VICTIM INSTALLING FAN PUMP ON D11 DOZER, WHEN ALIGHNMENT BAR SLIPPED ALLOWING PUMP TO FALL ON EE'S RT HAND.
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Showing all 19BEATING OLD RILL BIT OFF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER: PIECE BROKE OFF & WENT BESIDE GLASSES HITTING HIM IN EYE
LOOSENING BOLT WITH WRENCH. BOLT BROKE LOOSE AND WRENCH CUT RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
SHOVELING COAL FINES UNDER CRUSHING PLANT, PIECE OF COAL FINE GOT IN EMPLLOYEE'S EYE, HE THEN RAISED UP QUICKLY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CROSS MEMBER OF CRUSHER.
DRIVING PIN OUT OF RIPPER USING SLEDGE HAMMER. PIECE OF PIN CHIPPED OFF STRIKING WORKER IN LEG BY THE KNEE.
EE USING A LONG BAR SOCKET WRENCH PULLING BOLT TIGHT ON LOADER AND FELT SHARP PAIN INHIS BACK WHIL TIGHTENING BOLT.
ACCIDENT VICTIM HIS IN LEG WITH METAL FRAGMENT FROM DOZER RIPPER TOOTH AS IT WAS STRUCK WITH HAMMER.
EE WAS REPAIRING A LOADER. WHILE TRYING TO TURN A LARGE NUT WITH A BREAKER BAR, HE STRAINED LOWER LEFT ARM.
DAVID WAY PRYING ON LIGHT PLANT WITH A POCKET KNIFE, WHEN IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGER.
CLOSING CAR DOOR ON RAILCAR, USING LONG PRY BAR SO THE LATCH WOULD CATCH. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOLE AND EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE WHEN HE FELL BACKWARD.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING PIN FROM TRACK FRAME WITH 6" LONG DRIVE PIN AND HAMMER,WHEN PIN IN TRACK FRAME BECAME DISLODGED THE TRACK FRAME DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES,PINNING THE VICTIMS THUMB BETW EEN DRIVE PIN AND PIN BORE ON TRACK FRAME.
EMP WAS ADJSUTING VALVE ON TRUCK USING A WRENCH TO TURN ENGINE OVER WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH HE PULED A MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE HAD CHEVROLET BLAZER JACKED UP WITH HYRDROLIC JACK (FLOOR TYPE) AND A CHAIN HOIST HOOKED TO THE REAR TRAILER HITCH. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE O F THE VEHICLE TO LAY OVER TRAPPING HIM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE FLOOR BY THE RIGHT FRONT BACKING PLATE. ALL WHEELS HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I,NAME WAS FREED
I NAME WAS HOLDING A PUNCH WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS ON RIPPER TOOTH PIN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE PUNCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, ANDTHE PUNCH FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
EMPL SWINGING S5EDGE HAMMER OVERHEAD DRIVING BUCKET TOOTH ONTO BUCKET WHILE IT WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS U8ING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A WEDGE INTO THE CROWSFOOT OF DRAGLINE. WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE WEDGE CAME BACK PUNCTURING EMPLOYEES FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON LEFT FRONT FENDER OF 637SCRAPER THE FENDER FLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS RT CHEEK
EMPL WORKING ON TRACTOR REMOVING A BOLT.WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANING WORN TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET, HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THEM, WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING THE INJURY.