TIGHTENING CHAIN TO CRUSHER, CHAIN BROKE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
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Showing all 10EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CLEVIS ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. APPARENTLY, HE HAD HIS THUMB IN THE PIN HOLE AS HE HELD THE CLEVIS AND WHEN HIS HELPER HIT THE SHACKLE PIN, IT SEVERED OFF THE END OF HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
LOOSING PC OF PIPE WITH WRENCH STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SOME BOLTS OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE MILL WHEN A SPEC OF METAL FROM A BOLT LODGE IN WHITE PART OF HIS RT EYE HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
WHILE PRYING OUT ROCK IN RED CRUSHER FOR BIG ELEVATOR BAR SLIPPED & HIT ELBOW ON TOP OF CRUSHER
WHILE TIGHTENING AND BEADING BOLTS ON MILL PLOWS, A PIECE OF METAL CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER AND HOLE PUNCH. HE HIT THE HOLE PUNCH WITH THE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER AND LODGED IN HIS HAND.
THE MAN WAS TRYING TO TAKE A BEARING OFF WHICH WAS BROKE. HE WAS BANGING A METAL OBJECT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS THEN STRUCK WITH A PIECE OF METAL ON HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HI7TING ON A WOODEN PALLET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.HE WAS NOT WEARING ANY PROTECTION ON HIS EYES,WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW FROM THE PALLET HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE..RIG HT EYE WAS BRUI8ED,NO FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND IN THE EYE.
REPLACING CHAIN ON SPROCKET OF SCREW CONVEYOR WHEN PRY BAR USED TO RAISE CHAIN SLIPPED AND CHAIN KNOCKED HAND INTO CHAIN GUARD INJURING LEFT HAND.