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EE WAS LIFTING ON A HEAVY PUMP IMPELLER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMIN. EE HAS NOT LOST ANY WORK TIME DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EXPANDED METAL ON FLOOR BROKE THRU RT LEG WENT THRU METAL, LT KNEE STRUCK FLOORING.
WHILE HOISTING CHEMICALS ON AN ELECTRIC HOIST THROUGH A HOLE IN A PIECE OF BAR GRATE. THE BAR GRATE CAUGHT ON THE HOIST CHAIN AND FELL DOWN THE CHAIN CAUSING INJUREY TO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AN D FINGERS.
THE VICTIM WAS USING PINCH BAR TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES IN THE ROPS STRUCTURE OR A D9G DOZER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 FEET. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT OFF BALANCE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS ABDOMEN.
WHILE REMOVING A 16 FOOT LONG 8 INCH DIAMETER PIPE AN OLD SUPPORT BRACKET WELD BROKE RELEASING THE PIPE TO FALL ON THE VICTOMS LEFT FOOT.
ACCIDENT VICTIM WAS STANDING ON TRACK TO CHECK OIL LEVELS. HE STEPPED ON LOOSE TRACK PAD. PAD TURNED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL TO GROUND HITTING ARMS ON TRACKS AND FUEL CONTAINER.
WHEN HANGING V BELTS ON OVERHEAD HOOKS IN WAREHOUSE EMP FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. RUBBED IT TO STOP THE ITCHING FEELING. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR UNTIL 9-7-96.
EE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A DANIELS WASHER. WHILE REMOVE PARTS OF WASHER, I SLIPPED/DROPPED, CUTTING DISTAL RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND FRACTURING DISTAL PHALANX.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLT - SLAG BUILT UP ON END OF TORCH - EMPLOYEE USED LEFT HAND TO REMOVE SLAG FROM END OF TORCH - DID NOT TURN TORCH OFF - WHEN SLAG WAS REMOVED TORCH RE-LIT AND BURNT IND EX FINGER AND BACK OF LEFT HAND.
WHWEN SWINGING THE 2 TON CAPACITY CHAIN HOIST FROM ONE SIDE OF A LOAD TO THE OTHER CHOKER THE HOHIST WAS HUNG ON SLIPPED OFF THE HANGER HOOK OF THE HOIST LETTING IT FALL ABOUT 10 FEET STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EE SLIPPED ON FLOCK SPILL & FELL DOWN STEPS FROM 5TH FLOOR TO 4TH FLOOR & LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING WATER CLAMP ON GLAND WATER LINE ON HEAVEY MEDIA PUMP END OF SCREWDRIVER SHATTERED CAUSING PC OF METAL TO STRIKE INJURED IN RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS REMOVING PIECE OF METAL FROM SIDE OF CLEAN COAL CRUSHER METAL BECAME CAUGHT ON ROLLER PULLING INJUREDS RT HAND INTO ROLLER CAUSING LACERATION TO RT HAND AND WRIST.
INJURED WAS RUNNING UP STEPS-HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD BEAM-SORE OR BRUISED NECK.
INJURED WAS REMOVING CHEMICAL LINE...HOSE CAME LOOSE SPRAYING 8853 FLOC-CHEMICAL INTO RIGHT EYE.
WELDER WAS WELDING AR LINER IN HOPPER AN EXCAVATOR WAS USED TO HOLD METAL IN PLACE EXCAVATOR BUCKET SLIPPED HITTING WELDER ON TOP OF FOOT BROKE 3 BONES ON TOP OF FOOT-WELDER WAS WEARING HARD T OES AT THE TIME.
WORKING ON HEAVY MEDIA CYCLONES BUMPED RT ELBOW ON PROTRUDING BOLT BRUISED AND SWELLING ON RT ELBOW.
DRIVING PIN OUT OF ARM ON LOADER W LARGE SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED PIN RT HAND HIT ARM LACERATION AND BRUISE TO PALM OF RT HAND.
CAR DOORS BAR SLIPPED HIT IN IN L JAW BROKE PARTIALS.
DESCENDING WALKWAY CAUGHT FOOT ON WALKWAY- TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE RR CAR DOORS USING LONG BAR WHICH IS PLACED IN CAR OR LATCH OF CAR.BAR SLIPPED OUT OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN TOP OF HEAD.
CLOSING DOOR ON CLEAN COAL HOPPER SLIPPED AND FELLL
BUMPED KNEE ON ANGLE IRON.
SHOVELING SPRAINED LEFT SIDE BACK
LIFTING DRUM OF FLOCK INJ RT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM MOVING TRUCK STRUCK RIGHT SHOULDER PULLED MUSCLE
LIFTING 55 GAL DRUM STRAINED BACK.BUT DIDNT MISS WORK UNTIL 5-2-83.