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TRUCK DRIVER WAS TRYING TO COUPLE TWO HOSES TOGETHER. HE WAS HITTING THE FITTING WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND. THE BLOW FROM THE HAMMER CAUSED A CONTUSION AND BROKE A BON E IN HIS HAND.
MECAHNIC WAS REMOVING TIE WRAPS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, THE KNIFE CUT ONE OF THE WRAPS, IT SLIPPEDAND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.
THE ELECTRICAIN WAS USING A HACKSAW TO CUT AN ALUMINUM LUG THAT WAS HELD BY A VISE. WHEN THE SAW BLADE CUT THROUGH, THE EMPLOYEE;S FINGER STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE LUG. IT TOOK 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
THE EE SLICKER PANTS WERE TORN AT THE BOTTOM. THE EE DECIDED TO CUT OFF A LOOSE PIECE SO WOULD NOT TRIP ON IT. USING A BOX CUTTER TYPE KNIFE, HE PROCEEDED TO DO SO AND SLICED THE HAND HOLDING THE PANT LEG. HE RECEIVED 3 SUTURES INT HE CUT, AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY THAT DAY.
WORKER WAS FABRICATING A METAL HOOK WHEN PLIERS SLIPPED AND METAL ROD LACERATED LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. INJURY REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES.
THE EE RECIEVED A LACERATION TO HIS RT. LEG. THEEE WAS USING A 6 TON COME-ALONG TO REPOSITION A CRUSHER FEEDER WHEN THE 1" EYE BEING USED AS AN ANCHOR POINT BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LOCKNUT FROM A WIRING HARNESS AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. HIS HAND TRAVELED FORWARD AND MADE CONTACT WITH AN AIR LINE FITTING AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS HAND. STITCHES WERE USED TO TREAT THE WOUND.
WHILE REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDAR WITH A SPANNER WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED THE END OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE ON THE TIP.
THE EE WAS USING BOLT CUTTERS TO CUT A PIECE OF CHAIN FROM AN AWKWARD POSITION. HE BRACED ONE HANDLE OF THE BOLT CUTTERS AGAINST HIS CHEST AND PULLED THE OTHER HANDLE TOWARDS HIM. HE FELT A "P OP" IN HIS CHEST AREA. THE DR. DIAGNOSED A SOFT TISSUE INJURY IN HIS CHEST AREA AND PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY WITH A FOLLOWUP APPT. ON 6-1-01.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A DRAIN PLUG ON A HAUL TRUCK. PLUG WAS TOO TIGHT SO EE USED A HAMMER TO TAP THE WRENCH. HAMMER MISSED WRENCH AND THE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND HAMME R HANDLE WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER.
SDX-200 TONGS WERE SET ON A LARGE OPEN END WRENCH. THEY SLID OFF AND PINCHED HIS FOOT AGAINST THE PLATFORM. WHICH RESULTED IN A CLOSED IN PLACE FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PLASTIC WIRE TIES AND THEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE ENDS OFF. THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IN THE PROCESS.
WHILE REPLACING THE PRIMARY SCREEN PANELS THE OPERATOR WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO SEAT THE SCREEN IN PLACE. ON THE DOWN WARD MOTION THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CROSS MEMBER THEN GLANCED BACK. THIS THIS ACTION PINCHED THE OPERATOR'S FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE SCREEN PANEL.
THE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISION FILTER HOUSING WITH A RATCHET WRENCH. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE, THE MECHANIC'S ELBOW STRUCK THE TRUCK'S FRAME CAUSING A SMALL FRACTURE TO THE ELBOW.
THIS MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING A MANTLE FOR A CONE CRUSHER A PAD EYE WAS WELDED TO THE MANTLE & A T3 TON CHAIN COMEALONG WAS ATTACHED & PRESSURE APPLIED TO LOOSED THE 5G NUT HOLDING THE MANTLE TOGETHER. THE WELD ON THE PAD EYE BROKE THE COMEALONG WHICH THE MECHANIC WAS OPERATING HIT HIS RT SHOULDER. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A AC SEPARATION THAT REQUIRED SURGERY. A SAFER METHOD USING
WHILE WORKING ON A CAT 789 HAUL TRUCK, LOOSENING A BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CUT ON THE HEAD OF ANOTHER BOLT. HIS KNUCKLE WAS CUT AND REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
WHILE DOING SOME CLEANUP WITH A SHOVEL, HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE SHOVEL TO PUSH IT FURTHER INTO THE MUD. THE SHOVEL GLANCED OFF OF A BOLT IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM PAIN IN THE LEFT CALF MUSCLE. HE WAS PLACED IN A BOOT CAST UNTIL RECOVERY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A CARD BOARD ROLL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE BLADE BROKE AND THE EE'S HAND CONTINUED MOTION. THE EE'S FINGER THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE BROKEN BLADE WHICH WAS STU CK IN THE CARDBOARD ROLL.