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EE WAS DISMOUNTING GENERATOR TRUCK AND WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN TO BE SURE OF FOOTING HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP STRIKING TOP OF HIS HEAD ONT HE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN STRAIGH TENING UP.
CHANGING FRICTION PADS ON DRAG DRUM EMPL HAD HAND BETWEEN THE BAND AND DRUM PULLING OFF OLD PADS.WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS LOOSENING BANDS.BANDS BECAME LOOSE AND FALLING OFF ROLLERS PINNING HAND AGAINST THE DRUM.THE BAND WAS PRYED UP AND HAND WAS LOOSE IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF RAIL CAR USING LADDER PROVIDED & BUMP0ED HIS ELBOW ON RUNG WHEN DESCENDING
EMPL REMOVING PROP MADE UP OF 5' I-BEAM AND 6'PIECE OF 4"TUBING SITTING ON WOOD TIE BLOCK HOLDING DRILL MAST.AFTER CUTTING TACK WELDS ON PROP FROM MAST.SHOOK THE PROP CAUSING IT TO SLIP OFF TI E BLOCK LANDING ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
HE & TWO OTHERS WERE LIFTING A DRILL SUB WEIGHING APPROX 300# TO PUT I H IS TRUCK TO TAKE TO DRILL
EMPL WAS CARRYING A TIE BLOCK TO BLOCK UP A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN PASSING BY A MECHANICS TRUCK THE TOOL DOOR WAS OPEN AND HIT BLOCK KNOCKING IT FROM HIS HAND AND LANDING ON FOOT HE HAD HARD TOE SHOES ON BUT BLOCK LANDED HIGHER ON FOOT
WHILE INSTALLING CATWALK AT SCALEHOUSE, CRIBBING WAS USED TO SET THE CATWALK PRIOR TO WELDING CRIBBING SLIPPED AND SHARP EDGE OF ANGLE CUT TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.