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HAD BELLY PAN OF BULL DOZER PICKED UP WITH CHAIN HOIST WITH COMEALONG PULLER CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED CAUSING BELLY PAN TO CATCH ARM AND SKIN SECTION OF FOREARM BELOW ELBO W.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING POINTGS ON 988B LOADER BUCKET USING HAMMER AS HE WAS STRIKING POINTS WITH HAMMER A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF & BECAME EMBEDDED IN UPPER RT.LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PIUPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN COUPLING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE'S FREE A CABLE THAT HAD BECOME STUCK AROUND THE CABLE DRUM OF THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL USING A CHAIN HOOKED TO THE MOTORGRADER THEY MADE AND ATTEMPT TO PULL TH E CABLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE WHO WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AWAY ACROSS THE CHEST AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAINED RT HAND&SHLDR
WHILE TIGHTENING THE GRATES ON THE MILL THE BAR SLIPPED DOWN FORCING HIS RIGHT THUMB DOWN, CAUSING A SPRAIN.
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A LUG NUT FROM THE REAR OF A WELDING TRUCK THE STUD BROKE OFF AND THE WRENCH HANDLE PINCHED THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP ANGAINST THE RIM.
INJURED WAS HOLDING A 5'X1.5" DIAMETER STEEL BAR AGAINST THE INSIDE EDGE OF A DRUM BUSHING WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE END OF THE BAR WITH A 12 LB HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BUSHING OUT WHEN TH HAMMER HIT THE END OF THE BAR A PIECE OF STEEL FLECKED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE LEFT SIDE PENETRATING THE SKIN AND LODGING IN THE FATTY TISSURES THERE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN T
SPLICING A NEW CONVEYOR BELT A BELT CUTTER WAS HANDED I NAME BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE CUTTER BLADE SLID ALONG CUTTER STRIKING INJURED'S RIGHT AND CUTTING PALM PALM REQUIRED TWO STITCHES T O CLOSE LACERATION
LODGED ROCK HAD PLUGGED PRIMARY CRUSHER EMPL USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BUST ROCK TO UNPLUG PRIMARY CRUSHER PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK FRONT TEETH CHIPPING PART OF UPPER FRONT TOOTH OFF
WHILE TIGHTENING WEDGES ON S CREEN PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT FOREARM.
HE WAS REPLACING THE BUCKET ON A 275 B MICH. LOADER. TRYING TO ALIGN PENS, HE WAS USING A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND SLAPPED THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A 10X25 TIRE THE INNER RIM OF THE TIRE WOULD NOT COME OUT EMPLOYEE LAID THE TIRE AGAINST HIS UPPER LEGS HE USED A 2 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE THE INNER RIM OUT OF TIRE THE RIM FELL OUT OF THE TIRE FALLING ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT IT MASHED HIS BIG TOE AND BROKE 3 BONES BEHIND THE 1ST JOINT OF HIS BIG TOE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CAST BELOW HIS KNEE ON HIS LEFT LEG
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WIRE BRUSHING AROUND BOLTS ON CUTTING EDGES OF BULLDOZER, A FLAKE OF RUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. WASHED EYE IMMEDIATELY AND IRRITATION NOT THOUGHT SERIOUS UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LA TER.
PULLING BEARING OFF SHAFT CUT IN RACE IN HALF & HIT IT WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & HIT HIM IN CHEST CAUSING CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SLUG WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT IMPACTG END OF WRENCH WITH AN 8LB HAMMER EMPLOYEES WERE IN A TIGHT AREA SIDE BY SIDE EMPLOYEE USING HAMMER SWUNG DOWNWARD MAKING CO NTACT WITH STEEL FRAMEWORK WHICH DEFLECTED THE HEAD OF THE HASMMER MAKING IT STRIKE EMPLOYEE HOLDING WRENCH ON THE HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER INJURED WAS TAKEN TO H OSPITAL WHERE HIS FI
I,NAME WAS ASSEMBLING CONVEYOR PULLEY & SHAFT, WHILE POUNDING A WEDGE INTO A BUSHING HE STRUCK THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE HYDRAULIC COVER PLATE ABOUT 175 LB FROM A 82-30 TEREX DOZER WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED HE COULD NOT HOLD ON THE FUIDE DOWELS AND IT DROPPED HITTING HIS RT ANKLE AND L EFT SHIN CAUSING SEVERE ABRASION AND BRUISING
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLT WITH SOCKET-SOCKET BROKE LETTING HAND HIT PICE OF METAL CAUSING BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL.
TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH CRESCENT WRENCH ON JAW CRUSHER, WRENCH SSLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE JAMMED THUMB AGAINST CRUSHER WALL. THUMB WAS PREVIOUSLY BROKEN IN MINING ACCIDNET AT BEN HILL.
HE WAS HAMMERING ON SHEET OF METAQL & MISSED IT & HIT HIS LEFT KNEE CAP. HE HAD FRACTURED KNEE & PUT SPLINT ON IT.
STANDING IN A BIN UNDER A CONVEYOR & REACHING U TO REMOVE A RET URN IDLER HE DROVE ONE SIDE & THE OTHER SIDE SLIPPED OUT OF H IS HAND & HIT HIS HEAD KNOCKING OFF HIS HAT & GLASSES
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING 20 LB HAMMER IN BASEBALL BAT FASHION TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON MAIN SHAFT CRUSHER ASSEMBLY AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE DOING SO
REMOVING CRUSHER BOLTS AND NUTS ANOTHER MAN WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AND MISSED KNOCKED WRENCH AND HIT EMPLOYEES HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SHOVEL, USING A PRY BAR TO PRY THE SWING ADJUSTERS IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE SWING TRAVEL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND T HE GUARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT UNDER THE #1 CONVEYOR TAKE-UP PULLEY USING A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE.BACK SPLASH WATER AND SAND ENTERED EAR CANAL WHICH CAUSED SOME INTIIAL DISCOMFORT.LATER DEVELOPED INTO EARACHE SUFFICENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE OUT OF WORK UNTIL TREATED BY APHYSICAIN.
EMP. WAS PUTTING TOP ON CONE CRUSHER. CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED AND TOP OF CHUTE WENT U IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT EMP. RIGHT INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT ON THE CHUTE ABOVE.
I NAME WAS CUTTING A THREADED ROD INTO AND FIRTSFIRST FINGER OF L HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROD CAUSING A LACERATION TO SAME REQUIRING SUTURE TO CLOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINGING WEAR PLATES IN UNIVERSAL CRUSHER, WHEN A BALL PEEN HAMMER FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT HIS FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOED BOOT. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN.
WHILE REPAIRING PLANT THE WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN IT & THE CHUTE
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A SPRING TENSION BOLT WRENCH SLIPED OFF CAUSING HAND TO JERK FORWARD CUTTING RIGHT THUMB ON SCREEN
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING SPROCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN FRAGMENT BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN FOREHEAD WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND DR NEXT DAY TO HAVE GRAGMENT REMOVED REQUIRED 1 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGES INTO CRUSHER BOWL AND STRAINED HIS ABCK.
HE WAS HAMMERING BEARING OFF SHAFT WHEN SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF PUNCH & WENT INTO HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. FINGER REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.
EMPL WAS GETTING ROCKS OUT OF SIDE OF FEEDER PLANT WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER BELT WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED,CUTTING HIS THUMB OF LEFT AHND,REQUIRING 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING FAN ASSY. ON PICK UP TRUCK ENGINE, HAND WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING INJURED TO FALL AGAINST HOOD LATCH ASSY. CASING INJURY.
REMOVING SHOULD9R HARNESS FROM TELEPHONE, SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN POINTING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.
I.NAME WAS HELP3NG I.NAME TIGHTEN CRUSHER NUTS I.NAME WAS HOLDING A WRENCH FOR I.NAME AS I.NAME SWUNG SLEDGE HAMMER IT RICOCHETED OF A BEAM SMASHING I.NAME LEFT INDEX MIDDLE & RING FINGERS CA USING BRUISES &3SWELLING
INJURED WAS HOL8ING ONTO U-JOINT WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON DRIVESHAFT TO FREE IT FOR REMOVAL.A DRIVESHAFT BROKE LOOSE AND FELL PINCHING INJURED'S LEFT RING FING ER BETWEEN SHAF7 AND U-JOINT SEVERLY BRUISING LEFT RING FINGER.
LARGE STONE WAS WEDGED IN JAW CRUSHER.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK THE STONE.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE STONE,STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BAD BR UISE.
CRUSHER OPERATO9 DRAWING TWO PICES OF STEEL TOGETHER WITH C CLAMP SCREW ON CLAMP BROKE PRYING & HITTING HIM ON FOREHEAD ABOVE RT.EYE(NO STICHES REQUIRED)
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG 3 FT PRYBAR TO MOVE TURBO CRUSHER LID BACK INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT WHILE POUNDING ON BLOW BARS AT PORTABLE CRUSHER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF BAR AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE. HE CAME IN TO OFFICE TO REPORT INJURY AND WAITED UNTIL A0TER WORK TO GO TO EMERGENCY. METAL PIECE HAD TO BE REMOVED SURGICALY.
WHILE KNOCKING 4UD OFF SNUBBER PULLY OUR EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A SHOVEL AND HANDLE AND ANGLE IRON. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WERE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED ON HIS FINGER. HE RETU RNED TO WORK TH5T DAY.
WHILE AT PIT CO3VEYOR #10 SWITCH HOUSE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TRANSFORMERS WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING CONNECTIONS HIS SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE HITTIN1 WEDGE END OF MOUNTING BELT ON MOVING JAW OF 48 X 60 JAW CRUSHER HAMMER HIT OPPOSITE LOW DIE CAUSING BLOW TO GLANCE OFF AND HIT FINGER RT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED PRESCRIPTION M EDICATION GIVEN3
REMOVING SHAFT 0ROM BEARING RAGE STRUCK ONE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER CHIP FLEW OFF OF HAMMER HEAD AND IMBEDDED IN LEFT THUMB.
MASHED RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT.WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT.MASHED EMPLOYEE FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH ANND STEEL SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT HE MISSED HIS TARGET WITH HAMMER AND THE OVERSWING RESULTED IN HIS HAND HITTING AGAINST SIDE OF CRUSHER.
I,NAME CLAIMED 4HILE USING WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM SKIRT BOARD THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT AND STRUCK RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. HIS RIGHT HAND SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN.