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EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS IN 6X16 SIMPLICITY SCREEN. HE NEEDED THE PRY BAR TO PRY SCREEN RAILS LOOSE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UPPER SCREEN RAILS. INJURED ASKED HIM TO SLIDE BAR TO HIM. HE DID AND BAR ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CLEVIS FOR A HOLDING STRAP. THE CLEVIS NEEDED TO BE TAPPED SHUT TO PREVENT THE STRAP FROM FALLING OUT. A VENDOR DRIVER [PENN DIESEL CO] THAT WAS DELIVERING THE TRANSMISS ION WAS TAPPING THE CLEVIS WITH A 4# SLEDGE WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IT. THE VENDOR DRIVER MISSED & STRUCK OUR EMPLOYEE'S THUMB. THOUGHT IT ONLY BRUSIED, BUT X-RAY SHOWED IT BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BELT CLAMPS OUT OF 42" BELT.HE WAS USING A CHISEL AND A HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE CHISEL SHEARED OFF AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT INNER FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH 2 OTHERS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A TAILGATE FROM A R35 EUC TRUCK. THEY WERE USING A HILIFT AND CHAINS TO SUPPORT THE GATE WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE TWO PINS WHICH HEL D THE GATE IN PLACE. THE FIRST PIN CAME OUT EASILY, HOWEVER, THE SECOND PIN DID NOT. THE EMPLOYEE'S CUT THE SECOND PIN USING A TORCH. WHEN IT WAS CUT, THE GATE CAME DOWN, PINNING HIS HAND
EE WAS WORKING ON DROPBALL CRANE USING A PRYING BAR 4 FT LONG ON THE BOOM LEVER. AS HE WAS PRYING THE BAR FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
EMPL TAPPING TOOTH ONTO SHANK ON 992 HI LIFT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. PIECE OF STEEL FROM TOOTH STRUCK I.NAME IN THE NECK 1" TO RIGHT OF ADAMS APPLE
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT BENT COVER WHICH COVERS AUGER ON DUST COLLECTOR.HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN OUR COVER.WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE COVER A SMALL OBJECT HIT THE EMPLYEE IN MIDDLE OF LOWER CHEST AREA.MATERIAL WENT THROUGHTWO SHIRTS THAT HE WAS WEARING.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL AND HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. STEEL SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CRUSHER MOTOR WITH A PRY BAR APPROX 15 MINUTES LATER EMPLOYEE FELT A STABBING PAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA CAUSING HIM TO DOUBLE OVER
EMP WAS USING A3BAR TO MOVE A STEEL OX WHEN HE FELT A NUMBING LIKE FEELING IN THE THUMB OF RT HAND. THE DIAGNOSIS BY DR WAS TENDONITIS OF RT HAND IN THE THYMB AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER OF A TRUCK. THE NUT FREED SUDDENLY CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HAND AGAINST THE BOOSTER. THE BLOW CRATED A SWOLLEN BLO OD FILLED AREA 6NDER THE NAIL OF THE RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.
I.NAME WAS TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS ON WHEEL OF R-35 TRUCK WITH A RATCHET. ONE OF THE STUDS BROKE AND I.NAME FELL ON HIS L HAND BROKEN FOURTH FINGER AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF MIDDLE FINGER OF L HAND BRUISED AND SPRAINED
I.NAME WAS USING A RACHET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BLADE OF D-94 DOZER AS HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS HE SPRAINED HIS NECK
I.NAME WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ABOVE THE CRUSHER AND THE COME-A-LONG SLIPPED AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM ON THE FOOT