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EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER HEAD CAUGHT EDGE OF GRATING. MOMENTUM CAUSED HAND TO HIT OBJECT BEING HAMMERED.
EE WAS CUTTING JACKET ON ELECTRICK CABLE. MOMENTUM OF FORCE CARRIED THE KNIFE ACROSS HIS WRIST.
CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SKIRT BOARD AT TAIL OF E-9 CONVEYORS NEXT TO STAMLER (WEST SIDE OF BELT). BOLTS AND WELDS WERE CUT FREE AND THREE SUPPORTS WERE LOOSE. THE FOURTH SUPPORT WAS STIL L TIGHT. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BAR THE FOURTH FREE. WHEN IT BECAME FREE, THE SKIRTBOARD FELL TO THE FLOOR, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CALF AND FOOT.
EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO POSITION AN LHD ENGINE TO MATE WITH A TORQUES CONVERTER BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN EAR.
I.NAME STRIPPING OVER-JACKET INSULATION OF POWER CABLE.CUT THROUGH THE INSULATION,KNIFE WENT THROUGH JACKET AND GLOVED HAND HOLDING THE CABLE.THUMB REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST SHOT NAIL INTO BRATTICE,TRIGGER ON GUN STAYED BACK-WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET TRIGGER,LEFT HAND WAS IN FRONT OF BARREL AND GUN WENT OFF.DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 11-21-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING SPIKING HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TO DRIVE TIE PLATE UNDER RAIL & PIECE OF HAMMERHEAD CAME OFF & STRUCK HIM IN LEFT FOREFINGER T HIS INJURY REQUIRE SUTURES NOT LOST TIME
STANDING ON BACK OF GETMAN TO PULL A SCALE,BAR POINT BROKE AND BAR AND HAND JAMMED INTO ROOF.FINGER WAS FRACTURED
EMPLOYEE SWUNG HAMMER HORIZONTALLY TO BREAK CHUNK AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER.
USING RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BRAKE BOLTS ON LHD. P0USHING RATCHET WITH FT, BACK AGAINST FRAME FELT PAIN LATER. LOOSE TIME 9-12-89
WHILE HAND SCALING EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON BAR TO PULL SCALE,FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 10-20-88 AFTER PAIN CONTINUE D.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDSCALING FROM BEHIND A MUCK PILE THAT WAS PUSHED UP FOR LOADING. WHILE PULLING ON ONE SCALE, A LARGER SCALE ABOVE IT BROKE LOOSE, FORCING THE SCALING BAR TIP ON THE WAIST HIGH MUCK PILE AHEAD. THE SCALING BAR WAS CANTILVERED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HANDS STRICKING HIM BEHIND RIGHT EAR.
EMP. WAS CUTTING A SKIRT BOARD RUBBER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING APART CRUSHER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A BAR AND SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE HE WAS USING BAR TO MOVE DISASSEMBLY NUT, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN BY HAMMERING. HAM4ER REBOUND OFF FROM NUT HIT HIM A BLOW ON BRIM OF HARD HAT CAUSING BRUISING.
EE WAS WORKING 2N A CONVEYOR & WHEN HE HIT GUARD WITH A HAMMER, DIRT GOT IN HIS EYE.
CUTTING RUBBER FIOR REPAIR JOB KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT EES FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES LEFT HAND.
KNOCKING BUSHING OUT OF END OF DRILL BOOM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CHIP FLEW OFF HAMMER STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT THIGH ABOVE KNEE