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Hitting bar with sledge hammer and missed. Follow through pinched right index finger between hammer handle and bar.
Tightening bolt on impactor, it broke loose, lost his balance and hit head.
Emp was tightening a bolt; wrench slipped and he jammed his hand into a steel wall
Employee was hammering on a bolt: a piece chipped off and embedded in his left arm.
EE was holding a piece of rubber for another EE, other EE was using a knife to split and the knife slipped and EE's right thumb was cut.
HE WAS WORKING ON A BELT TAIL PULLEY WITH ANOTHER EE USING A COME-ALONG; CABLE FOR COME-ALONG BROKE & SMASHED HIS LEFT HAND.