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While using a steel bar for prying a cathoe, the bar slipped, hitting the employee above the eye. It caused a laceration on his left eyebrow.
Employee (E) was removing a ripper tooth from a dozer; hit tooth with a hammer and a small splinter dislodged and imbedded in his left calf. (E) was transported to a medical clinic and was given presciption medication for pain and prevention of infection.
Employee was cutting holes into a polyurethane sheet when the knife slipped and stabbed him in the left leg just above the knee. Employee was transported to the hospital where he received 5 sutures to close the wound.
Employee was installing hydraulic ram in motor grader, had a hoist control in one hand and a pry bar in the other guiding ram into place. He pulled on the bar and felt a pain in his groin area.
WHILE BOLTING PIPE TO VESSEL, PIPE SLIPPED HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO TWIST BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG NEAR THE ANKLE