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INJURED MAN WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON SLIDE PINOR GEAR OF DRAGLINE WHILE TURNING THE GEAR BY HAND HIS RT HAND GOT PINCHED REQUIRING STITCHES
THE INJURED MAN WAS LIFTING A 40 POUND BUCKET OF OIL FROM THE TOP OF A 50 GAL OIL DRUM TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK REQUIRING HIM TO LEAVE WORK AND RECEIVE TREATMEN T.
THE MAN WAS LIFTING A TIRE WHEN HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.HE WORKED THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT HAD TO GO HOME ON THE 10TH OF FEB.
THE INJURED MAN3WAS INSTALLING A VERTICAL SWING SHAFT.THE PINION GEAR ON THE SHAFT SLID DOWN THE SHAFT SMASHING THE INDEX FINGERNAIL OF THE LEFT HAND.
THE INJURED WORKER AND THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR WERE REPLACING A WORN DRAG CABLE ON THE 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE THEY HADLOOPED THENEW CALBE THROUGH THE CLAW AND WERE PREPARING TO PLACE THE WEDGE IN THE CLAW TO DRAW THE SLACK FROM THE DRAG CABLE. WHEN THE INJURED WORKER REACHED FORTHE WEDGE THE DRAG CABLE SLIPPED FROM THE CLAW AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE NOS