INSTALLING FLOORING. HAD A PIECE OF CHANNEL TACK, WELDED. TRYING TO LEVEL CHANNEL HE WAS HITTING CHANNEL FROM BOTTOM WITH FOUR LB HAMMER. HAMMER HIT EDGE OF CHANNEL AND HIT HIMSELF IN LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 15THE VICTIM STEPPED BEYOND THE YELLOW FLAGGING TAPE OFF OF THE FLOOR GRATE ONTO A GUNCTION BOX. THE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX GAVE WAY ALLOWING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 18' HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE K NEE AND ANKLE SUSTAINED SOME SERIOUS BREAKS.
A JACKHAMMERR WAS LEFT STANDING ON ITS POINT. A FELLOW WORKER BUMPED THE HAMMER AND IT FELL OVER ONTO THE VICTIM'S LEFT FOOT. BRUISED FOOT.
EE WAS LIFTING FULL O2 BOTTLE FROM TOOL TRUCK & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO GRIND STEEL.DISC EVIDENTALLY HIT A BURR AND KICKED AROUND BRINGING SPINNING DISC INTO CONTACT WITH THE BACK SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOREARM.MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIO NS TO LEFT FOREARM RESULTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CONCRETE PAD AND CHANGED DIRECTION AND NOTICED A LITTLE PAIN AROUND LEFT KNEE. AFTER SITTING DOWN A FEW MINUTES AND GETTING BACK THE PAIN WAS WORSE WHEN WALKING.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF SMALL DOZER AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND. X-RAYS REVEALED FRACTURE OF TIP OF LEFT FIBULA.
EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN. PRIOR INJURY WAS 2-3-93.
WALKING UP STEPS, CAUGHT SAFETY METATARSAL SHOE UNDER TOP STEP, FELL FORWARD, HANDS HIT FLOOR TO STOP FALL, HAND HURT BY FALL.
EE WAS PICKING UP WHEEL BARROW HANDLES TO MOVE AND FEET SLIPPED ON PELLETS ON CONCRETE FLOOR. FELL ON BACK C-S STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE USING POKEN TO CLEAN CLINKERS IN CHUTE FROM KILN TO COOLER. RIGHT HAMSTRING GLUTEAL MUSCLE STRAIN.
HANDLING A SHEET OF TIN DISMANTLING A CONVEYOR TOP. EDGE CUT UNDERSIDE OF LEFT ARM.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE PAD WHICH HAD FROZEN WATER (ICE) UNDER SNOW. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO JOB AND FELL BY EXTRUDEN.
TOP OF WATER SPRINKLER CAUGHT BETWEEN EMPLOYEES SHOE TOP AND METATARSAL GUARD CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL. TWISTED KNEE AS HE FELL CAUSING KNEE SPRAIN.
STEPED OUT OF TRUCK SLIPPED ON CLAY AND FELL ON SIDE ON A RIDGE OF CLAY BROKEN RIB LEFT SIDE.