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EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE OPENING A FIVE GALLON CAN OF THREAD GREASE HE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.
9?514E HELPING INSTALL A 4 X 8 WIRE CLOTH SCREEN PANEL,THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE HEAD. WAS WEARING HARD HAT AT THE TIME.
WHILE GREASING D8L DOZER, EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE HAND HOLD WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND STEPPED UP ON TRUNION BAR ON RIGHT SIDE OF DOZER. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT AND HYPEREXTENDED THE KNEE.
DRILLER OPERATING THE GARDNER DENVER DRILL LOST AIR PRESSURE AND WENT TO CHECK THE AIR COMPRESSOR, PARKED APPROX. 100 YARDS FROM THE DRILL LOCATION AND FOUND THE COMPRESSOR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR AND THE SUPERVISOR, IN TURN, NOTIFIED I.NAME WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH DRY CHEMICAL.
INJURED ALLEGED THAT WHILE SEPERATING CONVEYOR LEGS TO BE INSTALLED ON FOUNDATIONS,HE PICKED UP ONE CONVEYOR LEG TO MOVE IT ANOTHER LEG SHIFTED AND STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT FOOT.
LOST FOOTING REACHED FOR SUPPORT JAMMING FINGER ON HAND RAILING
HE ALLEGED THAT WHILE DRILLING, AIRBORNE MATERIAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
OILER WAS CUTTING WITH AN OXYGEN ACETYLENE TORCH WHEN HE SMELLED BURNING RUBBER AND REACHED WITH A GLVED HAND TO REMOVE SLAG PARTICLES FROM THE CUTTING HOSE. AS HE REACHED FOR THE SLAG THE OXY GEN FLARED THROUGH HIS GLOVE, BURNING HIS RIGHT THUMB, THE BACK OF HIS HAND AND INDEX FINGER.
I NAME ALLEGED THAT WHILE REINSTALLING A RETURN IDLER ON A CONVEYOR HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT ROLLER IN BRACKETS I NAME STATED THAT HE LOST HIS GRIP ON ROLLER & DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT LEG
HE WAS REMOVING NUTS FROM U BOLT ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLD THE SPRING LEAF ASSEMBLY TO THE AXLE ON THE REAR WHEELS OF A LUFKIN END DUMP TRAILER. USING 1 DRIVE REAR TRIGGER AIR IMPACT TO REMOVE THE N UTS. NUT BACKED UP QUCIKLY .
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING TRASH CAN TO DUMPSTER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.WHEN HE WAS LEAVING THE DUMPSTER,HE TRIPPED OVER A PALLET AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPL UNCERTAIN WHAT CAUSED STRAIN BUT WHEN HE APPLIED FOOT TO PEDALS IN LOADER,CAUSED PAIN IN LEFT THIGH AND BACK AREA.
USED DRILL STEEL WAS BEING CUT FOR PLACEMENT IN A CONVEYOR CHUTE FOR WEAR PROTECTION. TWO PIECES WERE BROUGHT UP WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AT ONE TIME A TOTAL LENGTH OF 117". ONE SECTION APPRO X. 62" WAS CUT IN HALF. UPON CUTTING THE SECOND PIECE APPROX. HALF WAY THROUGH, THE DRILL STEEL EXPLODED.
HE WAS CUTTING APPROX. 2' SECTIONS OF USED DRILL STEEL. TWO PIECES WERE BROUGHT UP FROM A SCRAP YARD, WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AT ONE TIME A TOTAL LENGTH OF APPROX. 117". HE MADE A 2' CUT ON THE FIRST PIECE APPROX. LENGTH OF 62". UPON MAKING THE SECOND CUT ON THE NEXT PIECE APPROX. 1/2 WAY THROUGH, THE DRILL STEEL EXPLODED.
EE WAS TRYING TO CUT A 1 INCH PLASTIC PIPE. HE HAD THE PIPE BENT OVER HIS RIGHT KNEE AND CUT THRU THE PIPE AND INTO THE KNEE.
