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INJURED WAS REMOVING THE HYDRAULIC COVER PLATE ABOUT 175 LB FROM A 82-30 TEREX DOZER WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED HE COULD NOT HOLD ON THE FUIDE DOWELS AND IT DROPPED HITTING HIS RT ANKLE AND L EFT SHIN CAUSING SEVERE ABRASION AND BRUISING
EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINGING WEAR PLATES IN UNIVERSAL CRUSHER, WHEN A BALL PEEN HAMMER FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT HIS FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOED BOOT. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING SPROCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN FRAGMENT BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN FOREHEAD WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND DR NEXT DAY TO HAVE GRAGMENT REMOVED REQUIRED 1 STITCHES.
CRUSHER OPERATO9 DRAWING TWO PICES OF STEEL TOGETHER WITH C CLAMP SCREW ON CLAMP BROKE PRYING & HITTING HIM ON FOREHEAD ABOVE RT.EYE(NO STICHES REQUIRED)
INJ HOISTING MA3UALY A SCREEN SECTION FROM DECK FLOOR TO LANDING NEAR SCREEN FOR ANOTHER MAN TO CATCH.BALANCE WAS THROWN OFF-STEPPED BACK TO CATCH BALANCE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
WHILE UNPLUGGIN1 STONE CHUTE,STONE CAME DOWN CHUTE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN HEAD.
INJ CHIPPING SL5G AWAY FROM AREAS JUST CUT WITH CUTTING TORCH.PIECE OF SLAG GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.AT THIS TIME NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OTHER THAN IRRITATION.
INJURED WAS TIG2TINING SET SCREW ON REDUCER SHAFT-CHAIN FALL HOLDING REDUCER SHIFTED AT ANCHOR POINT-REDUCER MOVED DOWN CATCHING FINGER (2ND RT.HAND) BETWEEN TWO BOLTS-SEVERING END OF FINGER.
INJURED HAD HIS TONGUE STICKING OUT BETWEEN HIS TEETH WHILE TIGHTENING A DRAIN PLUG FROM A REAR END OF A TRUCK THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING INJURED UNDER CHIN CAUSING HIS TEETH TO PUNCTURE TONG UE
INJURED WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN NUT ON VIBRATING SCREEN BEARING HOUSING APARENTLY STRAINED RIGHT LOWER BACK.