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THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE SKIP, DRAIN HOLE WAS BLOCKED. HE USED A PIPE TO TRY TO CLEAR THE BLOKAGE, RAMMING THE PIPE TWICE. THE SECOND STROKE THE PIPE BROKE THROUGH AND BEFORE HE COULD PULL BACK, IT HUNG IN THE WALL PLATE SMASHING HIS RIGGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE WALL PLATE.
INJURED WAS A TTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF CLOTH TAPE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE IT SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THIGH 4 STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE CUT
INJ USING CRESCENT WRENCH INSTEAD OF SOCKET TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR RETAINER ON MICARTA BUSHING OF GRINDING MILL.IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD PINCHING FINGER,CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND AND CRACKED BONE IN FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A JAMMED TAILGATE ON HIS PRODUCTION TRUCK USING A PRYBAR. AS H E PRIED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. I.NAME IS CERTIFIED THROUGH VOCATIONAL REHAB FOR A BAD BACK. THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE DETERMINED AS A REOCCURRANCE OF A PRE--EXISTING CONDITION.
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOIST A 900 LB COMPRESSOR CYLINDER USING AN EYE BOLT THAT HAD BEEN INSERTED INTO THE BOLT HOLE THE EYE BOLT BROKE LOOSE DROPPING THE CYLINDER ONTO THE CONCRETE COMPRES BASE THEN ONTO THE FLOOR WHERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT BREAKING THE FOURTH METATARSAL OF RT FOOT
MINER WAS LOWERING HEADING ON 4900 STATION TO INSTALL WOODEN FLOOR USING AX TO TRIM TIMBER HE HIT HIS RIGHT FOREARM WITH HIS AX ON THE BACK SWING 2 CUT ON RIGHT FOREARM 6 STICHES.