I.NAME OPENED CAN OF WELDING RODS ON ONE SIDE OF SHOP AND WAS CARRYING IT TO OTHER SIDE ,CUT RIGHT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF CAN.
I.NAME WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON CONVEYOR #7, TIGHTENING BOLT ON OUTSIDE FRAME. HE WAS STANDING ON BEAM ABOVE CATWALK TWO FEET IN HEIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING TASK HE STEPPED DOWN TO CATWALK WHICH T WISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON SIDE OF RAIL CAR & TURNED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE PUT FOOT DOWN ON GROUND.
GREASING CONVEYOR ROLLERS AT LOAD OUT. CONSTANT STOOPING AND BENDING IS AGGRAVATING A CHRONIC LUMBO SACRAL SPINE SPRAIN, AS A RESULT OF AN INJURY IN 1987.
EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING TO GET PLATE TENSION SPRING BOLT NUTS, HE TURNED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
I.NAME ALLEGED THAT WHILE INSTALLING A GRAVITY TAKE-UP PULLEY, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
I.NAME WELDING ON CONVERSION BENTS,RECD FLASH FROM ARC WHILE RAISING PROTECTIVE SHIELD.RECD MILD BURNS IN BOTH EYES DUE TO NEGLIGENT ACT OF NOT USING SAFETY DEVICE.
USING JACKHAMMER,A BAT SWOOPED DOWN AND LANDED ON LEFT THIGH.BRUSHED BAT OFF LEG WHICH INJURED BAT.1 HR LATER HE EXAMINED LEG AND DISCOVERED 2 DISTINCT MARKS ON THIGH.INJRED BAT WAS RETRIEVED AND COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS TOOK IT TO LAB FOR TESTING.RESULTS CONFIRM THE BAT TO BE RABID.SERUM TREATMENT TO BEGIN 9-28.
HANDLING REPLACEMENT SCREENS AT LOAD OUT FACILTY. EXTENDED ARMS TO THROW OUT SCREEN AND FELT HEARD SOMTHING POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF ROCK SAMPLES.
IT IS NECESSARY TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH THE CRUSHER JAW TO PROPERLY LUBRICATE THE CRUSHER PARTS AND WHILE IN THIS STOOPED POSITION, HE TWISTED HIS BODY INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS B ACK. NOTE: I,NAME REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT/INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 5/10/89 AND WAS NOT TREATED UNTIL THAT DATE. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 11TH. ON 5/17/ HE WAS SENT HOME FOR HIS INABILITY
WHILE USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO DRIVE A PIN INTO A CHAIN DRIVE COUPLER, A PIECE OF THE METAL CHISEL BROKE BROKE OFF AND ENTERED THE INSDE OF THE LEFT ELBOW.
REMOVING FLEXCO FASTENERS FROM CONVEYOR BELTING WITH HAMMER & CHISEL HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING HIM ON LEFT HAND
LOADER APPROCHED MUCK PILE UNDER DUMP OFF POINT ABOVE, GOT LOAD AND WAS BACKING OUT. THE LOADER ABOVE DUMPED OF LOAD AND MUCK SLID DOWN PILE. APPRANTLY, A ROCK APPROX. 1 INCH IN DIAMTER STRU K A LARGER ROCK LODGED IN MUCK HALFWAY DOWN SLOPE AND STRUCK UPER EDGE OF BUCKET AND BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND HIT WINDSHIELD OF LOADER. PEICE WENT THROUGH ANS STRUCK OPEATOR IN HEAD.
EMPLOYEES DUTIES INCLUDE SHOVELING WASTE MATERIAL OUT OF TUNNELS AND IN THE CRUSHING PIT AREA THE CONTINOUS SHOVELING AND STOOPING CAUSES HIM BACK PAIN
CLEANING OUT SYTRON FEEDER WITH A PNEUMATIC CHIPPING GUN. JARRING MOVEMENT OF TOOL CAUSED HIM TO PULL SHOULDER MUSCLE.
CHANGING OUT SCREEN ON CRUSHER.HAND SLIPPED,CUTTING FINGER.