THE INJURED EE WAS OPENING A FENCE GATE WHEN HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN A FENCE ROLLER. EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF GATE WHILE PUSHING THE GATE OPEN. WHEN THE GATE WAS FULLY OPEN HIS LAST THREE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP POST AND THE ROLLER WHEEL.
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Showing all 7THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS FROM THE REAR CRUSHER HOUSING & WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE HOUSING TIPPED BACKWARD & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE THE HOUSING WAS NOT SECURED BEFORE REMOVING THE BOLTS A PROCEDURE THAT IS NORMALLY DONE BEFORE THE HOUSING BOLTS ARE REMOVED
EE WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM BELT. THE CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO CRANE. WHEN EE 1 LET GO OF CHAIN IT SWUNG AROUND STRIKING EE 2 ON THE NOSE.
TRYING TO REWRAP A CABLE,STRAND CAME LOOSE AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INSIDE OF A MATERIAL SHAKER.HE REMOVED HIS WELDING HOOD TO CHIP AWAY SOME SLG,WHEN HE PLACED THE WELDING HOOD BACK OVER HIS FACE A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS EYE. APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE RUBBED HIS EYE TO A POINT THAT THE SLAG BECAME IMBEDDED.
WHILE PULLING ON DRAGLINE CABLE IT FELT LIKE I GOT SOMETHING IN MY RIGHT EYE.
WHILE I WAS INSTALLING A TOOTH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET, MY LEFT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOOTH AND THE SHANK.