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MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING TEETH ADAPTORS ON SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN PIN DRIVER WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK WITH A DOUBLE JACK BY THE INJURED A PIECE OF METAL FLAKE D OFF THE PIN DRIVER
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IN SHOVEL TOOTH ADAPTOR PIN WITH HAMMER SMALL METAL SILVER CHIPPED OFF & EMBEDDED UNDER CHIN
EE WAS DRIVING PIN OUT OF DRAGLINE SHROUD WITH A DOUBLE JACK FELT PAIN TO BACK WHEN HE SWUNG DOBLE JACK.
41953ENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOTH ADAPTOR ON BE DRAGLINE BUCKET BY STRIKING IWTH 20 POUND DOUBLE JACK. PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON UPPER BACK OF LEFT THIGH.
PIN ON DRAGLINE BUCKE TRIGGING WAS STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DISLODGE. PIN WAS STRUCK OFF CENTER (GLANCING BLOW) AND A SLIVER OF THE PIN FLAKED OFF LODGING IN EMPLOYEE LEG JUST ABOVE LEF T KNEE. FRAGMENT WAS APPROX. THE SIZE OF APENNY. 2 STICHES TAKEN ADN TENTNUS SHOT. NO LOSS OF TIME OR FUNCTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A METAL PIN OUT OF RIPPER SHANK GUARD WITH A DOUBLEJACK. PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG SHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A FINAL DRIVE GEAR FROM S101 SHOVEL WITH A 30,000 LB. FORKLIFT.THE GEAR HUNG ON THE HOUSING;TWO MAINRENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE GEAR WITH PRY BARS.THE I NJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HIS ARM OVER ONE OF THE FORKLIFTS WHEN THE WELD ON THE EYE TTHAT WAS WELDED TO LIFT THE GEAR BROKE,CAUSING THE FORK TO SPRINF UP STRIKING AND FRACTURING THE LEFT FOREARM.
EMPL INSTALLING3OIL SEAL ON RETAINER WITH SCREWDRIVER.IT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL HAND TO CONTACT EDGE OF SHAFT.MIDDLE KNUCKLE ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI3ING UP PIPE CLAMP FOR WELDING CLAMP SLIPPED ROTATED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CLAMP AND PLATFORM HE WAS STANDING ON