURNING ON HIS LEG.
WIND BLEW GRAIN OF DIRT INTO EYE.
TALKING WITH ANOTHER EMP WALKING PASS A PICK UP HIT KNEE ON TRAILER HITCH ATTACHED TO TRUCK
PLACING FULL 5-GAL WATER JUG ON DISPENSER,TWISTED HER BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS.
I NAME WAS DISMOUNTING BED OF OILING TRUCK HE CLIMBED DOWN THE RUNGS & AS HE PUT HIS RT FOOT TO THE BOTTOM RUNG HE LOST HIS HAND HOLD HIS RT LEG SLIPPED THROUGH THE RUNG AS HE RELL HIS BODY RO TATED FACED THE GROUND & HIS RT HEEL CAUGHT ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIS SHIN TO BE ATGAINST THE RUNG WHICH IN TURN CAUSED HIS KNEE TO BE HYPOR EXTENDED
MAN WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM A PUMP. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN FROM HIS SHOULDER DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
CHANGING POWER STEERING HOSE WHEN HRENCH SLIPPED.CUT TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON BRACE THAT HOLDS POWER STEERING UNIT.
ATTEMPTING TO LIFT CRUSHER SAMPLE 48# EMPL PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK RESULTING IN SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT ARM.
WHILE ADDING CAUSTIC SODA AT THE CHEMICAL MIX TANK SOME OF THE CAUSTIC HEADS WERE BLOWN INTO HIS RUBBER BOOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HIS PANTS WERE TUCKED INTO THE RUBBER BOOTS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE DOZER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND FELT THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK PULL WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF FROM FALLING. (PRESCRIPTION ISSUED).
WHILE CLEANING DEBREE FROM UNDER SCREENS NEAR CONE CRUSHER 2" DIAMETER ROCK FALL FROM CONE CRUSHER PLATFORM & STRUCK HIM ON UPPER BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER.
UNLOADING XXBAGS<50#|FROM A PICKUP T RUCK WHEN PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK PAIN BEGAN BY THE END OF DAY T HE PAIN BACK INCREASED TO THE POINT OF A XXPARALOSIS RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOUND ON PART 50 AUDIT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ORE CONTROL BIN. THE BIN WAS ABOUT FULL AND THE JAW CRUSHER WAS RUNNING, CAUSING VIBRATION. WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE GRIZZ LY A (APROX 100#) ROCK ROLLEED DOWN AND SMASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO ROCKS.
DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY BELIEVES THAT DIRT AND METAL GOT INTO EYES AND A PICE GOT RUBBED IN.RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOUND ON PART50 AUDIT.
VERY WINDY DAY LEACH SOLU TION WAS BLOWING IN ALL DIRECTIONS EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/THOUT SIDE SHIELDS CAUSTIC SOLUTION BLEW IN FROM SIDE TO LEFT EYE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOUND ON PART 50 AUDIT
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING A TRUCK WHEN DIESEL SPLASHED UP INTO HIS EYES
UNDER HAUL TRUCK WORKING HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON DIRT FELL FROM TRUCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FACE & PIECES FELL IN TO EYE
WENT TO PICK UP WATER BOTTLE <5GAL|OUTSIDE OFFICSTRETCHED TO PICK IT UP & FELT SHOULDER PULL I NAME HORSE T YPE PULL THEN PICKED UP BOTTLE & PUT IT IN THE OFFICE EMPLOYEE HAD COLLAR BONE SEPARATION FOUND ON PART 50 AUDIT
CLEANING DEBRIS FROM UNDER SHAKER PICKED UP SHOVEL FULL OF MUCK TURNED TO TOSS SHOVEL FULL FOOT SLIPPED & PULLED MUSCLE IN THE LEFT T HIGH & GROIN
EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING BLADE ON CAT DOZER WELDING PLATES UNDER BLADE WHEN SLAG FELL FROM WELD & LANDED IN LEFT EAR RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOUND IN PART 50 AUDIT
TAKING SAMPLES FROM CARBON CLUMS VALVES HAVING NO HOSES SHOOT STREAM OF FLUID STRAIGHT UP INTO AIR CAUGHT EMPLOYEE IN FACE.SAFETY GLASSES WERENOT WORM FLUID GOT INTO BOTH EYES.RECEIVED PRESCRI PTION FOUND ON PART50 AUDIT.
EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT BACK STARTED HURT WITH SHARP PAIN IN MED. BACK HANDS WERE NOTICED TO BE SETTING NUMB ABOUT 1/2 HR. LATER COULDN'T GRAPS ANYTHING HARD AS PUSH ANYTHING AWAY, CAN'T LIFT AN YTHING OR BACK HURTS HANDS GO NUMB AND HURT WHEN RESTY ON SOMETHING AT SIDE.
WALKING FROM OFFICE TO REFINERY WHEN A PICE OF LEECH PAD PLASTIC WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.THIS KNOCKED HIM DEOM HIS FEET,AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AS HE FELL HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST .EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A SPRAIN-FOUND ON PART50 AUDIT.
CHECKING OIL LEAK ON OIL PRESSURE GUAGE FOUND LEAK WAS STEPPING FROM DRILL RIG STEPPED TO GROUND HIT LOOSE ROCK & SPRAINED LEFT FOOT <INSTEP| & LEFT ANKLE
DISCONNECTING CHAIN FROM SPROCKET CHAIN WAS IN P STRIKING WORKER IN FACE.
STEPPED ON ROCK SLIPPED ABOUT 4IN.WHEN GRABBED MACHINE TO STOP HIS FALL HE TWISTED HIS BACK
OPERATOR RAN OVER FOOT WITH AIRTRACK.
WAS PICKING WATER PULP TRIPPED ON HOSE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
SHOVELING SPILLAGE FROM AROUND CRUSHER LIVE.
EMPL HAD STOPPED DRILL THOUGHT THAT COMPRESSER WAS STABLE, AS TONGUE WAS LOSE. REMOVED TONGUE PIN & SET IT DOWN, COMPRESSER ROLLED FORWARD & CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN IT & AIR TRACK. WHEELS HAD NOT BEEN CHALKED. ANOTHER EMP. SAW IT HAPPEN WENT OVER CHALKED WHEELS & MOVED AIR TTRACK AWAY FROM INJURED EMPL.
PATIENT WAS STANDING AWAY FROM AIR TRACK TOOK A STEP BACKWARD TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM MOVING TRACK AT THIS TIME HE SLIPPED AND LEFT FOOR SLID UNDER THE TRACK.OPERATOR DID NOT SEE PATIENT SLI P AND RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.
WAS FIXINMG ST5ND PIPE & THE BOOTS HE WAS WEARING LEAKED HAS CAUSTIC BURN ON LEFT ANKLE AREA ALSO HAD BLURRED VISION WHILE CIMBING LADDER LATER IN THE DAY