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MECHANIC WAS HAMMERING ON A HOIST CYLINDER PIN ON A 773 ROCK TRUCK WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BUCKETS ON AN 88B CRANE. HE TRIED TO LIFT TOP PLATE TO RELEASE THE TOP BOLT WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON A BAR. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW, WHICH HAD PREVISOULY BEEN INJU RED IN MAY 1994. HE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. HE WENT TO A PHYSICIAN ON 12/8/94 WHO ADVISED HIM TO GO TO THERAPHY TREATMENTS FOR 4 WEEKS.
EE WAS CUTTING STRING FROM A HAY MULCHER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN THE KNIFE STICKING THE EE'S RT HAND (HEEL OF HAND). THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES AT A LOCAL HOSPI TAL EMERGENCY ROOM.
AN EMPLOYEE OF ATOM ARC WELDING WAS MOVING A 8' X 10 1/2" X 1/2" METAL PLATE WITH A COME-A-LONG. THE PLATE WAS RESTING ON A HANDRAIL AND SLIPPED WHEN THE CONTRACTOR BEGAN CRANKING THE COME-A-L ONG. THE PLATE SWUNG INTO HIS LEFT SIDE (LOWER STOMACH AREA). A COAL COMPANY EMPLOYEE OFFERED TO TAKE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL BUT HE REFUSED AND LEFT THE JOB SITE.
EE WAS JACKING UP PUMP TRAILOR WHICH WAS TO BE HITCHED TO A TRUCK. THE SWITCH LEVER ON THE JACK SLIPPED INTO THE DOWN POSITION WHICH ALLOWED THE PUMP TRAILOR TO LOWER THE JACK HANDLE PUSHED TH E EE S HAND INTO THE PUMP CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING AUGER FLIGHTS ON A FLATBED TRUCK. THE OP FLIGHTS ON THE LOAD SHIFTED AND WHERE HANGING OFF THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK. A FRONT END LOADER WAS USED TO LIFT THE FLIGHTS TO RELEAS E TENSION ON THE CHAIN BINDER. A BREAKER BAR (PIPE) BEING USED BY THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF CHAIN STRIKING HIS CHEEK.
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING STEEL TOOTH FROM A RIPPER SHANK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE TOOTH ENTERED THE UPPER LEFT LEG
VICTIM, A MECHA3IC, WAS REMOVING THE RADIATOR FROM 41B FIAT ALLIS DOZER HE AHD THE RADITAOR LOOSE AND PICKING UP WITH A HOIST WHEN IT BECAME STUCK HE USED A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN THE RADIATOR THE RADIATOR DISLOD1ED AND STRUCK THE MECHANIC IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION
EE WAS INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON FIAT-ALLIS DOZER. A COME-ALONG WAS USED TO LIFT THE PAN INTO PLACE. 2 BOLTS WERE IN PLACE BUT NOT TIGHT. THE LIFTING EYE BROKE OFF THE PAN. ALLOWING THE PAN TO F ALL STRIKING VICTIM ON HIS LEFT LEG. BELLY PAN WEIGHS APPROX 1000#.
USING UTILITY KNIFE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND NEAR BASE OF THUMB.