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AS I WAS WALKING TO MY VEHICLE WITH DAILY WORK MATERIAL I SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED BANK OUTSIDE OF MY OFFICE. IF ELT, A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK, BUT JUST SHOOK IT OFF AND WORKED ALL DAY. TH E NEXT MORNING AS I SHOOK IT OFF AND WORKED ALL DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, AS I WOKE UP I WAS STIFF/SORE/ LOWER BACK-SHOULDER BLADE-NECK AND LEFT ARM.
SUBJECT WAS WORKING WITH REPAIR CREW & HE SAID THAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY HE GOT A WELDERS FLASH TO HIS EYES IT DIDNT START TO HURT HIS EYES UNTIL HE GOT READY TO GO TO BED
SUBJECT WAS HELPING FELLOW MECHANIC REMOVE A MANIFOLD FROM AN ENGINE IN THE SHOP & AS THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE MANIFOLD FELL OFF SMASHING HIS RT INDEX FINGER WHEN IT STRUCK THE BLOCKING
SUBJECT WAS REMOVING HOSE CLAMP AFTER HE NOTICED NO WATER DISCHARGING AND AS HE LOOSENED FIRST CLAMP THE OTHER TWO BLEW OFF AND HOT WATER/STEAM STRUCK HIM.
SUBJECT SAID THE CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON THE FOOT VALVE CAUSED HIS BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT FOOT TO HURT.
STEPPED INTO CAB OF DOZER WITH LEFT FOOT.LIFTED LEFT FOOT,RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT -STRUCK LEFT LEG ON EDGE OF STEP.
PRYING ON LARGE BOULDER WITH CORNER OF BLADE AND BOULDER BROKE CAUSING SUDDEN RELEASE OF BLADE PRESSURE THAT JARRED MACHINE AND HIMSELF.
SUBJECT WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING AIR INTO 15" TIRE WHEN INSIDE BEAD BLEW OUT CAUSING SUDDEN RELEASE OF ENERGY, AIR, WHICH CAUSED SMALL PARTICLES OF DIRT TO PENETRATE SKIN OF RIGHT HAN & ARM W HEN TIRE STRUCK HAND IT BROKE THUMB ALSO.
SUBJECT WAS DRINKING STRONG SMELL OF BOOZE ON HIS BREATH HIS VERSION IS HE MOTIONED TO THE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DRAGLINE BUT BEFORE HE DID THE DRAG SWUNG & KNOCKED HIM OFF THE OPERATOR SAID HE SAW HIM GET DOWN ONTO GROUND & WALK TOWARDS THE READ & HE WENT BACK TO DIGGING NO SERIOUS INJURIES SUBJECT RELEASED HOSPITAL 041589
SUBJECT SAID "I GOT A SORE BACK BECAUSE OF THE SEAT THAT WAS JUST INSTALLED" SO THE OTHER ONE COULD BE REUPHOLSTERED.
SUBJECT WAS TOLD HE HAS "CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME" IN HIS WRIST AND THE DOCTORS ARE TO OPERATE ON THEM. HE REPORTED OFF 01-16-,89 FOR THE OPERATIONS ON BOTH HANDS, THEY SAID REPETIVE MOVEMEN TS OF USING TOOLS ETC. CAUSED THIS.
SUBJECT SAID HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED ON MUD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HISLEFT KNEE AGAINST THE PUSH ARM.
SUBJECT SAID AS HE WAS TIGHTENING CUTTER THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HE CUT HIS FINGER ON BLADE OF MOWER
SUBJECT WAS HELPING TO PRY ON A PIN WHILE REMOVAL OF DOZER BLADE WAS IN PROGRESS AND THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYE BROWS- HEAD
SUBJECT DIDNT REPORT THIS UNTIL 8-9-88 HE SAID HE NOTICED PAIN & DISCOMFORT AT THE END OF THE SHIFT ON 8-5-88 ANDOVER THE WEEKEND IT CONTRINUED HE WORKED ALL DAY MONDAY BUT SAID IT HURT SO B AD HE COULDNT WORK TUESDAY THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT
SUBJECT CALLED ME AT HOME ON 8-6-88 AT 3:20 PM HE SAID HE STRUCK HISS ELBOW ON THE 8-3-88 DATE NO WITNESS AND ITS NOW HURTING SO BAD HE HAS TO GET CHECKED OUT HE DIDNT REPORT ANYTHING TO HIS SUPERVISOR
SUBJECT SAID THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND HE STRUCK HIS FINGER ON A GEAR TOOTH.
