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EE was removing the transmission pump which was tied up by a rope. When he went to remove the rope it slipped causing a laceration to his left finger when the pump slipped down
Employees's shoulder was strained when a choker he was hooking up was pulled tight.
Casing was stuck on catwalk. Employee was helping to free the pipe, when it fell off catwalk and smashed his ankle.
Two emloyes were manually rotating a light mast in the dark. While rotating the mast one employee had his left hand on the handle and his right hand on the mast in the pinch point, the rotation of the mast severed the tips of his middle and ring fingers on his right hand between the rotating mast and mast support.
As the operator was returning from the ash pit in a Komatsu 330M end dump, he met a fuel truck and slid off the road. The roads were wet from rain, and the road way is narrow. The operator called the supervisor on shift to assist in bringing a cable choker to pull the truck out with. As the operator was pulling the choker into place to hook up to the truck, he strained his back.
Mechanics were attempting to remove a seized travel brake assembly on a continuous surface miner. When the brake was removed, the track moved suddenly, striking the victim on the left arm. The resulting wound required three staple type sutures.(ee was unable to report for duty as a result of the injury beginning 10/6/07)
While adjusting brake on Marion 8050 dragline, employee directed assistant to open brake. While he was removing his hands from Brake wheel, he passed by the pinch point. The Brake assembly opened and caught his index finger.
While trying to dislodge the hold down pin on boom, hand slipped and hit the bracket for the pin. Pin was bent and would not slide out of bracket, Using just hand force.
Employee was opening hood on service truck and felt left groin strain. Employee reported incident at 2:00 am 5/21 and was transported to Hospital for examination and returned to work to completed his shift. Employee returned to work until June 24th when he complained of pain and could not perform his normal duties. He was sent home on that date.
Employee was cleaning off a part in the warehouse. When he brushed off the dust, by using his hand, he caught a piece of the tyband label and sliced his hand.
WHILE WORKING IN THE WELDING SHOP, ANOTHER EE DROPPED A PIECE OF METAL ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE FOURTH PHALANGE OF THE LEFT FOOT.
WHILE CHECKING COOLANT LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR OF THE D-8 CAT DOZER, THE CAP BLEW OFF AND ANTIFREEZE CONTACTED THE EE'S LEFT FOREARM.
THE EE WAS RAISING A SECTION OF 6" DRISCOE PIPE WITH A HAND CRANK WINCH. THE HANDLE DID NOT KITCH ALLOWING IT TO SPIN BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HAND.