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MECHANIC WAS CHANGING CLEVIS ON LIFT CYLINDER ON D10N DOZER. THEY WERE DRIVING PIN OUT OF BOTTOM OF CLEVIS. COWORKERS WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER & EE WAS HOLDING DRIVING PIN. AS THE HAMMER WAS BEI NG USED IT ROCOCHETED OFF OF PIN HITTING EE IN TMOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION. WE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL & TI WAS SEWED UP.
EE WAS HELPING MECHINAIC COUPLE A PULL DOWN CHAIN. THIS JOB REQUIRED HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE WAS HOLDING A CHISE WHILE THE MECHANIC USED THE HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF HITTING AND EMBEDDING IN EE RT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO HAVE IT SURGICALLY REMOVED. HE WILL BE OFF 2 TO 3 DAYS.
FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF CUTTER HEAD CHAIN STRUCK PIN WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL FROM PIN HIT EE IN UPPER LEG TOOK EE TO HOSPTIAL METAL WAS REMOVED NO IMPAIRMENT EE WENT TO BACK TO W ORK.