Employee was getting ready to lift a log shaft, but chain that was going to be used was dislodged and fell on the left hand index finger of the employee.
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Showing all 6The operator was holding the tail line in place while being cut from the dredge. While holding the line, the line was cut, the line jerked pulling the operator's right shoulder out of socket.
Closed door on right index finger and cut tip of finger.
Employee was lifting a piece of pipe and felt a tearing sensation in his abdominal area.
The Employee was lifting the head of a C-11 Engine With another employee when the second employee lost his footing causing the weigh of the head to shift to the employee that was injuried.
The employee was engaging a clutch on the dredge and a bolt backed out of the Dodge coupling ripping the guard off. The guard struck the employee in the bottom lip causing a laceration. The cut required 5 stitches on the outside and 4 on the inside of his lip. A new guard was built that is larger eliminating the possibility of a bolt catching the guard.