RIG SECURING A 1 TON HOIST ABOVE OPERATOR BROKE. 1 TON HOIST STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF CHIN.
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17 matching records
Showing all 17SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER & HANDLE SLIPPED & HIT CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & SMASHED HIS THUMB TRYING TO DRIVE A PIN OUT OF CHAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIPE FITTING WITH WRENCHESWHILE CHANGING A CAUSTIC PUMP MOTOR.PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED, DRIVING HAND INTO CONCRETE FLOOR.
MOVING A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL WITH A PINCH BAR AND BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HEAD.
CUTTING THE TOP OFF OF A PLASTIC BUCKET WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS FINGER.
USING A LIFTING JACK TO RAISE THE CANOPY ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE JACKE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE.
INJURED WAS CHANGING BITS ON CUTTER BAR AND HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST BAR OF CUTTER.
RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP GOT HUNG UP,INJ BEGAN PRYING AGAINST RIB AND MANTRIP WITH PRY BAR TO FREE MANTRIP.BAR SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST RIB.
INJURED WAS HITTING BIT WRENCH WITH HAMMER WHEN PART OF HAMMER BROKE OFF HITTING HIM IN ARM.
EMPL WAS TRIMMING END OF WALKING STICK WITH KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HAND.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER WITH KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS USING KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS ARM. RESULTING IN 7 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS PULLING ON A RACHET WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
RESETTIG TAIL JACKS AT TAILPIECE & STRAINED BACK
SUBJECT WAS PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN PIPE FITTING & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS USING A PULL ROPE TO PULL BELT OUT INTO THE ROADWAY TO BE LOADED ON SUPPLY CARS. THE ROPE TIGHTENED UNDER THE LOAD STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.