EE WAS OPENING THE TOP OF A HAMMERMILL LID USING A COME A LONG AS THE LID PASTED CENTER CREATED SLUCK IN THE CABLE, WHICH THEN RETIGHTENED SPINING THE COME A LONG AROUND IN A CIRCULAR MOTION W ITH THE HANDLE STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH.
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Showing all 30PRYING HOSE FROM PIPE WITH PRYBAR, PIPE CAM OUT OF HOSE PINCHING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BARS ON CRUSHER.WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SPRAYERS.STRAINED BACK TWISTING AND PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PONTOON UNDEER DREDGE PIPE WHEN PONTOONMOVED. THIS CAUSED EMPL TO FALL IN WATER & ALSO CHAIN BINDER TO FALL & HIT EMPL IN HEAD CASUING LACERATION NEEDING FIVE STITCHES.
EMPL WAS ATTMPTING TO BREAK ROCK IN IMPACTOR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. CORNER OF ROCK BROKE & SLEDGE HIT EMPL IN KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A NEW WATER MANIFOLD IN SAND SCREW LIFTING CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN NOSE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED ACROSS THE BELTING CUTTING HIS THUMB.
WAS OPERATING PORTA POWER TO REMOVE AXLE SHAFT FROM DOZER. THE SPACER ON THE PORTA POWER SLIPPED OFF AND HIT RIGHT LEG OF INJURED THERE WAS A LACERATION JUST BELOW THE KNEE REQUIRING 3 STITCHE S.
WAS RE-ASSEMBLING A CONE CRUSHER WITH A HEAVY DUTY WRENCH, ALLEGEDLY TWISTED BACK WHILE USING WRENCH.
WAS REMOVING PLASTIC TIE WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.
PUT PRY BAR UNDER ONE SIDE OF GRIZZLY TO TRY AND MOVE ONE LEG SO AS TO WELD IT STRAINED BACK IN PROCESS
WORKER WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM ELECTRIC CABLE WITH A KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPED AND CUT LEFT WRIST.
CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE BLADE BROKE KNIFE TO STIKE L WRIST CAUSE LACERATION
BREAKING ROCK OUT OF JAW WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BELT ON PLANT WITH A SCRAPPER WHEN THE SCRAPPER PLUNGED AND CUT THE LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG WHEN A PIECE WENT INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SCREENS USING A BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BAR AND THE PLANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.
WHILE HAMMERING ON APIN ON THE BUSHING, APIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO (NAME) LEFT EAR AND BECAME LODGED.
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EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING ON A ROCK IN IMPACTOR HOPPER WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF IMPACTOR & HIT HIS ARM IT CUT A GASH ABOUT 1INCH.LONG ABOUT 2IN.ABOVE THE WRIST EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC.& HAD STITCHES TH EN RETURNED TO 4ORK
EMPLOYEE WAS LY3NG ON HIS BACK IN VIBRATOR WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED A 3# HAMMER ON HIS NOSE CAUSING VICTIM A MINOR CONCUSION & A FX.TO THE TIP OF HIS NOSE HE WAS ADMITTD TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION FOR3SEVERAL HOURS
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G SAND UNDER THE PLANT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS SMALL FUBGER IB RT HAND ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS EXTENDED UNDER THE PLANT. HE RECEIVED A DEEP CUT TO HIS FINGER AND REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLO8E
WHILE CLEANING 9UST OFF OF A ROCK CHUTE A PIECE OF RUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE JOHNSTON CLINIC FOR DOCTORS ATTENTION, WHO ATTEMPTED TO PROBED THE RUST OUT OF THE EYE AND GAVE HIM A TETANUS 8HOT AND REFERRED IM TO ANOTHER DOCTOR TO SEE IF SHE COULD REMOVE THE IMBEDDED RUST. BY THE TIME HE ARRIVED AT THE SECOND DOCTORS THE RUST HAD DISLODGED ITSELF AND FELL OUT.
HE WAS DRIVING 5 BUSHING OUT WITH A PUNCH & HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIMSELF ON THE L THUMB WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN,. WENT TO THE IA. METHODIST NEIGHBORHOOD CLINIC FOR ATTENTION, T HEY X-RAYED THE3THUMB AND PUT ON A SPLINT. COULD HAVE A POSSIBLE FRACTURE
HE WAS HOLDING 5 PIECE OF IRON IN PLACE ANOTHER WORKER WAS STRAIGHTENING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE VIBRATION BRUISED A NERVE IN HIS HAND
INJ WORKING ON 1LANT WHEN PRY BAR BEING USED BY ANOTHER EMPL SLIPPED,HIT EMPL IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING A CHAIN ON AN OVER HEAD BEAM WHEN ONE END OF THE CHAIN SWUNG OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A METAL PRY BBAR PRYING A VALVE BODY WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE REC'D BRUISES AND LACERATIONS HE WENT TO DR FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY DR 5DMINISTATED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE UP WOUND RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY
EMP WAS MAKING 9EPAIRS HAMMERING ON A BAR THAT HE WAS WORKING ON AND A PIECE BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON A FRONT TOOTH BREAKING IT- CHIPPED HE WENT TO A DENTIST WHO SMOOTHED TOOTH UP, TOOK X R RAYS THE TOOTH 4ILL HAVE TO BE CAPPED IN REPAIRING THE INJURY HE RECEIVED TO IT