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INJURED WAS INSTALLING NEW BOLTS IN A HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER OF A KOMATSU EXCAVATOR WITH A 3/4 INCH RATCHET AND SOCKET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING INJURED ON HIS RT FRONT TOOTH, BR EAKING THE TOOTH.
WATER TRUCK DRIVER WAS INJURED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF ACCESS ROAD WHEN HE BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK PAIN WHICH TEMPORARILY IMMO BILZED THE DRIVER. HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.
INJURED STATED HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF A 988-B END LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOR SLIPPED.WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND INJURED STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE .
REFUELING EQUIP BEFORE THE SHIFT STARTED STEPPED ON PUSHARM AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK
MECHANIC BEGINNING TO UNLOAD TRANI OUT OF TRUCK IN SHOP.BENT OVER TO HOOK CHAIN WHEN TRANI FELL OVER PINNING HIM TO SIDE OF BED.THEN SLID TRANI OVER .WAS IN PAIN BUT WALKING AROUND.ADVISED TO SEE DR.
WHILE CHANGING AIR FILTERS ON 777 CAT HAULBACK.THE MECHANIC FINISHED THE JOB STEPPED DOWN ON THE ROD AND LOST FOOTING.HE FELL ON HIS BACK.
OPERATOR CARRYING LARGE ROCK IN BUCKET.ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE.OPERATOR HIT HEAD ON HEAT CONTROL KNOBS AT TOP OF CAB CUTTING HIS HEAD.SEAT BELTS AVAILABLE BUT NOT WO RN.
WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON DRILL HE WAS TRYING TO GET BOLT LOOSE. HIS WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST DRILL. WE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS.
THE OPERATOR WAS SITTING ON THE JOHN DEER BACKHOE NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS UNDERNEATH THE TRAIN LOADOUT WITH THE ENGIN RUNNING. A TRAIN, WHICH WAS LOADING AT ANOTHER LOADOUT, WAS BACKING UP A FAST RATE OF SPEED AND WITHOUT A BRAKEMAN. THE OPERATOR COULDN'T HEAR THE TRAIN UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT FIVE FEET AWAY. HE THEN JUMPED FROM THE MACHINE TO TEH GROUND. WE THEN TOOK HIM TO THE H
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A FRONT IDLER ON D9H HOZIER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO FLY INTO THE AIR. INJURED HAD HSI HAND LYING ON THE ROLLER FRAME AND THE HAMMER HIT IT. WE TOOK HIM TO PINVILLE COMMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS FOR PRECAVITIONARY REASON.
OPERATOR WAS BOARDING DOZIER. CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS FINGER. THIS REQUIRED SITITCHES.
THE CONTRUCTION CREW WERE INSTALLING A DRAIN PIPE I NAME WAS OPERATING THE DOZER PULLING THE PIPE SO IT COULD BE PLACED I NAME WAS WALKING BEHIND I NAME TURNED THE DOZER TO THE LEFT CAUSING TH E LEFT TRACK TO WALK UPON ONE END OF THE PIPE THEREFORE CAUSING THE OTHER END TO BE SUSPENDED IN AIR AFTER SEEING WHAT HE HAD DONE HE TURNED RT CAUSING THE PIPE TO SWING OVER HIT I NAME IN TH
I.NAME SLIDING AXLE BACK IN LOADER.AXLE WENT INTO PLACE,THE SNAP RING ON BACK OF AXLE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN IT AND PLANATARY FEARS.THIS CUT HNAND AND REQ 5 STITCHES.
LOADING ROCK OUT OF SHOT. ROCK ROLLED OUT OT SHOT AND HIT BUCKET OF LOADER. OPER. WAS SHAKEN UP BUT FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT OT DR. AFTERWARDS WHERE HE WAS X RAYED ASND FJOUND HE HAD 2 SL IGHT PULL OF MUSCLES IN BACK AN D HIP.
THE MECHANIC WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT OLD KINGPIN BUSHINGS ON A F-700 LUBE TRUCK. A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF, PUNCTURING HIS RIGHT THIGH. THE MECHANIC WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND RETURNE D TO WORK DURING THAT SHIFT.
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING DOZER TO WORK PLACE WHEN HE TRAMMED OFF OF ROAD CAUSING THE DOZER TO TURN ON ITS SIDE THE OPERTOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS AND WHEN HE UNBUCKLED THEM THAT CAUSED HIM TO FA L INTO SIDE OF CAB STRAINING HIS NECK AND BACK MUSCLES
VICTIM WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON HAULBACK WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS RT.KNEE
WHILE CHANGING TEETH ON 992C BUCKET PIECE OF HAMMER HE WAS USING CHIPPED OFF LODGING IN RIGHT THIGH.
WHILE INSERTING BUSHING INTO TILT JACK FOR A D9L DOZER, A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED HIS SKIN ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.
PUSHING OVERBEARDEN TO LOADER, WITHDOZER. WHILE DOING SO, THE DOZER RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE FORNT TO DROP SUDDENLY. ALLOWING THE OPERATOR TO FALL FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE ON THE WIN DSHIELD. CAUSING BROKE NOSE, BUMP ON FOREHEAD, LOSE OF TEETH.
INJ PARTY HAD INCREASED AIR PRESSURE FROM COMPRESSOR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FLOW DURING RECENT COLD WEATHER.THE INCREASE DIDNT PREVIOUSLY CAUSE PROBLEMS AS THIS IS 1ST INCIDENT OF HOSE FAILURE O F THIS TYPE. UPON RUPTURE OF HOSE AIR FORCED GREASE THROUGH HIS GLOVE,THROUGH THE SKIN AND INTO HIS HAND AND FINGER.