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EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BEARING IN BELT CYLINDER OF D-10 THE RATCHET SLIPPED & ST RUCK HIS THUMB THUS RESULTED FRACTURED THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING HOIST, GETTING READY TO HOOK ONTO AND PICK UP AN AUGER FROM SLED WITH CABLE HOIST. HE WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF AUGER SLED WITH "UP ROPE" CONTROL IN LEFT HAND. HE SLIPPED OF EDGE OF SLED, PULLING DOWN ON UPROPE WHICH MOVED HOOK IN DIRECTION OF HOIST SPOOL. HE REACHED UP WITH RIGHT HAND CATCHING ONTO HOIST HOOK AT END OF CABLE AND RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HOO
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FINAL DRIVE COVER ON 992-C END LOADER THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & COVER FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EMPL LOWERING SUCTION HOSE.THE HANDLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPL IN MOUTH CAUSING LACERATION IN MOUTH WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPL MASHED CHAIN TO PULL PUMP OUT OF PIT. WHEN DISCONNECTING CHAIN HAND SLID OVER BURR ON CHAIN CAUSING LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TWISTED CHAIN. WHEN CUT WENT THROUGH IT CAUSED CABLE TO PLOP. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY AND STRUCK HEAD ON RIPPER TOOTH OF TRACTOR. ALSO CABLE WHIPPED LEG AND C UT LEG.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE TURNBUCKLE ON HOIST BRAKE ON 380 N DRAGLIINE BY USING PRY BAR. A HE BEGAN TO RELEAE PRESSURE FROM PRY BAR IT SLIPPED FROM TURNBUCKLE & STRUCK HIM IN JAW & NEW. EMPL WORKED FOLLOWING TWO DAYS BUT MISSED ONE DAY AFTER SWELLING INCREASED & MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DRILL PIPE LOOSE,WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK IN THE RIB ON LEFT SIDE.THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION AND SPRAIN TO RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RACKET "1" DRIVE TRYING TO LOOSEN NUT OFF OF DRYER UNIT. HE FELT A SPULL IN LOWER BACK. HE LATER WENT TO DR. AND WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BACK SPASM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE CABLE HOIST. THE POLE THE BOOT WRENCH WAS ATTACHED SWING AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ELBOW. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SIX SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HOPPER OVERHEAD THE WRENCH SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE TRIED CATCHING WRENCH STRUCK EDGE OF HOPPER AND CUTTING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPL WAS TIGHTENING OVERHEAD BELT. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BELT & EMPL SLIPPED. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON BOLT SUSTAINING LACERATION BEHIND LEFT EAR REQUIRING 5 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY CONTRACTOR'S TRUCK WHILE CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS UNCHAINING A LOAD OF STEEL. A PIPE THAT WAS BEING USED ON A CHAIN BOOM FLEW OFF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH. RESULTI NG IN INJURY TO MOUTH AND LOSS OF 4 TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC, HE WAS USING A WRENCH, PULLED ON THE WRENCH WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BARREL OF OIL ONTO DRAGLINE USING CRANE AND CHAIN. CHAIN SLIPPED FROM BARREL, STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT TEMPLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.
WAS REMOVING PART FROM DRAGLINE BY CABLE TENSION CAUSED CABLE TO STRETCH AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PART AND EQUIPMENT BODY STITCHES IN 1 ST FINGER LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF 85 TON DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE RATCHET HEAD BROKE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE STRIPPING ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RT HAND WENT TO OHIO COUNTY HOSP AND RECEIVED CLEANING 8 STITCHES AND BANDAGE WAS RELEASED WITH NO TIME LOST AND WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK
USING A SCREWDRIVER TO REPAIR HIS MACHINE AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.