REMOVING BUCKET TEETH FROM 988 LOADER 023-809 FOR REPLACEMENT. EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE ONE OF THE TEETH. UPON STRIKING ONE OF THE TEETH A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND LODGED INTO HIS SKIN JUST UNDERNEATH HIS CHEEK BONE. FULL RELEASE.
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Showing all 7While working on a pet conveyor employee attached a comealong to the head pulley of conveyor. The comealong slipped off hitting the employee in the face. Employee is scheduled for surgery 8/25/06.
Knocking wedge through eyelet. Wedge popped out causing eyelet to hit his fingers.
PLACING NEW CORE WEIGHTS IN WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS BRAKER BAR WRENCH BROKE HITTING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE
Using pry bar to line up gear box, bar slipped cutting his finger.
EMPLOYEE NUMBER ONE WAS CLEANING SCREEN WITH A 20# HAMMER. HE WAS HITTING THE SCREEN WITH THE HAMMER THEN WAS GOING TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE BOX WHEN EMPLOYEE NUMBER TWO PLACED HIS HAND ON THE SIDE OF THE BOX.
Employee was cutting a conveyor belts cutting hand