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WAS CUTTING A WIRE TIE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LONG PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HE WAS INSTALLING THAT HAD BECOME LODGED. AS THE CYLINDER CAME LOOSE IT SWUNG AROUND FORCING THE PRY BAR INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEG AB OVE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BUSHING ON HYDRAULIC SHOVEL. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEAT THE BUSHING INTO PLACE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND IMBEDDED INTO HIS LEG.
JACKING UP TAIL WHEEL TO PUT ON A BEARING,COME-A-LONG SLIPPED COMING DOWN ON FINGER.
WORKING IN WASH PLANT SHOVELING AT HOPPER PIECE OF COAL FELL ON CONCRETE SHATTERING PIECE FLEW INTO LEFT EYE
DIGGING TRACKS OUT ON D8H TRACTOR.
EE WAS INSTALLING BEARINGS ON GEAR SHAFT WITH A HAMMER, HIT GEAR WITH HAMMER, HAND SLIPPED INTO KEYWAY CAUSING LACERATIONS TO LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3NG A RACE OUT OF A HUB ON A CAT. WITH A 5 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER, ANOTHER MAN WAS HOLDING THE PIN, THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND BOUNCED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HAND AGAINST STUDS O N THE RIM OF HU6, BRAKING INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND IN TWO PLACES.
HOLDING SHAFT W2ILE MECHANIC DRIVING A BEARING ON, SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF AND WENT INTO ARM.
TRYING TO GET A3COUPLING OFF THE END OF A PIPE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING A PIECE OF COAL, A PARTICLE OF COAL FLEW INTO EYE.
WRENCH SLIPPED 4HILE CHANGING TIRE ON BIG TRUCK FELL TO GROUND HURTING BACK & SPRAINING ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BRAKES ON A 637 CAT. SCRAPER. HE WAS PRYING ON THE BRAKE SHOES WITH A PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTGOR AND XRAYED. THERE WAS NO BROKEN BONES, BUT HE HAD BUSTED A BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS FINGER.