INJURED WAS REMOVING AN OLD BEARING RACE OFF OF A TAIL PULLEY WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH.THE RACK BROKE AND A SLIVER OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.
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Showing all 8OTHER AND EE WERE OPENING THE HAMMER MILL DOOR JAKE THE WEST SIDE AND EE THE EAST SIDE HE LIFTED DOOR FOR OTHER TO REMOVE COME ALONG THE DOOR FELL ON EE LEFT ARM.
CLEANING OUT CHUTE MATERIAL FROZEN ROCK IT BROKE AWAY R THUMB STRUCK EDGE OF THE CHUTE
HOLDING PUNCH BAR 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCED AND HIT LEFT THUMB.
CLEANING HEAD PULLEDY BOX ON CONVEYOR USING A PICK. SOME ROCK WAS IN HEAD PULLEY BOX. WHEN PICK HIT ONE OF THE ROCKS A PIECE OF STEEL FROM PICK BROKE OFF PENETRATING LEFT ARM.
WHILE PULLING WIRE,THE ROPE BROKE AND WRAPPED AROUND HEAD AREA.
ASSISTING FELLO4 EMPLOYEE MAKE EREPAIRS TO CONVEYOR DRIVE SPROCKET A 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER CAME OFF OF HANDLE BEING USED BY FELLOW EMPLOYEE STRIKING I.NAME IN LOWER CHEST
HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE DRIVE A GEAR ON HAMMER MILL SHAFT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF OF HANDLE STRIKING LEFT FOOT