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WORKING ON 4600 DRAGLINE, TIGHTENING AXLE BOLTS WITH 4 TO 1 MULTIPLIER. MULTIPLIER SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND MULTIPLIER HANDLE. RIGHT RING FINGER BROKEN AND CUT INTO BONE.
WORKING ON DUMP SHIVE, POUNDING ON CHISEL, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
WORKING ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE, STUCK FINGER IN THE AIR CYLINDER HOLE TO SEE IF IT WAS LINED UP TO REPLACE A PIN. THE COMEALONG SLIPPED AND THE AIR CYLINDER DROPPED DOWN CUTTING THE END OF THE F INGER AND NAIL. TOOK 7 STITCHES.
MECHANIC WS WORKING UNDER A LOADER USING A RATCHET TOTIGHTENN A BOLT ON THE MACHINE, WHEN TE RATCHET SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER LIP, CAUSING ACUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
CHANGING AUGERS AND HOIST CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4' PRY BAR TO REMOVE ARETAINING RING WHICH HOLDS A TOOTH ONT EH DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM TEH RETAINING RING WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE RING , CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN FALLING, INJUIRNG HIS LEFT WRIST.
REACHED DOWN TO TURN PIN, OTHER EMP STRUCK EMP FINGER OF L HAND WITH SLEDGE
WHILE WORKING ON D9C BULLDOZER EMPL HAD TO DRIVE PIN INTO TRACK OF BULLDOZER. EMPL WAS USING 16# SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE AGAINST ANOTHER HAMMER WHICH IS DESIGNED TO FIT AGAINST PIN. PIECE OF S TEEL MEASURING APPROX 1/4" SPALLED FROM HAMMER &STRUCK EMPL ON UPPER RIGHT FOREHEAD & LODGED UNDER SKIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE PIECE PF ,ETA; WAS RE,PVED * TJREE STOTCJES WERE REQIOR
I,NAME WAS REMO5ING HOOD ASSEMBLY FROM A 400 HOUGH FRONT-END LOADER. HE HAD HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER UNDER HOOD ASSEMBLY AND ALSO ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. A CHAIN, WHICH HE WAS USING TO LIFT THE HOOD ASSEMBLY,3SLIPPED AWAY FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOOD ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE HOOD ASSEEMBLY TO FALL ON HIS FINGER. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ON THE TOP SIDE REQUIRING 11 STITC
EMPL MAKING REPAIR ON PIECE OF 1 1/4\\ RUBBER CONDUIT.CUTTING THROUGH IT WITH KNIFE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND AS HE WAS PULLING BLADE TOWARDS HIM,KNIFE SLIPPED CATCHING HIM ALONG OUTSIDE RIGHT EDGE OF EYEBALL.RESULTED IN A PERFORATED RIGHT EYE.