SUBJECT HAD JUST STEPPED OFF OF THE HIGH LIFT INOT THE GROUND WHICH HAD A TIRE RUT AND RIDGE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE
SUBJECT SAID HE3WAS WALKING FROM WASHER AREA TO T HE SHOP BUILDING AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RT SHOULDER
AS HE WAS GETTI3G INTO HIS HIGHLIFT HIS LEFT EYE STARTED TO HURT LIKE SMETHING FLEW INTO IT. FOREMAN FLASHED EYE WITH EYE WASH AND SUBJECT HAD EYE CHECKED AT EMERGENCY ROOM WHO REFEREED HIM TO EYE DR SCRATCH3IN RETINA AREA WAS FOUND EYE WAS TO BE SOVERLED FOR 24 HRS AND HE COULD RETURN TO WORK.
SUBJECT WAS STE1PING OFF OF BOOM TRUCK ONTO THE AUGER AND AS HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS FOOTING, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE GUARD IN THE AREA OF THE OPERATOR'S HELPER POSITION.
SUBJECT SAID HE3KNELT DOWN ONTO A MECHANICS CREEPER TO WORK ON THE SEAT OF A SECURITY CAR AND THE CREEPER MOVED ? CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND AS HE REACHED OUT FOR THE DOOR AND DOOR JA MPOST HE SAID H9 PULLED SOMETRHING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE AREA.
SUBJECT SAID HE3SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO STAND ON THE SAFETY GRATING OF A STAND PIPE WHILE REMOVING TWIGS BRANCHES, ETC. AFTER BEING CHECKED AT THE HOSPITAL HE SAID HE IS GOING TO SEE HIS DOCTO R NOW. 3
SUBJECT SAID HE3WAS CHECKING OUT AN OIL LEAK & WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO FENDER OF PAN HE SLIPPED-FELL TO GROUND. HE WAS TOLD AT THE HOSPITAL TO REST NEXT DAY & HE COULD RETURN TO WORK. BUT HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY 8OCTOR AND NOW HE SAYS HE IS UNABLE TO WORK.
SUBJECT WAS SLI8ING A SKID OF PARTS ACROSS THE FLOOR & SLIPPED CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK OF THE ARM. HE SAID IT WAS VERY SORE BUT IF IT BOTHERED HIM FOR TOO LONG HE WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED. ON 5-12- 87, HE REPORTED3OFF TO HAVE IT CHECKED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM.
SUBJECT WAS A S2OOT ER WORKING ON BENCH & KICKED A BAG OF GARBAGE (OVER INTO THE PIT)THAT WAS LEFT ON BENCH HE HEARD SOME GLASS BREAK BUT DIDNT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL HIS LEG HURT LATER HE CHECKED IT (SMA5L CUT) & PUT A BAND-AID ON IT BUT BY SAT IT WAS HURTING & BY SUNDAY SWELLING UP-HE WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AT HOSPITAL IT HAD A STAPH INFECTION & HE WAS ADMITTED ALSO HIS SUGA
SUBJECT TOLD ME3ON 2-17-87 THAT HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT WHILE OPERATING DOZER SEE FOLLOW UP REPORT I HAVE A NOTE & FOLLOW UP REPORT ATTACHED TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS A LATE REPORT.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A VERTICAL DRILL APPR.8FT FROM EDGE OF A 25FT HIGHWALL BENCH WHEN HIS OUTRIGGER SUNK IN DUE TO A CRACK & DRILL UNIT TILTED & HE JUMPED OFF OF IT & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK
SUBJECT TOLD ME3ON 8 21 86 THAT HIS NECK WAS HURTING HIM AND HE WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE HE SAID IT FIRST STARTED TO HURT ON 7 31 86 WHEN THE HIGHLIFT DROPPED A LARGE ROCK INT HIS BED AND IT 4ARRED HIM
SUBJ WEARING EY9 PROTECTION AND GRINDING BEARING CAP WITH SMALL AIR GRINDER.EYE STARTED TO HURT ON 4-16.WENT TO HOSPITAL AND SMALL SLIVER OF METAL FOUND IN EYE.IT MUST HAVE FLOWN IN AROUND GOG GLES DUE TO SEV9RE WIND.
SUBJECT SLIPPED3& FELL AS HE WAS WALKING ON GROUND WHICH WAS MADE VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND HIS WALKING BACK AND FORTH WHICH CREATED AN ICY CONDITION.
