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Employee was cutting a dredge sleeve loose and the sleeve hit leg causing swelling and bruising.
Employee was cutting a piece of rubber hose and his razor blade slipped and cut his left leg above the knee
Supervisor was driving a pin in the track of the Hyundai Trackhoe with a 10lb hammer. A piece of the pin broke off and went into injury's left leg. He had to have 7 stiches.
Employee was unclogging a drain pipe with a stick and his right hand slipped and hit the drain pipe. His hand was scraped and swollen.
Employee was attempting to hit a bolt with a hammer and mashed his finger.
Employee was tightening an impeller on a gravel pump with a pipe wrench. The wrench slipped and cut a gash on his forehead above his right eye.
While striking a cable cutter with a 12 lb hammer, a foreign object flew into employee's right eye. He was not wearing his safety goggles.
EE WAS TIGHTENING COME-A-LONG TO PULL BACKHOE TRACK. THE COME-A-LONG TURNED LOOSE AND EE FELL BACKWARDS AND SAT DOWN ON GROUND HARD, INJURED BEHIND AND LOWER BACK
EE WAS PUTTING A CLEAN OUT PLUG BACK ON. THE COMEALONG SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER. HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS FRACTURED AT THE TIP & CUT ON THE TIP BY HIS FINGERNAIL
EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN 2 SHAFTS IN LOG WASHER RECONNECTING LOG AFTER REPLACING A BROKEN PART. COME-A-LONGS WERE POSITIONED SO THAT THEY NOT ONLY PULLED LOG, BUT ALSO PICKED IT UP - CAUSED LOG TO SWING AND PIN EE'S RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE LOGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 1" RUBBER HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT WRIST REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
HE WAS REMOVING A HOSE BAND ON A 3" RUBBER HOSE. THE HOSE HAD FACTORY INSTALLED FASTENERS THAT HAVE TO BE REMOVED BY SAWING OFF. HE WAS SAWING THROUGH THE HOSEBAND WITH A HACKSAW. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH, THE FASTENER POPPED BACK AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A TRACK PIN IN THE MASTER LINKS ON THE TRACKS OF A KOMATSU PC HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE FELT EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT STOMACH.
EE WAS PUNCHING HOLES IN CONVEYOR BELT USING A PUNCH & CLAW HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PUNCH & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AT THE BASE KNUCKLE.
HE WAS PUTTING 2 STEEL PIPE TOGETHER. THE CHAIN BAND HE WAS USING TO BAND TOGETHER BROKE AND THE PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE DRILL PIPE FROM THE GROUND. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE & CAUGHT THE RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE RAIL OF THE DRILL RIG.
HE WAS CHANGING DOOR SHORT ON SHAKER SCREEN. HAD TO USE THE HAMMER. WAS HOLDING DOOR. WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.