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EMPL BREAKING O6T OLD FLIXCO'S IN CONV BELT WITH HAMMER AND BREAKING TOOL.EMPL MISSED BREAKING TOOL AND HIT HAND WITH HAMMER CHIPPING BONE ON KNUCKLE OF INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE THE SHAKER TO REMOVE THE BOLTS,ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE OUTSIDE POUNDING WITH A HAMMER.ONE OF THE BOLTS FLEW OUT AND STRUCK MR BELL IN THE MOUTH,CAUSING CONTUSION AND L LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LIP AND CHIPPED UPPER LEFT MEDIAL INCISOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A CHAIN LINK HOLDING THE LINK WITH ONE HAND AND HAMMERING WITH THE OTHER HAND THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK THUMB WITH HAMMER CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELT ON CONVEYOR. WHILE INSTALLING THE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR, THE CABLE BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE, CAUSING BRUISE TO HEAD AND BACK AND LACERATION TO UPPER LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WIRE BRUSH TO CLEAN A PIECE OF STEEL. A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE
HE WAS WORKING NEAR THE HEAD PULLY OF A CONVYEOR, BREAKING FLEXO BOLTS WITH AND FLEXO TOOL. JUST AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON TO THE BELT. THE BELT MOVED CAUSING CABRERA TO MISS THE TOOL AND HIT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING A 2" PIPE, WHEN RATCHET ON PIPE THREADER SLIPPED WHILE EXERTING PRESSURE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE\S WRIST TO TWIST HITTING ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP A WEDGE BOLT WITH A PRYBAR THE BAR SLIPPED MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND THE CRUSHER SHELL