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EE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM CEILING WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SMASH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE CEILING. EE FRACTURED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT HOLDING A STEP TO THE PIT TRUCK. TRUCKS RADIATOR FRAME AND HOOD HAD BEEN REMOVED AND WERE SETTING ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE EMP. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE E MP. TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARD OVER THE HOOD AND ONTO A PIECE OF ANGLE USED TO SUPPORT THE RADIATOR FRAME. THE 3" ANGLE STRUCK THE EMP BELOW SHOULER BLADE BREAKING RIBS & PUNC LUNG
EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN DRILL STEEL FROM BIT WITH HAMMER. WHEN STRICKING THE STEEL A FRACMENT CUT THE EE S ARM. EE RECEIVED 3 STICHES.
HITTING BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED AND HAND WENT OVER ROLLER. BREAKING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
THE MAN WAS PRYING ON A CONVEYOR THAT WAS STUCK TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHEN THE TWO CAME LOOSE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND THE PRY BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. BROKEN HOSE STITCHES TO THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE AND BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER.
DISASSEMBLING CAGE MILL, WHEN A 25# SLEEVE DROPPED OF FMILL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. HAD A BAD CONTUSION ON INSTEP.
EMPL POUNDING ON HAMMER WITH SLEDGE PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LEFT ARM MUSCLE.
INJ AND COWORKER WERE TAKING A MILL HAMMERHEAD OFF OF OLD SHANKS ON A CRUSHER BAR COWORKER HIT ONE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF WELD STEEL HIT RHODES IN LEFT EYE