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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO FLAG A CRANE OPERATOR WHO WAS HANDLING A LENGTH OF PIPE WITH THE CRANE. THE WORK WAS BEING DOEN IN A CONGESTED AREA. THE PIPE BECAME LODGED AGAINST A SECTION OF HAND RAIL. THE HAND RAIL BROKE. EMPLOYEE MOVED QUICKLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, HE FELL AGAINST THE PIPE AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SUMP PUMPS, LIFTING, PULLING, AND PUSHING WHILE WALKING IN MUD MOST OF THE DAY. LATER IN THE DAY, WHEN HE KNELT DOWN UNDER A PUMP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE HYDRO THICKNER RAKE. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK A STEEL BEAM BEHIND HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SPILLAGE (MUD) ON THE STEPS, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPL WAS STANDING NEAR END OF LENGTH OF PIPE WHICH WAS BEING MOVED BY BULLDOZER DRAGGED BY DOZER. PIPE BECAME SNAGGED ON HALF BURIED TREE ROOT MADE RECOIL MOTION & STRUCK EMPL ON LET ANKLE.
ON FLOOR OF WASHER USING HOSE TO WASH SPILLED PRODUC IN DITCH. WAKED IN DITCH TWISTED HIS L KNEE
EE WAS USING A SPUD WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT. A PIECE OF RUST FLAKED OFF THE BOLT AND WAS BLOWN INTO EE S LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING REQUIRED SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS CLEANING AND CHANGING SCREEN ON TROMMEL ON WASHER. HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE SCREEN. OVER THE WEEKEND IT STARTED TO SWELL. EE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON MONDAY 10-2-89.
EE WAS USING A DRILL TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE METAL ON A MOTOR CASING. THE BIT WAS DULL AND BECAME LODGED IN THE METAL, CAUSING THE DRILL MOTOR TO TURN VERY SUDDENLY. THE EE S RIGHT HAND WAS SLA MMED HARD AGAINST A NEARBY GEAR TOOTH.
EMPL INSIDE MIXER AT FLOTATION PLANT DURING REPAIR DAY.WAS CLEANING MIXER.MIXER WAS LOCKED OUT.LIFTING BUCKET OUT OF MIXER,BUCKET SLIPPED AND HIT BLADE IN MIXER CAUSING IT TO TURN.BLADE HIT EM PL IN LOWER BACK.