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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEAR BARS OUT OF CHUTE ON #1 OVERLAND HEADER. WEAR BARS HAD BEEN CUT ON TOP SIDE AND EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING OFF BARS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE HIT BAR AND BAR TURNED AN D HIT RIGHT THUMB ON HAMMER HANDLE.
EE WAS HOLDING A SPIKE HAMMER WHILE ANOTHER EE HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT UPPER ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING A HEAD OF BOLT WITH A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE BOLT. A PIECE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE RIGHT LEG. A PIECE OF METAL WAS LODGED IN HIS LEG .
EMP WAS REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A TRACK IDLE MONT ON A BULLDOZER HE HIT A LARGE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER & THE PUNCH BOUNCED UP & HIT HIM IN THE L EYE. LOST SIGHT IN LEFT EYE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE PIPE WRENCH TO CHANGE A SUB.ON A DRILL HEAD, THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN & BRUISE
DRIVING PIN INTO RIPPER.GOT OFF BALANCE AND SLIPPED PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.