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DRIVING CHISEL INTO WEAR PLATE ON 988D LOADER BUCKET. EE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE CHISEL CAUSING THE CHISEL TO FLY OUT OF THE WEEK PLATE STRIKING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD. CAUSING A LACERATION.
STRIPPING RUBBER OFF OF A TURBINE USING A UTILITY KNIFE & A ZIP AIR GUN EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CHANGED BLADES IN THE KNIFE & STARTED CUTTING THE RUBBER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE RUBBER & I NTO HIS LEFT HAND
EE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN HYD FILTERS ON 560 HOUGH LOADER. HE STRAINED HIS RT FOREARM WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH.
I NAME WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN CN OF OUR RAYMOND MILLS. THE ALLEN WRENCH WHICH HE WAS USING SLIPPED HIS ARM HIT A DEFLECTOR PLATE IN SIDE THE MILL, WHICH HAS A VERY SHARP EDGE HE SUSTAINED A C UT ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM.
HE WAS PRYING ON CLOTHES BASKET IN CHANGE ROOM TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE FROM ROPE USED TO HANG BASKET WITH (PRYING WITH LONG SCREW DRIVER-14\)WHEN SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED CAME BACK AND HIT HIM ON F HIM ON FRONT TOOTH.
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE REPLACING A VALVE ON A PIPE IN THE B PLANT TUNNEL. I.NAME WAS USING A RACHET WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS & T HE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIS UPPER LIP CAUSING A LIP LACERATIO N.
EMP WAS REMOVING DRILL ROD FROM RAISE BORE ROD HOLDER HE HAD INSTALLED THE HOIST CHAIN AROUND THE ROD AND WAS WAITING TO HAVE THE ROD RELEASED FROM THE CLAMP OF ROD HOLDER AS THE CLAMP WAS RE RELEASED THE ROD SLIPPED DOWN OUT OF THE CHAIN THROUGH THE ROD HOLDER AND STRUCK HIM ON RT FOOT
WAS USING A PICK TO LOOSEN CHRYSTALS & PICK GLANCED OFF AND PENETRATED INTO HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION (PICK PENETRATED STEEL TOED SHOES) PICK ENTERED BEHIND STEEL TOE ENTERING INTO LE ATHER OF THE BOOT
CHIEF OPERATOR AND SHIFT FOREMAN WERE TIGHTENING A BOLT BOX END WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT AND STRUCK THE CHIEF OPERATOR IN FOREHEAD
HAMMERING ON STEERING KNUKLE WITH VEHICLE LIFTED ON HOIST STRUCK RT ELBOW AGAINST HOIST ARM EMPLOYEE INJURED JANUARY 4 1984 DID NOT GOT TO THE CDOCTOR UNTIL FEB 15 1984
EMP WAS WORKING ON FINISHING UP SPLICING A BELT AND WHEN THEY UNHOOKED THE COME-ALONG IT STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPED HIS TOOTH
OPENING FLOC SACKS WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND KNIFE TRAVELED ACROSS RIGHT LEG CAUSING 2\\ LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG.
MR BARELA LOADED A PUMP AND IT WAS TIED WITH A ROPE AND WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT UNTIED, HE USED A POCKET KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOREARM
SETTING BOLT IN CEMENT USING HILTI SYSTEM TO INSTALL HANDRAIL AROUND PIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER POWDER WITH A POCKET KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT SMALL FINGER REQUIRING 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE