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EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A SPROCKET ON A D-8 DOZER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER HIT A GLANCING BLOW CHIPPING A 1/4" X 1/8" PIECE OF STEEL THAT PENETRATED SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING & LOD GED IN THE EE'S LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE PUSHING ON WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAUSEDBACK INJURY.
EMPLOYEE PULLING ON PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST FORK TRUCK. SOME IMMEDIATE DISCOMFORT WORKED 5 DAYS, WOKE UP 3-30-96 VERY SORE AND STIFF IN UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING DUMP-CABLE KEEPER INTO POSITION. HAMMER STRUCK GLANCING BOLW AND HIT FOREFINGERSIDE OF LEFT HAND. ALSO HAD SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL ENTER WEBBING BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
USING A 14IN SPADE AT TIPPLE AT THE NORTH CHUTE IN #2 FAULT HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE CLEANOUT DOOR THIS IS A LOST TIME INCIDENT
HE WAS CUTTING OFF A PIECE OF BELTING TO MAKE A MUD FLAP FOR A GOB TRUCK. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE IT SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE THE LACERATION WAS 1" LONG 1/4" DEEP. EE W ENT TO A DR NEXT DAY HE HAD TO HAVE STICHES NO LOST TIME.
WHILE USING A TIRE IRON IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS LEFT HAND AND LEFT SHOULDER ON THE STEP OF THE WATER TRUCK. THIS IS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
DRAGLINE CABLE PIECE WAS INA 10IN PIPE HE WAS HITTING CABLE WITH A 18IN BAR TRYING TO GET THE CABLE OUT OF THE PIPE HIT HIS LEFT HAND & HAD TO HAVE TWO STICHES PUT IN IT
SLIPPED HIS L SIDE
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ON BOOM OF CRANE TRYING TO SLEDGE OUT RUSTED PINS HE ALSO STATES AS HE WAS SLEDGING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WAS TAKING PINS OUT TO REMOVE BOOM SECTION