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EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC REPLACE A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A ROCK TRUCK. THE EE WAS EXPOSED TO HYDRAULIC OIL & MINERAL SPIRITS, WHICH WAS USED TO CLEAN THE PUMP. THE EE SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.
MECHANIC HAD COMPLETED JOB ON HAUL TRUCK AND WASPICKING UP TOOLS. WHILE FOLLOWING UP ON REPAIR, METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A DRILL MAST. AS HE WAS CLIMBING HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN HIS BACK. PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. PAIN SHOT AT HOSPITAL. WORKED UNTIL 8/24/01 WHEN PAIN PROGRES SED. BEEN OFF FROM WORK SINCE THEN.
AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK, HE GOT HIS RING CAUGHT ON THE LADDER AND PEELED SKIN & TISSUE FROM PROXIMAL JOINT TO MIDDLE JOINT ON RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK WHILE TUGGING ON A WATER HOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A DRILL HEAD CABLE. CABLE CAME LOOSE AND HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON BRACKET ON DRILL MAST. ELBOW SWELLED AND WAS SORE. VERY SMALL LACERATION, NO STICHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SERVICING TRUCK. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING AN AIR FILTER TO ANOTHER SERVICEMAN FOR INSTALLATION. THE OTHER GUY DROPPED THE USED FILTER IT STRUCK HIM IN THE HEA D. SEVEN STITCHES WAS UTILIZED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS CUTTING END OFF ON OIL FILTER FOR INSPECTION THE FILTER STARTED TO SLIP IN THE VISE & HE GRABBED FOR IT. HE HIT HIS FINGER ON THE EXPOSEDEDGE LACERATED INDEX FINGER 4 STITCHES