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ON 8-16-03 HE WAS REMOVING BEARINGS ON THE CRUSHER AND PRESSING OUT A RETAINING RING WITH THE HYDRAULIC JACK. THE JACK KICKED OUT HITTING HIM IN THE LOWER LEG. HE WENT TO THE E.R. ON SUNDAY, 8 -17-03 AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 8-18-03.
HE WAS PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE AT PRIMARY #1. THE WIND BLEW OUT THE FLAME OF THE TORCH HE WAS USING. THE GAS BUILT UP AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRIKE IT AGAIN THE PROPANE BLEW UP IN HIS FACE .
HE WAS CLEANING OFF A BELT SCRAPPER ON A HEAD WHEEL WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED THROUGH PAST THE SCRAPPER AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT HEAD WHEEL & PULLEY. THIS PULLED HIS GLOVED HAND INTO THE BEL T. THE BELT WAS MOVING AT AN IDLE SPEED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
TRIMMING INSULATION OFF HEAVY ELECTRICAL WIRE IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER AND THE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS THUMB AT THE SECONDARY #1.
INSTALLING A BUSHING IN THE MAIN BOOM OF THE WARE HAMMER AND THE BOOM SHIFTED OFF THE CRIBBING. IT FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
HE WAS REASSIGNED TO ANOTHER TRUCK, SO HE BROUGHT HIS TRUCK IN AND WHEN HE REACHED BEHIND THE SEAT TO CLEAN OUT THE TRASH HE HURT HIS BACK.
WHILE INSTALLING A WATER VALVE AT PRIMARY #1 HE WAS ADJUSTING HIS SAFETY BELT AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS TORCH.
HE REACHED INTO THE DOOR OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO RETRIEVE A TOOL FROM HIS TOOL BOX AND HE SCRAPED HIS ARM.
WHILE CHECKING OIL ON START-UP PROCEDURE, HE WASSTEPPING FROM ONE TRUCK TO THE NEXT AND HE SLIP-PED AND FELL APPROX. 10 FT.
HE WAS INSTALLING A SCREENDECK AT SECONDARY #1. WHILE TIGHTENING IT DOWN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AN DHE HIT HIS THUMB. HE REFUSED TREATMENT AT THE TIME. HIS THUMB WAS HURTING AND SWOLLEN IN THE EVE NING AND HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL INT HE MORNING 7-25-01 TO GET IT CHECKED.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS RIGGING A BUNDLE OF ANGLE IRON PIECES ON THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRAILER. AS THE ANGLES WERE PICKED, THEY WERE NOT RIGGED EVENLY. WHEN THE OPERATOR SET THE PIECES BACK DOWN ON T HE TRAILER, THE RACK SUPPORTS THEY WERE SETTING ON BECAME UNSTABLE AND FELL TAKING THE RIGGER WITH.
HE WAS INSTALLING A CUTTING EDGE ON THE JD LOADER #4. THE BUCKET WAS 18" HIGH FROM THE GROUND WHEN THE CUTTING EDGE FELL ONHIM. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 1300 BECAUSE HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS HURTING HIM.
HE WAS IN THE PORCESS OF CHANGING THE BIT ON THE DRILL. HE WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK WITH THE DULL BIT TO SHARPEN IT AND HE TRIPPED. HE FELL ADN THE DRILL BIT FELL ON HIS HAND.
HE WAS WORKING ON THE CAT 990 BUCKET LOADER. HE WAS HAMMERING THE BUCKET WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ANDA PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE TOOTH AND HIT HIMIN THE UPPER LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A WELDING SAFETY GARMENT.
HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AT THE TRAILER AT PRIMARY #1. HE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES AND IT WAS RAINING. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND TOLD THE SUPERVISOR HE MAY HAVE PULLED SOMETHING BUT REFUSED MEDI CAL TREATMENT. ON 5-24-00, HE SAID HE WAS STILL SORE AND HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR.
HE WAS REMOVING THE LOWER COVER ON THE HITACHI 1800 AND TWISTED HIS THUMB. HE INDICATED HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON 3/2/00 HIS THUMB WAS NOT BETTER AND HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN FOR M EDICAL TREATMENT.
ON 1-5-00 EE WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM OF PRIMARY #2. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR DEBRIS PIECE OF WOOD FLEW IN HIS EYE DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS. HE TREID TO TAKE CARE OF IT HIMSELF BUT IT WAS BOTHERIN G HIM MORE SO HE REPORTED THE PROBLEM ON 1-7-00 HE WAS IMMEDICATELY TAKEN TO DR. FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.