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WHILE HAMMERING ON THE WEDGE OF THE DRAGLINE, HEFELT THAT A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DR YET. HE WILL SEE DR MOTA ON 5/19/98. HAS INFECTION IN HIS EYE. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY MISSED TIME FROM WORK
EE WAS HAMMERING A PIN ON DRAGLINE #1. WHILE HAMMERING, HE WAS IN A TWISTED POSITION. HE FELT A PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT PAINFUL BUT AFTER 5 HOURS OF WORKING IT STARTED BOTH ERING HIM. EE WILL HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED BY HIS PHYSICIAN "NO WORK FOR 2 WEEKS" FROM 7/28/97 TO 8/11/97.
WAS HITTING A BOLT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HANDLE GOT CAUGHT IN A HOLE-IT SMASHED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER
WORKING ON DRAG SHAFT. SHAFT FELL OFF THE JACK STAND SHAFT STRUCK KNEE CUTTING IT OPEN.
TRYING TO SPLICE POWER CABLE ON DRAGLINE, CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL A CABLE WEDGE, THE WEDGESLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE HAD ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT ARM WHICH GOT INFECTED AND CASUSED BLOOD POISONING.
EMPL HAMMERING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER,CHIP OF METAL CAME OFF HAMMER AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN EMPL LEFT HAND.
EMPL CUTTING BELT WITH KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPPED AND CCUT HAND.
95106ORKING ON DRAGLINE BEHIND THE PIT. A STEEL WEDGE THAT HOLDS THE CABLE BROKE. A PIECE OF THAT STEEL WEDGE FRAGMENTED AND PIERCED LEFT LEG OF THE INJURED.
EMPL CHANGING A DRILL BIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PART OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF AND EMBEDDED IN LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE DRAGLINE CREW AND CABLE CHANGE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STUCK HIM IN THE LEG CAUSED BY A HAMMER BLOEW TO A CABLE WEDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHILE DOING LOCKING WEDGE WITH HAMMER A PIECE BROKE OFF THE WEDGE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT KNEE CAP.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DRILL, PIN BROKE & HIT HIM ON HIS CHIN.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SWING CLUTCH BAND PRY-BAR SLIPPED & LANDED ON LEFT HAND
(PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN UPPER PART OF CHEST)
TRYING TO OPEN DOOR WITH PIPE PIPE THROUGH HE HURT UPPER OF SHOULDER AND ARM
EE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE HAD TO CHANGE HOSE ON DOZER ENGINE TO ACCESS HOSE HE HAD TO REMOVE A WATER LINE WHEN BOLTS LOOSENED ON WATER LINE WATER AND STEAM SPRAYED EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE SUFFERED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON ARMS CHEST AND LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A PIPE LOOSE WITH A HAMMER. UPON IMPACT A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE UPON IMPACT AND LODGED IN LEFT FOREARM.
WHILE SPLICING CABLE WITH KNIFE CUT LEFT PALM.
EMP WAS CHAINING EQUIP USING A BOOMER. THE BOOMER WAS IMPROPERLY SET AND KICKED BACK STRIKING EMP ON LOWER LIP ABOVE CHIN CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION
WHILE HAMMERING3HIT A SEGMENT ON FINAL DRIVE OF D9 AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF HITTING HIM IN LEFT LEG