SIDE GRINDER SLIPPED.
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Showing all 42WHILE DOING ELECTRICAL WORK, TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN TRYING TO STAND AFTER LONG PERIOD OF BEING IN SITTING, KNEELING POSITION. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST FIRST AID OR DOCTOR CISIT INITIALLY. SUBS EQUENTLY DISCOVERED TORN CARTILAGE UPON DOCTOR VISIT, AND ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY RECOMMENDED. PERFORMED ON 7-14-93.
54736YEE CLEANING DREDGE DECKS.HIS SHOED MAY HAVE HAD SOME GREASE ON THE BOTTOMS.HE SLIPPED WHILE GOING DOWN THE STAINS FROM TOP TO LOWER BACK AND HIT HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AGAINST STAIRWAY STRA 95957 HIS MUSCLES AND BRUISING AND ABRAIDING THE SKIN.
EE WAS CHANGING SUCTION END SPOOL OF PUMP AND GRABBED OLD PIPE TRYING TO PULL IT OVER TO GET A CHOCKER UNDER IT FOR REMOVER. PIPE SLIPPED CAUSING SHARP WORN EDGE TO CUT THROUGH LEATHER WORK GL OVE AND LACERATE 1ST 3 FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTING PLUG OFF DISTRIBUTION BOX AT 48" CYCLINES IN FEED PRE AREA & STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING MINE AFTER COMPLETING SHIFT. RIDING MOTORCYCLE ON MAIN MINE ROAD WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, REAR WHEEL HIT LOOSE MATERIAL AND CAUSED MOTORCYCLE TO VEER OFF ROAD ONTO SHOULDER. LOST CONTROL OF MOTOTCYCLE AND IT FELL OVER. HE CAME OFF BIKE HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER AND BIKE FELL ON LEFT HAND.
HE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS TO WASHA & FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. HE HAD EXPERIENCED A STRAIN TO THE AREA ON 11/20/91 BUT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY LOST TIME OR MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME.
WHILE GETTING OFF TUG ONTO DREDGE,SLIPPED ON WALKWAY OVER THE DREDGES' DISCHARGE LINE. MAY HAVE BEEN SOME OIL OR GREASE ON DREDGE DECK. LEFT LEG HIT STAIRWAY AS HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN BALANCE.
EMPL STANDING ON LOADER FRAME CLEANING WINDSHIELD ,SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FRAME BECOMING WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE BUCKET ARMS.HIT HEAD AND RIGHT ARM WAS TWISTED BEHIND HIM.
CUTTING WITH KNIFE CUT HIS L FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING TO CHANGE SWING WIRE ON A MANTRIP DREDGE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE LADDER AND PULLING CABLE WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ABOUT 5' ONTO THE CRANE BARGE DECK ON HI S LEFT SHOULDER. THE LADDER DECK WAS WET AT THE TIME.
CLOSING VALVE ON PUMP SUCTION STRAINED LOWER BACK. THIS VALVE IS VERY DIFFICULT ANOMAY REQUIRE ASISTANCE.
WHILE WALKING ALONF PLANT ROAD BY V-54 TANK TRIPPED OVER DIRT MOUND AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE,WHEN FALLING TO GROUND.
HELPING TO REASSEMBLE PIPELINE-PUSHING RING INTO PLACE ON BELL USING FEET & HANDS.LATER THAT NITGHT,AFTER WENT HOME TO BED,WOKE UP WITH LOWER BACK PAIN.
WHILE MOVING TUBING FROM DECK OF DREDGE TO TUG BOAT FELT PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST. TUBING WAS FOR HANDRAILS & WAS 1 1/2" X 20' LENGTHS. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT EMPL DID NOT FEEL NOR SEK TREATMENT. IT W ASN'T UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER COMPLAINED OF SOME WRIST & WAS SENT TO CO DR WHO PUT HIM ON 2 WEEKS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ON RT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OUT IF THE WATER TO HOOK TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER CABLE TO HAULE TO BROKEN SPUD. PULLED TOO HARD & LATER FELT SORENESS IN RIGHT SHOULDER-SAW DR. WHO FOUND NOTHING & REL EASED TO RETURN TO WORK. EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN AGAIN ON 9/25 AND WENT TO DR. & SHOULDER SEPARATION WAS DIAGNOSIED AT THIS TIME.
WHILE WORKING ON DAM STEPPED INTO A HOLE ON SIDE OF SAND BANK AND TWISTED BACK.
WHILE CHECKING OUT HIGH VOLTAGE ON POWER CABLE FOR DREDGE WAS INSTALLING FUSE AND WHILE PUSHING FUSE WITH 8 INCH PLASTIC FUSE PULLER HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE MADE CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED CIRC UIT AND HE RECEIVED ANELECTRICAL SHOULD TO HIS RT HAND AND OUT HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS KNOCKED BACK AND DOWN.
COUPLING POWER CABLE ON TOP OF CABLE SPOOL, WRENCH SLIPPED & SMASHED RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN COUPLING & WRENCH & CALBE SPOOL TOP.
ADJUSTING RUNNING PUMP PUMP SLINGING MATERIAL SAND FLEW BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.
PUTTING PONTOON PIPE TOGETHER WITH TUG.HAND WAS ON FLANGE WHEN THE BALL WENT INTO THE BELL.THE RING KICKED BACK AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RING AND FLANGE.
WHIEL MANUALLY DISCONNECTING PIPELINE WAS USING HAND EWRENCH ON BAD BOLT PUTTING HEAVY PRESSURE ON WRENCH FELT & HEARD SOMETHING POP IN NECK & CHEST AREA NO DAMAGE TO WRENCH OR PIPE LINE.
WHILE REPLACING PIPELINE, WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON FLANGES AND WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. WAS PULLING VERY HARD AND AT AN ODD ANGLE TO TIGHTEN WHICH RESULTED IN INITIAL PAIN IN WRIST WH ICH AT FIRST EMPLOYEE THOUGHT WAS SPRAINED, BUT UPON EXAMINATION INDICATED A FRACTURE.
WHILE HOLDING ONTO VALVE TO KEEP BALANCE WAS SWINGING AT DISCHARGE LINE & MISSED HITTING LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER. NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE LIMITED USE OF LEFT THUMB UNTIL HEALED.
TRACTOR BOUNCING ON ROUGH TERRAIN WHEN PUSHING CAUSING CONTINUOUS GARRING OF LOWER BACK.
CLIMBING DOWN FROM SKIDDER SLIPPED ON LAST STEP AND HURT R KNEE
WALKING TO PLANT SCREEN DOWN AND STEPPED ON FLOORING AND PC OF FLOOR GRATING CAUGHT L LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING CAUSTIC TO CONTROL PH IN RETENTION TANK. AS HE WAS CLOSING BACK ON BALL VALVE ONCAUSTIC LINE THE PRESSURE INCREASED CAUSING LIQUID FROM TANK TO SPLASH BACK ON HIS HEAD. L IEQUID RAN DOWN FOREHEAD INTO HIS EYES.
WAS PULLING ROOTS FROM DREDGE CUTTER HEAD WHEN A 11/2IN PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAPPING CAUGHT LEG (RT KNEE) AGAINST HEAD OF CUTTER
WAS REMOVING KNOCK OUT RING FROM BARREL ASSEMBLY ON PUMP & WHEN HE HIT RING A PIECE FLEW UP & CUT HIM OVER H IS LEFT EYE
CAUGHT RIGHT ARM BETWEEN PIPE BARREL ASSEMBLY AND GREAR BOX ON MOTOR WAS INSTALLING WITH LEFT CRANE ASSISTANCE USING CHOKER HOISTING MECHANISM.
WAS WORKING ON BARGE TVG REACHED FOR CHAIN LYING ON SHELF AND WAS STUNG ON RIGHT LITTLE FINGER OF HAND BY INSECT.
INSPECT HAND WINCH FOR GATE WINCH HANDLE SPUN AND STRUCK BACK OF R HAND
WAS HELPING BREAK BARR JOINT CONNECTOR ON PONTOON PIPE LINE RING CAME OUT EXPECTEDLY STRIKING AND SMASHING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
FLOAT CREW WAS PLACING A CHAIN BINDER ON PIPE LINE LEAK BOLT FRACTURED ON BINDER WHILE TIGHTENING CHAIN FLEW OFF & HIT EMPLOYEE IN RT KNEE
WHILE DOING DOWN TRUCK STEPS WITH COAL & BAG IN ONE HAND HE LOST STEP & FELL TO GROUND ON BACK STRIKING HEAD AGAINST GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON BACK FLAT BED TRUCK AND WHEN DRIVER SHIFTED GEARS LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM BACK OF TRUCK.
EE WAS REMOVING FLOCLANT PUMPS FROM SYSTEM AND PILLED FLOUCLANT CHEMCIAL ONTO HANDS ALSO NOTICED A BUMP ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH COLD HAVE BEEN IAN INSECT STING. LATER IN EVENING HE BEGAN TO SW ELL UP AND HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION.
WHILE CARRYING A 6 FT PIECE OF PIPE TO WORK TUG BOAT EE LOST FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS INJURY HIS BACK AND NECK AND TAILBONE.
L BOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GRATING AND TEETER BARRIER SPRAINED L ANKLE POSS FRACT
SERVICING CUTTER HEAD ON DREDGE. SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING PARTS AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE ON TOP OF STEEL BEAM. LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE TO THREE DAYS. ABRASION AND HEMATOMA LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO HAND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE A KEY FOR A PADLOCK. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS MIDSECTION. HE FELT MINIMAL DISCOMFORT AT THIS TIME. ON 8/22/90 HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR, STATING THAT HIS STOMACH WAS SORE.