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Hit the tip of thumb on left hand around the tip of the nail while hammering a socket on a final drive plug and had caused a cut approx 1/4 inch
The EE was using a shop hammer to drive a bearing off a shaft. When he struck the bearing, it shattered and a fragment of the bearing struck him in the mouth, cracking a tooth.
Employee was using a ratchet and socket to remove a bolt from a v-belt guard to change v-belts. While pulling on the ratchet, the socket slipped off the bolt head. When this happened, his little finger (pinky) on his right hand struck the angle iron on the edge of the v-belt guard cutting it to the bont.
EE was removing a drain plug from a bearing housing while changing oil, when the wrench slipped letting his hand strike a piece of metal, causing a laceration on his left hand.
EE was knocking pin loose on excavator with a slate bar. When the pin came out, arm fell down and slate bar hit EE in the lower part of his jaw.