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HE HAD HIS HEAD INSIDE OF A PIECE OF PIPE WHEN A SCRAP OF STEEL FELL ON THE PIPE AND HURT HIS LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE EE WAS PULLING THE BOAT. TO THE BOAT TO THE DECK OF THE DREDGE, THE ROPE BROKE. AND EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN ON IS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL. DRUM BARREL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT PAST SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. THE DR REMOVED THE PIECE OF METAL AND PUT A PATCH OVER EYE FOR ONE DAY. EMPLOYEE LOST NOT TIME FROM WORK.
EMP WAS PICKING CLAY ON THE 400' PEERLESS CONVEYOR. GOT HIS FINGERS (RT RING & RT LITTLE FINGER)CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER. RECEIVED A CONTUSION. DR PUT IT IN SPLINT-NO PROLONGED INJ.
EE HAD GONE UP ON CATWALK TO COLLECT SAMPLES. AS SHE WAS COMING BACK DOWN, SHE SLIPPED ON MUD ON CATWALK. SHE TWISTED HER HIP AS SHE BEGAN TO FALL, BUT CAUGHT HERSELF AND DID NOT FALL COMPLETE LY DOWN.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS WHEN HE LEANED ON A HAND RAIL WHICH BROKE. HE FELL ABOUT 8 FEET ONTO A CONVEYOR LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS X RAYED AND REC A SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER AND FRACTURED LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING, HE WAS GOING UNDER CONVEYOR AND HIT HIS HAND ON THE CONVEYOR CAUSING HIS HAND HAT TO FALL OFF. EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP HARD HAT, RAISED UP & HIT HIS HEAD ON CONVEYOR BEFORE HE GOT HIS HAT BACK ON. CAUSED LACERATION ABOVE, WAS TAKEN TO ER WHERE HE REC 3 STITCHES ON FOREHEAD.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS, WAS SLIDING ACROSS THE SCREENS AND A STRAND OF METAL WAS STICKING UP IN THE AIR. EE COULD NOT SEE AS IT WAS A VERY CLOSED, CONFINED AREA. THE STRAND AND METAL PUNCTURE D LEFT BICEP. EE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CLINIC ANDGIVEN A TETNUS SHOT.
EE WSA KNOCKING SAND OFF WIPER ON THE CONVEYYOR WITH A HAMMER, THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW SAND OFF THE CONVEYOR INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE FORK WIDTH ON A FORKLIFT WHEN THE FORK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND, PINCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE FORK AND THE MAST CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRE D 8 STITCHES.
WAS REMOVING HUB FROM THE PUMP WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE SCREWDRIVER BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER LIP, REQUIRING THREE (3) STITCHES.
THEY WERE TIGHTENING THE BELT WIPER ON THE #1 SCREEN DECK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT & HIS RIGHT HAND SLAMMED INTO CORNER OF PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. RESULTING INJURY WAS GANGLEON CYST ON UPP ER PORTION OF RIGHT HAND. DR. SAYS CYST CAN BE REMOVED AT ANYTIME. CYST MUST BE REMOVED TO CORRECT PROBLEM.
HOOKING UP A CHAIN TO THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE DREDGE BUCKET.THE COUNTERWEIGHT (600LBS) WAS AGINST THE BACKHOE BUCKET.AFTER HOOKING THE CHAIN,THE COUNTERWEIGHT ROLLED OFF THE BACKHOE BUCKET.IN JURED'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE HOOK ON A COME-A-LONG.1ST BONE FRACTURED-LITTLE FINGER,RIGHT HAND SMASHED AND CUT BY CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WHILE WIND WAS BLOWING EXCESSIVELY.A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING GOT IN EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.PHYSICIAN REMOVED OBJECT FR OM EYE.HAD TO WEAR PATCH OVER EYE FOR ONE DAY.NODAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS.