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HITTING A WRENCH WITH RIGHT HAND TO DISLODGE A LARGE NUT
A LARGE SALT ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE MOUTH OF A JAW CRUSHER TWO MEN WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. OTHER SWINGING THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE ROCK AND HIT THE BACK OF THE LEFT HA ND OF EE.
THE TRAILER THEY WERE LOADING HAS WHAT IS CALLEDA LIVE FLOOR; ONE OF THE PLASTIC SLATES ON FLOORWAS DAMAGED. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFETO CUT OFF THE DAMAGED PLASTIC, SO THE MOVING TRAILER FLOOR COULD MOVE FREELY; KNIFE SLIPPED &PUNCTURED HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG.