EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRYBAR TO MOVE STONE AND IT SLIPPED. HIS ARM HIT PLAINER TOOL, THUS CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
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Showing all 23EE WAS CUTTING HOSE WITH BOX KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED OFF HOSE AND CUT ARM.
EE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD A PIECE OF STONE THAT BROKEN WHILE PALINING CAUGHT FINGER ON IN BETWEEN TWO PLINER TOOLS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON SOME SAW TRACKS WITHA CROW BAR AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS CHEST AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A 13" STEEL WEDGE AND AIMED IT AT A CRACK BETWEEN THE STONE BLOCK AND SLAB. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE CRACK AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WEDGE AND THE STONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A SAW TRACK WITH A PRY BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS HOOKING BLOCK IN PIT AREA. BLOCK WAS RAISED & CABLE CAME OFF BLOCK. THIS STARTLED EMPL HE TURNED NECK QUICKLY TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IN DOING THIS HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AREA.
EMPL WAS USING CHISEL & HAMMER TO PITCH STONE WHEN HE MISSED CHISEL & STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER. FINGER WAS BADLY SWOLLEN.
EE WAS USING JACK HAMMER HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL IN CONCRETE THE SHOCK FROM THE HIT AGGRAVATED PREVIOUS WRIST INJURY. LATER THAT DAY EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO CLEAN OUT THE RUBBLE WHILE DOING THIS THE SHOCK HURT HIS WRIST AGAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOOMING A STACK OF SLABS TO A CART AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB UNDER THE PIPE SMASHING IT.
EMPL HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER NEXT TO HEAD AGAINST SIDE LINK ON ELEVATOR CHAIN.ANOTHER EMPL WAS HAMMERING ON PIN HOLDING LINKS OR CHAIN TOGETHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.MISSED PIN HITTING I.NAME ON BA CK OF LEFT HAND.
PITCHING PC OF SONE MISSED PITCHING TOOL WITH HAMMER EMP HIT L HAND FRCT L THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING OUT THERECLAIMER WITH SHOVEL AND HIT HIS FINGER ON A PECE OF ANGLE IRON ON THE SIDE OF RECLAIMER.
I.NAME LIFTING TRACK WITH JACK AND JACK HANDLE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB IN BETWEEN HANDLE AND JACK.
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE HOOKING A ROCK & ONE SIDE OF THE SLING CAME OFF S TONE & FLEW INTO AIR IT CAME BACK DOWN & HIT I.NAME IN RT. UPPER BACK
HE WAS HOOKING A ROCK AND HE GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND SLINGS AND IT SMASHED HIS MIDDLE TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
I,NAME AND ANOT2ER EMPLOYEE WERE JACKING UP FORLIFT FOR REPAIRS AND ON THE JACK THEY HAD 2 BARS TO JACK IT UP WITH. THE TOP BAR IS WHAT THEY WERE PUSHING. THE TOP BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLOT W HIC CAUSED THE 6OTTOM BAT TO GO UP AND HIT I,NAME IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING UNDERNEATH COOLERS. RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
EMP WAS CUTTTIN1 AND STRIPPING WIRES ON HIS TRUCK RADIO HE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE IT SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO CUT ACROSS HIS RT FOREFINGER THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES
CLOSING SHEAR GATE ONC COAL TANK, STRAINED BACK, SHOULDERS & NECK.
WHEN CHANGING RETURN IDLERS ON OVERHEAD BELT BOLTS WOULDNT BREAK USED WRENCH TO BREAK IT INSTEAD OF GOING TO GET THE TORCH. HE DID NOT WANT TO GET DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING ON WEDGE AND IT FLEW OFF AND HIT HAND AND FX PROXIMAL FINGER OF LEFT HAND
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON HOOK WHEN A PEICE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT INJURED IN STOMACH.