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Employee was using a ratchet to remove a coupling bolt when the socket that was connected slipped off of the nut. This caused the handle of the ratchet to make contact with his bottom lip and the top center tooth resulting in a fracture of the tooth.
A mechanic was tightening a chain and device used to change out dozer cutting edges. An overhead crane was also used. He over-hoisted the crane which put too much tension on the device. The device failed and struck his wrist causing a laceration and fracture.
The employee was preparing a chain come-a-long that was going to be used. While pulling the chain slack, the dead end hook slipped off of a threaded stud. The come-a-long struck the employee in the face which caused the safety glasses that the employee was wearing to contact his left eyebrow. The result was a 2 inch laceration which required stitches.
A mechanic was using a torque wrench on a nut. The wrench failed causing the mechanic to fall to the shop floor. As a result of the fall, his right ankle was broken.
The shop welder was attempting to straighten a metal step on the car body of an excavator. He was using a large pry bar and a propane torch to try and straighten the bent area. As he was applying pressure to the bar it rolled causing him to fall to the ground, when he fell the pry bar he was working with struck his gloved hand against the floor.
employee was assembling a new ladder. during the line up process, he was using a pry bar and a line up bar. another employee was assisting in the process and was using a hammer. when the ladder was struck, the line up bar was jarred loose causing the ladder shift. the end of the employees fingers were cut in the process.
A mechanic was cutting a section of heater hose with a razor knife. His other hand was stabilizing the hose. As he drew the knife toward himself, the blade contacted the top portion of his left hand above his thumb causing a two-inch laceration. The mechanic received sutures to close the wound and returned to full duty on the same shift.
An employee was using a six foot pry bar when the bar slipped and hit him in the lower lip and jaw. He received a laceration to the inside lower portion of his lower lip. Sutures were required to close the wound. The employee was released to return to full duty that same day.
Employee was walking to service truck when another employee unloaded and laid a long pry bar on his shoulder. The end of the pry bar struck the employee walking up from behind in the lower lip causing a laceration that required a doctor to close with glue.
An employee was assisting another employee in removing a flange bolt. The wrench slipped on the bolt head causing it to contact the employee's left thumb tip. He received a laceration and fracture to the tip. Sutures were needed to close the wound and a splint was applied. The employee returned to full duty on his next shift.
A mechanic was attempting to move a retainer bolt from a hardnose pivot pin. The socket slipped off the bolt head and his face came in contact with the stabilizer bar. This caused a laceration to his chin and a chipped/cracked tooth. The laceration required four sutures and the tooth required crowning procedures.