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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JACK STAND FROM UNDER LOADER. HE CAUGHT THE RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE STAND AND THE LOADER. RESULTED IN A MINOR LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT HOLDING A STEP TO THE PIT TRUCK. TRUCKS RADIATOR FRAME AND HOOD HAD BEEN REMOVED AND WERE SETTING ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE EMP. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE E MP. TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARD OVER THE HOOD AND ONTO A PIECE OF ANGLE USED TO SUPPORT THE RADIATOR FRAME. THE 3" ANGLE STRUCK THE EMP BELOW SHOULER BLADE BREAKING RIBS & PUNC LUNG
EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN DRILL STEEL FROM BIT WITH HAMMER. WHEN STRICKING THE STEEL A FRACMENT CUT THE EE S ARM. EE RECEIVED 3 STICHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS POURING ANFO INTO A HOLE WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS MEASURING WITH A TAMPING POLE POLE WAS RAISED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING SMALL LACERATION
THE MAN WAS PRYING ON A CONVEYOR THAT WAS STUCK TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHEN THE TWO CAME LOOSE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND THE PRY BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. BROKEN HOSE STITCHES TO THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE AND BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE MAN WAS TIGHTENING SOME 1 INCH BOLTS ONA FEEDER WITH A WRENCH AND OVEREXERTED HIMSELF CAUSING A STRAGILATED HERNIA
EMPL POUNDING ON HAMMER WITH SLEDGE PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LEFT ARM MUSCLE.
INJ AND COWORKER WERE TAKING A MILL HAMMERHEAD OFF OF OLD SHANKS ON A CRUSHER BAR COWORKER HIT ONE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF WELD STEEL HIT RHODES IN LEFT EYE