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Moving a piece of metal with pry bar the metal slipped and caused the bar to flip back striking EE on right hand causing a fracture on small bone between finger knuckle and wrist. Surgery sch. to put pin in bone.
EE was driving a pin back in the blade of cat D11N Bulldozer with sledge hammer when a piece of metal came off hammer and struck EE in abdomen causing a laceration. EE was given a tetanus shot and antibiotics and RTW.
EE was using a pry bar to remove a fiber bearing from a control arm on 16G Road Grader, when bearing abruptly came out, striking EE in the mouth, causing 4 stitches and a temporary bridge on 2 teeth.
Employee was cutting a piece of beltline to make a mud flap for grader when knife slipped and cut left hand, requiring 4 stitches. Employee returned to work.
EE was taking a hydraulic line off 777 Rock Truck when the fitting came loose. The wrench hit EE on the nose causing a laceration. ARH used glue to seal laceration.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE BUCKET TEETH ON 994 END LOADER. HE WAS DRIVING THE PIN OUT OF THE HOLDER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIN KNOCKER AGAINST THE PIN ON THE BUCKET TOOTH OF 994 ENDLOADER. AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE PIN KNOCKER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF PIN KNOCKER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST CENTER PIN ON LOADER CAUSING NECK SPRAIN.
EE WAS USING DEAD BLOW HAMMER TO JAR ANFO LOOSE IN BIN AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK AND LEFT ARM AS HE WAS STRIKING BIN WITH HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PINSIN 994 BUCKET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT ARM STARTED GETTING NUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PINS OUT OF FRONT END OF 16G GRADER AND FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA.
EE WAS PRYING ON A PIECE OF TIN WEAR ON DOZER WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EE CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF TIN WEAR,
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A WIRING HARNESS ON A D-10BULLDOZER WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG.