Employee was working on the catwalk. EE had a wrench in one hand and an impact drill in the other. Employee was loosening a nut/bolt (one handed), the wrench slipped and hit employee in the mouth/tooth.
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Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 21, 2014
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Changing bucket teeth on a 922 Loader when a piece of tooth broke off while hitting it with a hammer. The piece of tooth penetrated the upper left leg of the employee which needed to be removed and stitch up
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