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EE WAS PULLING MAST PINS ON THE 862 DRAGLINE, WHEN THE FIRST PIN VAME OUT, THE LINK THAT IT WAS IN SHIFTED AND PUSHED THE PIN TO THE SIDE TRAPPING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PIN AND A HANDRAIL .
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING MOBILE EQUIPMENT WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP MATERIALS WHEN HE FELT A STRIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS FABRICATING AN ALUMINUM SLIDE GATE BOX FOR THE PEBBLE BIN. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE BOX, WHICH WAS RESTING ON METAL SAW HORSES, THE BOX SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOX AND SAW HORSE.
MECHANIC WAS USING RATCHET WITH A PIPE TO LOOSEN MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS. SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING MECHANIC TO CUT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A MOTOR BASE BOLT WITH HIS HAND AS THE MOTOR WAS BEING LOWERED INTO PLACE, THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE MOTOR BASE. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PLACED I N A PINCH POINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A VALVE POSITIONER WHEN THE ACTUATER ARM MOVED AND PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST THE PLATE.
EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE BLADE FROM TRACTOR-HIT SHIN ON BLADE SCRAPING SKIN OFF SHIN TO FOOT-POSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON RIGHT FOOT BONE.
EE WAS MOVING A 4-0 POWER CABLE BY HAND WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
TAKING BELLY PAN OFF SCRAPER, WHEN HE TOOK LAST BLT OUT, BELLY PN FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS RESOCKETING A DRAG CABLE WHEN THE END OF THE CABLE WHIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT.FOOT.
EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF CRIBBING UNDER AN OUTRIGGER WHEN HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CRIBBING AND THE OUTRIGGER.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING TWO 100' JOINTS OF 24" PIPE. ONE JOINT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND WITH ONE END CRIBBED WITH A WOODEN BLOCK. THE OTHER JOINT WAS BEING MOVED INTO PLACE WITH A L OADER WHEN IT STRUCK THE FLANGE OF THE ONE ON THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED IT TO SLIDE ONTO THE EE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BOLTS INTO A PIPE FLANGE. WHEN HE HIT ONE OF HTE BOLTS WITH HIS HAND HIS RIGHT HAND HIT THE PIPE FLANGE AND KNOCKED OFF THE FINGRNAIL ON HIS PINKY FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING TWO 20" FLEXIBLE PIPES WHEN THE ONE BEING GUIDED BY A SYNTHETIC SLING SLIPPED ON THE SLING AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS REBAR MAT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STEPPED THROUGH TOP MAT SCRATCHING HIS SHIN WHICH THEN BECAME INFECTED.