EE punctured the palm of his right hand while working on a water line to the stool in the employee bathroom. He washed it out and bandaged it. Later he developed an infection. On March 2nd the infection was removed. This is when the injury was reported.
Employee just turned onto main haul road, went around a sharp curve and was on a straight stretch. He turned his wheel to the right to get more on his side of the road then turned back to the left to straighten up and it wouldn't turn left. Truck kept going to the right and went over the berm. Steering released, he turned to the left and the truck turned over.
EE WAS SHOVELING THE FEGO BOX ON THE CLASSIFIER TO CLEAN OUT SOME CONTAMINATED MATERIAL. HE FELTA PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK MOVING A SHOVEL FULL OFMATERIAL.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A PUMP ON TO A BARGE DECK THAT WAS APPROX 5 FT ABOVE THE PLANT LEVEL HEWAS STANDING ON. AS HE WAS CLOSE TO SETTING THE PUMP ON THE BARGE HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK DUE TO STILL HAVING THE PUMP IN HIS HANDS AND CATCHING HINSELF.
THE PNEUMATIC GREASE PUMP WASN'T WORKING SO EE WAS TRYING TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HE TOOK THE PUMP COVER OFF AND HEARD AIR ESCAPING. HE PUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE PUMP BODY TO FEEL FOR AN AIR LEAK. AS HE DID THIS, THE PISTON WHICH WAS IN A RAISED POSITION CYCLED DOWN AND CUT THE FINGER OFF AT THE FIRST JOINT FROM THE FINGER TIP.
A PERIODIC CHEST X-RAY SCREENING WAS READ BY 2 ""B"" READERS. THE X-RAY WAS CHARACTERIZED AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH READINGS OF Y1 & 0Y2. DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED S OLELY BY READING THE CHEST X-RAY FILM.
EE WAS HANDING A WORN METAL SCREEN, THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED & CUT IN HALF OUT OF THE BARREL SCREENTO CO-WORKER. THE SURFACE HE WAS STANDING ON IS CURVED, THE NEW PLATE HAD A LIGHT FILM ON IT AND HIS SHOES WERE DAMP. AS HE HANDED THE PLATE OUT HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS. WHEN HIS FOOT STOPPED HIS RT. KNEE BUCKLED AND HE FELT PAIN ON THE SIDE OF HIS KNEE.
EE WAS HELPING TO SHIFT A LOADED BARGE AT THE PLANT. HE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE UP & OVER A CORNER BIT THAT WAS AROUND. THE CABLE STARTED TO TIGHTEN DUE TO NOT ENOUGH SLACK IN CABLE & REALIZE D HIS HANDS MIGHT GET TRAPPED BETWEEN BIT & THE TIGHTENING CABLE. HE PULLED THE CABLE UP REAL QUICK & FELT A BURNING SENSATION, SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS NAVAL AREA.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING CHUTE. WHEN HE BENT DOWN, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. WHEN HE UPRIGHTED HIS HEAD STRUCK A SPRAY BAR CAUSING A LACERATION
THE INJURED RECEIVED FLASHBURNS AFTER LOOKING DIRECTLY AT AN ARC THAT WAS STRUCK BY A CO-WORKER.
EE STEPPED FROM BARGE ONTO THE TOP OF HORN BIT ON PLANT DECK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A BARGE DECKLINE TO THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO TIE OFF A BARGE. THE ROPE WAS WET AND CONSEQUENTLY VERY HEAVY; HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHEN HE CAUGHT THE ROPE.