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Employee cut palm of left hand and required 8 stitches.

Employee was installing a pin in the roller frame of a D11 when a chip came off the pin. The chip struck the employee in the back of the right thigh resulting in a laceration that required stitches. The employee thought they were using a soft face hammer, however the hammer was found to be a hardened hammer. The manufacturer was not clear in the marking of the different hammers.

Employee was tapping a hole in a piece of plate using a starter tap. The tap broke causing the employees hand to hit the broken piece of tap still in the hole resulting in; cutting through the welding glove and into the outer edge of the palm on the right hand. The cut required stitches. The tap has a microscopic crack appearing to have been faulty.

Employee was attempting remove a pin between a dozer push arm and tilt cylinder. The push arm was supported by the crane with the cylinder still pinned. When the pin was driven out the cylinder dropped approximately 2" to the dozer push arm. As it dropped it forced the tool being used to drive the pin out down pinching employee's hand between it and cylinder bore.

Weather conditions were cold and raining. Employee was splicing de-energized dewatering pump cable. Cable stripper slipped off cable cutting through glove, cutting the end of his left index finger.

Electrician was removing tape from drag line trail cable conductor with folding box cutter. While making cut, cable moved causing knife to come into contact with their left index finger resulting in a laceration.

Employee was loosening a bolt with a pull handle and a cheater pipe. When the bolt broke free the pipe slipped and hit him on the right side of the face.

A mechanic was removing an electric starting motor from a motor grader. Using a 5/8 inch boxed end wrench, downward pressure was applied to the outermost bolt. When the bolt broke loose, the mechanic?s hand hit the machine frame and lacerated the right middle finger at the middle knuckle.