LEANING BACK & WELDING OVERHEAD
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Showing all 40EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE HOLE THE PRESSURE FORECED THE STEEL TO GO TO THE LEFT & HIT THE STOP ON THE TOWER WHERE THE EMP LOYEE'S HAND WAS HOLDING THE STEEL.
TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN BOLT BROKE AND CAUSED EMP HAND TO MOVE FORWARD PC OF STEEL
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF COMPUTER PAPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CLAMP TO CLOSE TO THE CAGEMILL WHEN THE CLAMP SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL SIX FEET.
REPAIRING PLATE IN HOPPER,STEEL WEDGE RELEASED FLEW BACK HIT EMP IN MOUTH
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE PLANT EVERYTHING WAS A SHEET OF ICE & EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON LEFT ARM & WRIST HE WENT ON VACATION FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS & THEN HAD THE WRIS T X-RAYED
TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM CRUSHER, ROCK FELL ON HAND
EMPL MOVING 55 GAL DRUM OF ANTIFREEZE.AS DRUM TIPPED BACK IT CAUGHT EMPL FINGER BETWEEN DRUM AND R50 EUCLID HE WAS WORKING ON.
EMPL BACKING TRUCK DOWN A COWTREAD RAMP.STRAINED NECK TRYING TO SEE OUT THE BACK DUE TO REARVIEW MIRROR BEING BROKEN.
CUTTING A HOSE WHILE HOLDING IT IN HIS LEFT HAND. THE HOSE SLIPPED AND THE RAZOR KNIFE CUT INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM.
GETTING OUT OF A EUCLID TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO A GREASY STEP, LOSING HIS BALANCE AND HAND GRIP, HE FELL SEVERAL FEET TO THE GROUND.
EMPL PULLED A BACK MUSCLE CLIMBING DOWN FROM DRIVER SEAT OF TRUCK.
INSTALLING AXLE IN 988 LOADER.AXLE SLID CAUSING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN PARTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HIS TOOL BOX AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AS HE LIFTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BAGS IN THE BARBER GREENEBAGHOUSE A CAKED PIECE OF LIMESTONE DUST FELL INTO HIS RT EYE
EMPL OPERATING DOZER,THE EXHAUST STACK FELL OVER CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEFT HAND.
EMPL EXITING PASSENGER SIDE OF TRACTOR ,SLIPPED HIT RIGHT WRIST ON GROUND.
EMPL WALKED OUT OF GARAGE.A WATER TRUCK DROVE BY AND 2" ROCK SHOT OFF SIDE OF TRUCK TIRE HITTING HIM ON CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BULK TRUCK UNDERNEATH THE LOADOUT SILO. WIND BLEW LIMESTONE DUST INTO BOTH EYES AS HE WAS CLEANING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER A TRUCK BLOW OFF LINE AT THE TRUCK LOADING LOCATION. HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HIS LEFT HAND LANDED ON THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR ON A PICKUP TRUCK. THE MIRROR HAD P REVIOUSLY FALLEN OUT AND HIS HAND RAN AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE METAL FRAME CAUSING A LACERATION.
WALKING PAST GALLONE DRUM, HAND CAUGHT ON SHARP EDGE OF DISC LACERATION TO BACK LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PULL APART THE FORKS ON THE FORKLIFT TRUCK.
EMPL LIFTING 120 LB IMPACTOR HAMMER OUT OF CENTER ROW.IT SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER HAMMER.EMPL WAS WELDING ON HAMMERS AND BLAANCED THEM BY WEIGHT.ACCIDENT OCCURRED MOVING HAMMER
THE EMPLOYEE STOOD UP AT HER DESTK. UPON DOING SO, THE HEEL OF HER SHOE WENT THROUGH THE PLASTIC FLOOR MAT. SHE LSOT HER BALANCE AND FELL, LANDING ON HER TAILBONE.
