EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING PLUG OUT OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OF 992-C LOADER. HIT RATCHET HANDLE WITH HAMMER, RATCHET HANDLE CAME BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD.
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Showing all 10WAS USING 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND MISSED THE WEDGE AND PULLED LEFT ARM AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A CABLE TO REMOVE A DIFFERENTIAL FROM A 992-CAT LOADER.THE DIFFERENTIAL ROLLED OUT PINNING HIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE LOADER.
EMPL WAS PRESSING BEARING FROM SHAFT OFF OF DOZER HOUSING BURSTED & PIECE OF ALL THREAD ROD HIT HIM IN PALM OF LEFT HAND.
DRIVING OUT PINS METAL CHIPPED OFF HIT ON L LEG BELOW KNEE
SCREWDRIVER FELL AND HIT OPERATOR IN UPPER LIP AND CHIPPED TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH TO DRIVE SHAFT OUT OF DOZER BRAKE BOOSTER: A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF PUNCH AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT AREA OF ABDOMEN.
EMPL WAS USING HAMMER TO REMOVE PISTIONS FROM PICKUP TRUCK ENGINE. HAND SLIPPED & HIT SOMETHING SHARP ON ENGINE BLOCK CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.
PRYING ROCK FROM BETWEEN NEAR TANDEM TIRES USING A BAR TO PRY WITH PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO TURN AROUND TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WASUSING A HAMMER TO INSTALL A BEARING IN TRUCK IDLER-SEGMENT OF BEARING BROKE OFF AND ENTERED HAND.