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EMPLOYEE WAS BREKING, WHEN HE STRUCK THE WEDGE WITH HIS HAMMER, A SHAVING FROM THE WEDGE BROKE OFF AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EE WAS BREAKING STONE WITH AN 8 LB HAMMER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE DOING THE REPETITIOUS WORK OF SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMERTO BREAK THE STONE.
BOLTING TRACK TOGETHER & PINCHED PALM OF RIGHT HAND. DIDN'T KNOW EE SOUGHT TREATMENT UNTIL BILLS WERE RECEIVED. BILL SHOWS HE WENT TO ER AFTER WORK.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT AREA FOR BELT SAW WITH A SHOVEL & PICK, WHEN A ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE AIR OUT OF A MASTER CYLINDER, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET, SO HE PLACED RAGS ON HIS CHEST AND INSERTED A SCREW DRIVER IN CYLINDER AND PULLED AGAINST HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE FEL T RIB BREAK AND HEARD IT CRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A WHEEL OFF WITH A BAR AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CAME UP UNDER HIS CHIN, HIS HANDS WERE ON TOP OF THE BAR, TEETH HIT TOGETHER CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING WHEN HE STRUCK WEDGE WITH A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING HEAD OF WEDGE TO BREAK. A SLIVER OF METAL HIT HIM, CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE STUCK FINGER IN ROCK TO HELP PRY THE ROCK, WHEN THE BARS UNDER THE ROCK WENT TO LIFT THE ROCK, THE ROCK CAME DOWN ON HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING BLOOMFIELD JACK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE. JACK STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT JAW. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. INFORMED OFFICE 4/17/00 OF APPT. AT DENTIST ON 4-20-00.