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EMPL CHIPPING HOLE IN ROCK WITH GEOLOGICAL HAMMER AND A 5 LB HAMMER TO PLACE A WOOD LATHE. EMPL STRUCK GEO HAMMER WITH OTHER HAMMER AND A SPLINTER OF METAL STRUCKJ RIGHT INDEX FINGER.EMPL HAD MEDICAL TREATMENT 4-27-92.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A RIPPER TOOTH ON #115 DOZER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE TOOTH A SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT SHIN AND BECAME EMBEDDE D. THE WOUND WAS PROBED AND SUTURED.
THE EMPL ALLEGED THAT WHILE REPAIRING A FLAT TIRE ON CAT 772 LUBE TRUCK HE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK THE EMPL COULD NOT IDENTIFY ONE SPECIFIC ACTION THAT CAUSED THE INJURY BUT FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER COMPLETING THE TIRE REPAIR THE MEPL HAD BEEN LIFTING AND CARRYING THE PORT-A-POWERS USED TO BRAKE THE TIRE DOWN
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE INSTALLING TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF A WA800 KOMATSU F.E.L. WITH A 12LB SLEDGE HAMMER, A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT BRE AST.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE PRESSING A BUSHING INTO THE UPPER RIGHT BOOM ARM OF THE LOADER WITH 100 TON PRESS THE BUSHING BOUND UP AND ALL THREAD BROKE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE END OF ALL THREAD AND IT SHOT OUTWARD AFTER IT BROKE CUTTING THE PLOAM OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND ALSO STRUCK THE INNER PORTION OF HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
I.NAME WAS WORK3NG IN SHOP R EMOVING BEARING FROM A SHAFT USING SLEDGEHAMMERS WAS BENT OVER A PIECE OF SLEDGEHAMMER CHIPPED OFF HIT I.NAME IN LEFT SIDE EMBEDDING IN SKIN
DRIVING SHANK I3 PLACE ON KOEHRING SHOVEL BUCKET PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF HAMMER AND EMBEDDED IN MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BIT ON A DM-25 I.R. DRILL WHEN THE COLLAR SLIPPED FROM THE WRENCH AND FELL ON HIS LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
WHITE WAS USING A 1" RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS IN A DOZER BLADE AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE RATCHET AND DOZER.