WHEN HOOKING UP A TRACTOR TO A TRAILER, THE WHEEL PIN OF THE TRACTOR ENGAGED ONLY HALF WAY, SO THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO PULLL OUT THE PIN. WHEN IT WOULD NOT RELEASE HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE TIRE FOR LEVERAGE AND WHEN IT DID NOT RELEASE, EMPLOYEESFOOT SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL DRIFT AGAINST THE INNER RACE OF #2 MILL FAN BEARING. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE DRIFT WITH A 2 1/2 LB. HAMMER. UPON IMPACT, A SMALL PIECE OF THE BEARING CHIPPED OFF AND FLEW INTO THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLSOING THE DOOR ON THE DUST COLLECTOR AT THE MILL AND THE DOOR HANDLE SLAMMED ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CAP FROM AN 8" DIAMETER WATER PIPE.EMPLOYEE HAD A CROW BAR IN HIS RIGHT AHND PRYING UP ON THE CAP WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND THE BAR PULLED AWAY FROM THE PIPE CAUSING THE CAP TO PINCH HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE CAP AND THE PIPE.
CLOSING STEEL DOOR ON HAMMERMILL. REACHING FOR BAR WI TH R HAND TO SECURE TRAP DOOR DOOR SLIPPED FELL ON HIS L HAND.
EMPL WAS USING A PINCH BAR TO REMOVE A SHEAVE PULLEY FROM THE WILLIAMS MILL WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON THE PINCH BAR TO TRY TO REMOVE THE SHEAVE HE STRAINE DHIS LOWER BACK THE DR DIAGNOSED THE IN JURY AS A HERNIATED DISC OF THE LUMBAR SPINE WITH NERVE ROOT IRRITATION
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SLAG FROM THE WELD OF AN OVERHEAD METAL CHUTE, AND WAS USING A SLAG CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE THE SLAG. THE HEAD OF THE SLAG CHIPPING HAMMER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM THE WELD OF THE OVERHEAD METAL CHUTE AT THE CONVEYORS AT THE WASH PLANT. THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S UPPER CHEEK BONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF H
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE CYCLINDER THAT LIFTS UP THE BED OF THE EUCLID.WHILE PUSHING IN THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE CYCLINDER TO THE BED OF THE EUCLID,EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON OIL THAT DROPPED ONTO TH E FRAME OF EUCLID AND HE FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND,JAMMING HIS RIGHT WRIST AND RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TOWARD THE PICKUP TRUCK TO GO GET PARTS, AND SHE SLIPPED ON LOOSE DIRT/GRIT. HER FEET SPREAD APART PULLING THE HAMSTRING (TENDON) AT THE BACK OF HER LEFT THIGH AND SHE LAN DED ON HER RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT HAND.
AS EMPLOYEE PROPPED PLATE STEEL AGAINST A WORKBENCH, THE STEEL MADE CONTACT WITH A BRUSH COATED WITH FLUX CAUSING THE BRUSH TO FLICK INTO THE AIR WHICH DISCHARGED FLUX INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYES
EMPL WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE BOOMER H-229 JUMBO DRILL BACKING UP TO PULL STEEL FROM THE HOLE WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AT THE PRESSURE BLOCK CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPEW OUT THROUGH OUT THE CAB AREA WHICH COVERED EMPLS FACE EYES AND BODY WITH THE FLUID EMPL WAS NOT WEARING APPROVED EYE PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY
WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM THE TOP STEP OF THE EUCLID, HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HANDHOLD WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND, THEREFORE, HIS BODY MOMENTARILY DANGLED IN MID-AIR CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LEFT RIB AREA BEFORE FALLING APPROXIMATELY 5' TOTHE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET CAUSING LUMBAR STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO RELEASE CHAIN FROM LATCH OF TAILGATE OF BED OF TRUCK SO AS TO ALLOW TAILGATE TO CLOSE. WHEN CHAIN CLEARED FROM LATCH EMPL WAS HOLDING ONTO TAILGATE WITH LEFT HAND WHICH SLI PPED & TIPS OF TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND MIDDLE &RING FINGERS BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN TAIGATE & BED OF TRUCK CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURES TO TIPS OF BOTH FINGERS.
EMPL USING UTILITY KNIFE CUTTING RUBBER FLARE FOR CONVEYOR BELT AND WHEN NOTCHING OUT HOLES.KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING A BAG OF ANFO NITRITE WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON WET GROUND CASUING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK AND THE BAG LANDING ON TOP OF HIM. EMPLOYEE THIK NKS HE TWISTED OR PULLED SOMETHING IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA DURING THE FALL.