SUBJECT WAS TUR3ING LEFT REAR WHEELS BY HAND WHILE THEY WERE JACKED UP 3 HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND MUD GUARD.
SUBJECT SAID HE3WAS SWINGING A HAMMER & STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE OTHER HAND
SUBJECT SAID HE SLIPPED & WHEN HE MOVED HIS BODY THE WAND OF THE SPRAYER SHOT HOT WATER DOWN INTO HIS BOOT, THUS CAUSING A BURN.
SUBJECT WAS STEPPING OFF OF PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
SUBJECT HAD ATTEMPTED TO HOLD A STUD FROM COMING OUT OF THE HOLE WHILE HE TRIED TO TAKE NUT OFF WITH AN AIR WRENCH WHEN THE STUD PUSHED OUT OF HOLE TURNED & CUT HIS FINGER
SUBJECT WAS GETTING HIS TRACK SPADE OFF OF DOZER & STRUCK HIS ELBOW.
SUBJECT WAS GETTING OFF OF THE ROCK TRUCK AND HE SAID HE COULDN\T LOCATE THE BOTTOM STEP (WHICH WAS BENT) AND HE DROPPED HIMSELF TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 3\) IN DOING SO HE FELT SOMETHING PULL I N HIS LOWER BACK.
SUBJECT TURNED OFF SWITCH TO THE ELCETRIC MAGNET AND THE SWITCH SEEMED TO EXPLODE INSIDE OF THE BOX CAUSING SUBJECT TO GO BACK AGAINST SUPPORT BEAMS HE BECAME WEAK KNEE IN ABOUT 3-4 MIN. HE WA LKED OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND WAS TOLD TO LIE DOWN AND REST AND WE HAD HIM CHECKED AT HOSPITAL.
SUBJECT NOTICED A PROBLEM IN FRONT OF ENGINE & WHEN HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE IT SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THE HOSPITAL THAT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. AS NEAR AS WE CAN TELL IT CAME FROM THEMANIFOLD AREA
SUBJECT SAID MECHANIC HAD JUST ADJUSTED BRAKES BUT WHEN HE WENT TO BACK UP HE COULDNT STOP AND WENT DOWN A 4\ BANK INTO FIELD.TRUCK LAID OVER ON DRIVERS SIDE AS WHEELS TURNED ON SLIPED AREA.
THE CRANE WAS LIFTING A 8" X 40\ STEEL BEAM APPR. 36" FROM THE GROUND A METAL STRAP WHICH WAS WELDED ON BROKE OFF CAUSING THE BEAM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
SUBJ GETTING ONTO FARM TRACTOR AND HAND SLIPPED OFF OF HANDHOLD AND HE FELL BACK ONTO GROUND IN A SITTING POSITION.
SUBJECT SAID HE WAS WELDING AND PIECE OF FLUX GOT INTO HIS EYE SOMEHOW HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION
SUBJECT WAS HELPING TWO OTHER MECHANICS REMOVE A TRANSMISSION WHEN SOMEONE MOVED TRANSMISSION NOT KNOWING HIS HAND WAS IN A BAD AREA IN OING THIS IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND F RAME
SUBJECT LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED ON T HE MUDDY GROUND WHILE HELPING TO INSTALL FENCE.
THE DRILL OPERATOR ADJUSTED THE WRONG VALVE & BEFORE HE KNEW IT THE DRILL JACKS ELEVATED THE DRILL TOO FAR & IT UPSET ONTO THE DRILL PARKED NEXT TO HIM. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH DRILL BUT N O ONE WAS INJURED.
SUBJECT WAS INSTALLING BEARINGS HE WAS HOLDING BEARING IN PLACE WITH HIS RT HAND & POUNDING WITH A 4# HAMMER & THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF BEARING & THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER SMASHED HIS RT TH UMB.
SUBJECT WAS TAKING A PAN TO THE WORK AREA TO SWITCH WITH THE OPERATOR OF ANOTHER PAN WHEN THE REAR TRANSMISSION KICKED OUT AFTER SUBJECT STOPPED THE FRONT ENGINE STALLED & HE JUMPED OPFF PAN A FTER DROPPING THE BOWL. HE WAS TRYING OUT MAZCHINE PRIOR TO TRANFER.
SUBJECT WAS ATTACHING ANOTHER DRILL STEEL WHEN A 1/4" HOSE BLEW OUT SQUIRTING HYDRAULIC OIL INTO BOTH EYES.