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BREAKING LARGE PILE OF CONCRETE OUT OF FEEDER AND SMASHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WITH HAMMER.
PAYLESS CASHWAY, LV, NV., LOADING DOCK. LOADED PICKUP WITH 11 BAGS @ 100# INTO BACK OF PICKUP BED. PAYLESS CASHWAYS DID NOT ASSIST. STRAINED GROIN AREA. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER 1/2/98. HERNIA SURGER Y 1/27/98.
TAKING 8" PIPE UP TO A WATER TANK, HE STEPPED INTO THE TANK STEPPING ONTO A SCREEN USED TO KEEP ROCK OUT OF PUMP, SCREEN GAVE WAY TO HIS WEIGHT ALLOWING HIM TO FALL 5' LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT .
DISCHARGE PIPE ON CYCLONE PUMP WAS PLUGGED WITH SAND OTHER AND EE WERE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM WHEN DISCHARGE PIPE BROKE LOOSE SPRAYED HOT WATER AND SAND ON BOTH MEN.
DISCHARGE PUMP CYCLONE PIPE WAS PLUGGED WITH SAND EE AND OTHER WERE HOOKING AT THE PROBLEM WHEN DISCHANRGE PIPE BROKE LOOSE SPRAYED HOT WATER STEAM AND SAND ON BOTH MEN.
WALKING DOWN STEPS AT HEAD END OF 30" BELTS, MISSED ONE STEP - TWISTED & FELL DOWN.
INSTALLING RIPPER TOOTH ON EQ. KNOCKING OUT OLD PIN WITH HAMMER. CHIP OF METAL BROKE OFF OLD TOOTH CAUSING CUT IN RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
12-9 TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT TOP OF TWIN 30" BELTS-DIDNOT SLIP OR FALL. EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD MUD ON #15 BOOTS. REPORTED HE FELT FINE. ON 12-15 STATED KNEE HURT TO SU PERVISOR. WAS ACCOMPANIED TO CLINIC. PUT ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL DR'S RELEASE.
WHILE GRINDING PIECE OF METAL REFLECTED PIECE FLEW OFF BACK OF HELMET AND ENTERED EYE LEFT ENTERED UNDER SAFETY GLASSES.
WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SHORT STAIR THE STAIR FLIPPED & STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB BROKE SKIN LOST NAIL BROKE BONE IN THUMB
EE CUT LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER STRIPING WIRE.
EE WAS OPERATING GAS POWERED HAND TAMPER AND IT TILTED OR JERKED AND TWISTED HIS WRIST AND FOREARM.