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EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHECKING THE BOLTS ON AN ENGINE FOR TIGHTNESS AND THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LOWER LIP CUTTING A SMALL HOLE IN HIS LOWER LIP.
EE WAS CUTTING A PEICE OF PIPE ONE INCH IN DIAMETON WITH A HACK SAW, WHEN HE CUT IT IN TOO THE LONG FLEW UP AND IF IT EE OR FINGER LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AT LAST JOINT ON NAIL BED CAUSING A LACERATION APPROX. 3/4 INCH LONG.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK OF A DRILL, HE STRUCK A METAL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF HAMMER AND STRUCK THE EE IN RIGHT LEG CAUSING A SMALL PUNTURE WOUND.
EE WAS SPLICING THE 1 BELT LINE. THE BELT BROKE AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING A BOLT FROM A HEADDRIVE WITH A WRENCH POSITION HIMSELF IN A WRONG POSITION AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
INJURED HAD CUT OPEN AN OIL FILTER AND WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY IT OUT OF THE CANISTER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER TO GET CUT ON THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE CANISTO ER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION FROM 2 2/2 TON GREASE TRUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FELL OFF A TRANSMISSION JACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A CHAIN SPROKET ON A TRACK DRILL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL EJECTED FROM THE SPROKET. THE METAL STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG, EMBEDDING ITSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A PIN ON A D9L DOZER MISSED & STRUCK HIS LEFT FINGER WITH THE HAMMER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRING A CABLE ON A SHOVEL WHEN A SLATE BAR THAT WAS BEING USED FELL FROM THE BOOM AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.
WHILE UNLOADING A 980 LOADER GEAR BOX,THE HOIST CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING THE BOX TO SWING INTO THE EMPLOYEE PINNING HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE BOX AND THE TRUCKS TAILGATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTERS ON D8L, CAT DOZER WHEN A RATCHET SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A HOLES ON D8L DOZER WITH A HACKSAW AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHISEL TO HAMMER A BEARING IN PLCE ON A LOADER. A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE OFF STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE JOINT.
EMPL WAS KNOCKING TRACK PAD OFF D9H DOZER WITH HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF PAD CHIPPED OFF & LODGED IN NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A METAL PIN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED CUTTING HIM ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE HE GOT STITCHES AND W AS BACK TO WORK BY 2:30 PM
EE WAS CUTTING 5 PIECE OF HOSE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED P CUT HIS FINGER NO TIME WAS LOST BUT EE DID GET STITCHES.