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While changing hinge pins and bushings on the CM14-27, a mechanic was prying up on a cover and hoses, the pry bar slipped and hit him in the face.
Pulling pads together on a single boom bolter, while tightening a come-along the hook came loose from the cat pad and the hook struck him in the right eye. Suffered a laceration to the eyelid and laceration to the cornea.
When prying shuttle car tire off of a broken wheel unit, the tire came off and smashed his finger between the slate bar and coal rib.
Operator was standing on platform drilling corner rib bolt. Steel clogged up & the operator was using a wrench to beat steel to unclog. The wrench came off steel and struck his hand against corner. (Back of hand).
employee was building brattice, while holding cap board in place with one hand and hammer in the other, he hit the tip of his left thumb with the hammer. (partial amputation of the tip of his thumb and nail bed laceration requiring 5 stitches)
EE stripped outer jacket of cable, the knife slipped resulting in a cut to his left thumb.
Injured employee had been using a sinking hammer to drill holes for blasting of an overcast location. After drilling multiple holes his hand began to swell. It is believed that this swelling was caused by overexertion. Medical provider held the employee out of service.
Injured worker swept off concrete pour form with his left hand. A co-worker was busting up dried concrete in close proximity. The injured worker inadvertently placed his hand in the path of the shop hammer, and his left middle finger made contact with the hammer. The individual received medical treatment requiring stitches.
Injured worker was disassembling concrete forms on the work deck. He loosened the turnbuckle with a crescent wrench and over-exerted himself. On 04/18/2013, the doctor ordered him to be off and return on 04/24/2013.
Employee suffered avulsion to tip of finger when prying a steel set loose.
Employee was cutting a tie-wrap with a knife. The knife slipped and cut his left thumb, resulting in three sutures to close the wound.
Employee was attempting to scale, when he felt something pop in his shoulder. On 02/08/2013, the employee underwent surgery to repair inflammation in his shoulder.