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Removing a hardbar pin from a D-10 when a piece of metal from the pin hammer entered employee's left thigh when struck with a sledge hammer.
Removing a bad bushing from a D10 back bar. Employee hit the bushing to shift it over so that a retaining ring could be removed. Grease and metal slivers came back and hit the employee in the eye.
Employee was striking a bucket tooth to remove it from the shank with a sledge hammer when a piece of metal broke loose from the tooth lodging in the employee's lower right leg. The injury resulted in 6 stitches.
Employee was in the process of tightening a bolt on a pull down cable on a drill when EE felt a pull in EE's lower abdomen where EE had a previous hernia two years ago. After going to a doctor EE was diagnosed with another hernia in the same area as EE's last one. Employee continues to work as of this date. Management was not notified as to EE's diagnoses until 10-25-2017
EE was cutting apart some CB actuators with a knife. EE was cutting away from body but was holding material with left hand. The knife slipped and struck left wrist. Resulted in a stab wound in left wrist, resulting in 3 stitches.
Employee was using a come-a-long and the truck's boom to install a new steering cylinder, the come-a-long slipped causing the cylinder to abruptly move forward, smashing employee's left thumb against the frame and steering cylinder of the CAT 992D (fracture and 3 sutures).
EE was using a 16 pound sledge hammer to straighten a metal guard. As he swung the hammer, he felt a pop and pain in his left shoulder. EE continued to work his scheduled shifts but due to continued discomfort he saw a physician on 01/09/15 and received an MRI. Diagnosed with 2 tendon tears. EE returned to work until 02/04/15, which was his first day away from work.
We were prying on a drive line yoke on a 993K loader, the bar slipped off of the spider and struck me in the face hitting my right cheek..