WHILE DRIVING PIN OUT O F 5% HOIST CYLINDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER WITH BAR RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
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Showing all 14PRYING ROCKS OUT OF HOPPER,I SLID DOWN HITTING IN BACK OF KNEE.ROCK SLID DOWN AND STRUCK BACK OF KNEE AREA.
TAKING OFF CONVEYOR 26 IT GOT STUCK AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PRY IT OUT. WHEN HE PRIED IT OUT, IT SLID BACK TOWARDS HIM CAUSING BAR TO GO FORWARD AND PINCH HIS FINGER. REQUIRED 13 STITCHES.
HE WAS CUTTING A PC. OF BELTING WITH RAZOR KNIFE, THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH AND WENT INTO RIGHT LEG 1' ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIRED STITCHES.
OPERATING HAND 4INCH, PLASTIC HAND GRIP, SLIPPED OFF AND METAL HANDLED RETURNED, CUTTING FOREARM-REQUIRING 14 STITCHES.
MAKING SURE NUT8 ON STATIONARY JAW WERE TIGHT. TOOLS: 3/4 DRIVE BAR,SOCKET,EXTENSION PLUS 5' PIPE FOR LEVERAGE IN ORDER TO LEVEL THE SOCKET AND RIVE BAR. WOODEN BLOCKS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDER T HE BAR,A 5' PIP9 WAS PLACED ON HANDLE OF DRIVE BAR FOR BETTER LEVERAGE TO TIGHTEN NUTS. WOODEN BLOCK FELL OVER CAUSING PIPE TO SLIP FROM BAR AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT RIB CAGE.
WAS CUTTING FLA8HING ON CONVEYOR 014 WHEN BLADE CAME OUT OF KNIFE HIS HAND CONTINUED ACROSS BLADE CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND CUT WAS INTO KNUCKLE EXPOSING BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PRY BAR TO PRY LOOSE A ROCK IN A HOPPER. BAR STRUCK RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE CUTTING W3RE WITH SHARP KNIFE HIT THE UNLOCKING BUTTON, THE BLADE TURNED AND CUT THE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING CROWN BAR RUBBER WITH KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
WHILE SLEDGING 9OCKS OUT OF GRIZZLY TEETH, ROCK BROKE OFF AND FLEW UP HITTING FOREHEAD AND EYEBROW REQURING STITCHES.
EMP WAS LETTING A PULL LIFT DOWN WITH A MOTOR ON IT AND THE MOTOR KICKED OUT OF THE PULL LIFT AND HIT THE SHOULDER AND ARM PINCHING AGAINST THE ANGLE IT SWUNG AWAY FROM I NAME ENOUGHT FOR HIM TO FALL OUT AWAY FROM IT
WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER, PUTTING PIPE ON RATCHET WHEN PIPE SLIPPED, WRAPPING THE LFT KNEE.