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SHE WAS SPLITTING SAMPLES IN THE BUCKING ROOM. SHE LIFTED A SAMPLE PAN WEIGHING APPROX. 2 1/2 LBS AND HAD A ACUTE STOMACH PROBLEM.
RETORTING MERCURY FROM AN AMALGAMATION TEST IN A 1 PINT RETORT. CONDENSER TUBE PLUGGED, PUT PRESSURE ON RETORT BOWL AND BLEW A SEAL SPRAYING HIM WITH MERCURY CLOUD. HE WAS WASHED DOWN AND TAKE N TO THE HOSPITAL IN HAWTHORNE AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO WASHOE MEDICAL IN RENO. RESPIRATOR WAS BEING WORN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
OPENING NEW BARRELL OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID THAT HAD BEEN IN THE SUN BARRELL HAD PRESSURE CAUSED BY SUN EXPOSURER WHEN OPENED IT VENTEWD VAPORS INTO EMPLOYEES FACE
PULLING BELT OFF STEPPED BACK WIND BLEW LOST BALANCE FELL CAUGHT LEG DID SPLITS.
ASSEMBLING VACUUM PUMP LARGE ROTOR SLIPPED PULLING EMPL SHOULDER.
LIFTING HEAVY IRON - STOMACH MUSCLE DAMAGE- HERNIA.
SHOVELING WET DIRT INTO WHEELBARROW.
WHILE UNLOADING 100 LB SACK OF SODIUM NITRATE FROM A FLAT BED TRUCK BY HAND THIS EMPLOYEE SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK.
MUCKER OPERATOR HIT THE BACK WELD BROKE CANOPY VCAME LOOSE HIT HAND CAUSING BAD BRUISE.
WHILE TRACING WIRING IN A RACEWAY BY CONTINULTY CHECKING THIS MAN CUT A WIRE WITH SIDE CUTTERS THAT WERE LIVE EMPL SUFFERED BURNS TO HANDS AND FACE SEE ATTACHED
PULL STARTING SMALL GAS ENGINE HOSE RACK WAS TO CLOSE AND HIT ARM ON RACK OPENED RT ELBOW WITH OPEN FRACTURE OF THE OLECRANON
RIGHT ANKLE COMPOUND FRAC. WATER LOOSEN SLP AROUND ROCK IT CAME DOWN. I DID NOT SEE IT. JUST STARTER TO TURN AWAY FROM MACHINE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN I WENT TO GROUND TRY TO STAND BUT COULDNT WHEN I KNOW THEN IT WAS BROKEN.