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Breaker Bar slipped off a bolt and hit hand on steel frame
EE was working with a crow-bar and while he was pulling back the crow-bar unlatched and hit him in the face.
The employee was working inside the hopper of a jaw crusher on a 6' ladder when he fell. The employee was torquing the bolt on the grizzly when the wrench slipped of the bolt and he fell. He was wearing his hard hat, but hit his head, back and arms and his hard hat fell off. He indicated that he passed out for couple of minutes.
Employee was using hand tools to move concrete within the form. He twisted his ankle.
Employee tried to use a shovel to free a stuck return roller. The shovel stuck in the roller and the handle struck the employee's right thumb.
EE WAS RESETTING A FORM FOR CONCRETE, WHEN HE STARTED DRIVING A STAKE WITH THE HAMMER WHEN HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE CENTERING THE TAIL SHAFT & TIGHTENING TAPER LOCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF TAIL SHAFT - RATCHET SLIPPED, SMASHING THE RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY & RATCHET HANDLE. THERE WAS ALSO A TURF FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER BONE.
WHILE CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY FINGERS IN JAW CRUSHER, HE SMASHED HIS HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A RATCHET. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND WENT OVER HEAD FIRST DOWN ABOUT A 10' DROP. WHILE FALLING HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON STEEL AND SLAMMED JAW ON TO A ROCK AND TWIST ED HIS WRIST. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.