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Cut thumb on jagged sheet metal while installing engine enclosure on D11R. Required 8 stitches to close laceration.
EE & one person loaded a jack pad from a surface drill onto the walkway of the drill as the pad had came loose from the jack. The drill operator then moved the drill to wait on a mechanic. Then he pushed the pad from the walkway so it would fall to the ground. As the front edge of the pad fell, the rear raised & pinched the thumb between the pad & a hand rail. 5 sutures needed.
Right ring finger caught between 992G center drive shaft and steering jack boss on frame. Fractured right ring finger.
lifting an emulsion pump hurt back.
Unloading oil filters into customers oil refuge bin, when one of the filters came loose smashing right pinky finger into the metal bin causing fracture.
Employee was repairing 988F that would not start due to the cole; in effort to start machine, had to use the hand priming pump and while pumping strained right shoulder.
Removing aftercoller fron engine, was in improper position for lifting while helping another mechanic, pulled muscle in back.
WHILE CHANGING A STARTER, EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES AND PICKED IT UP AND RESTED IT ON HIS LAP; AT THAT TIME HE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDERS.
EE WAS MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING THE POWDER TRUCK WITH ANFO. HE BENT DOWN TO CLOSE THE LIDON THE TRUCK BIN AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A CROSS BEAM WHEN HE RAISED UP, HE RECEIVED A CUT O N HIS HEAD REQUIRING SEVEN SUTURES. HE RETURNED TO WORK AT APPROX 3:30 PM THE SAME DAY AFTER GOING TO THE OCEANA CLINIC.
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING THE REAR END IN A WESTERN STAR TANDEM WHEN IT ROLLED OVER ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
RAISE ARM, STRIKING TRUCK FRAME WITH ELBOW.