FIELD MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A TRAVEL CHAIN FOR A 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE, WHEN HE STARTED TO HAMMER ON A STEEL PIN. AFTER A FEW STROKES WITH THE HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF THE PIN SHOT OFF AND ENTERED HIS LEFT LEG (REAR CALF). HIS SUPERVISOR THEN REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND EE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A WORKERS COMP CENTER.
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October 13, 1998
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lowell Dunn Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
November 12, 1987
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lowell Dunn Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
I NAME WAS IMPA7TING BREAK OVER BAR WITH HAMMER IN A BOLT TIGHTENING OPERATION. THE SOCKET THAT WAS ON THE BREAK OVER BAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLT BEING TIGHTENED AND HE STRUCK HIS HAND RATHER THAN THE BREAK3OVER BAR.
October 27, 1987
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lowell Dunn Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME SWING IN1 SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE B&O HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE SLEDGE HAMMER.
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