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CUTTING PLASTIC TIES FROM GREASE LINE TO RELOCATE IT. USING POCKET KNIFE BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONOF HIS LEFT ARM,KNIFE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS ARM CAUSING A LACERATION
PLACED DRAIN PAN UNDER DIFFERENTIAL. PLACE 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET IN PLUG. APPLIED FORCE TO HANDLE. THE PLUG WAS TIGHT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO USE GREATER FORCE. THE PLUG BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYEE 'S HAND TO TRAVEL DOWN FAST PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET HANDLE AND PAN.
INJURED & 3 CO-WORKERS WERE REPLACING V-BELTS ON$2 CONVEYOR AFTER THEY WERE THROWN OFF. WE HAD ALL THE BELTS ON & ONE OF THEM WAS TWISTED SO WE TURNED MOTOR SHEAVE WITH 24" PIPE WRENCH TO GET IN UNTWISTED IN DOING SO THE BACKSTOP RELEASED AND THE PIPE WRENCH FLEW OFF HITTING EE IN THE HEAD. HE WAS STANDING BY AFTER TRIMING A GUARD THAT WAS GETTING IN V-BELTS THROWING THEM OFF.
EE WAS HELPING OTHER CHANGE A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER ON C-16. AFTER REPLACING ONE PIECE, EE BEGAN CUTTING SLOTS FOR THE BOLTS ON THE SECOND PIECE, USING A UTILITY RAZOR KNIFE. WHILE CUTTIN G, HE PULLED THE BLADE TOWARD HIMSELF AND THE BLADE CAME THROUGH THE RUBBER AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT THIGHT.
TRYING TO REMOVE A LEFT CLAM CYLINDER OFF THE HITACHI EX1100. TEMOVED THE TOP PIN GNA TRIED TO LET ROD BACK DOWN IN BARRELL, WHEN IT CAUGHT. COWORKER PUT A 4' PRY BAR THROUGH THE SIDE OF SHOVE L TO KEEP CYLINDER STRAIGHT WHILE USING HYDRAULICS TO LET ROD DOWN. ROD CAUGHT BAR IN PIN HOLE OF ROD, BREAKING END OF BAR, CAUSING BAR TO FLY OUT STRIKING INJURED IN LEG.
HOME MADE PULLERS WERE BEING USED TO PULL FLY WHEEL ALONG WITH A HYDRAULIC JACK. THE PULLER BROKE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT CHEEK BONE.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOTLS ON A TRACK ROLLER, HE PULLED ON A WRENCH. HE FELT A TUG IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT BUCKET ON LOADER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND TWISTED HIS BACK