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EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM STONE CRUSHER WITH RATCHET FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TIRES ON TRUCK AND IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A RIM SPACER ONTO HUB. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO TAP SPACER ONTO HUB. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE HANDLE END AND HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE HANDLE ABOUT 6" FROM THE HEAD. HE MISSED THE SPACER & PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & SPACER CUTTING THE SKIN & TEARING NAI
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN UP A BEARING, WHENHE ACCIDENTLY HIT PART OF THE BEARING WHICH CAUSED A PIECE OF METAL TO PENETRATE HIS LEFT HAND BELOW HIS THUMB.
ROBERT WAS POKING STONE IN A CRUSHER. THE CHUTE WAS PLUGGED UP, SO HE STUCK THE POKER IN THE CHUTE TO BREAK A HOLE IN THE STONE, WHEN HE DID THIS, THE POKER GOT STUCK, AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PU LL IT OUT, HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND WIRE BRUSH TO CLEAN AREA OFF THAT HE WAS GOING TO WELD WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING GO INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
HOLDING A STRIKER WRENCH, ANOTHER WAS TAKING BOLTS OFF WHEN THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF WALL HITTING LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS HOLDING THE STRIKING WRENCH USED TO TIGHTEN THE CRUSHER BOLTS, WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE MISSED THE STRIKING END OF THE WRENCH AND HIT INJU RED'S FIGNERS.
EMPLOYEE HAD A BAR IN YOKE OF DRIVELINE ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE DRIVESHAFT WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AT THE SAME TIME HE WENT FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DRIVESHAFT
STARTING TO DRIVE KINGPIN BEARING CUP INTO FRONT HOUSING OF PAYHAULER 12 WITH HAMMER AND STEEL S/ CHIP FROM BEARING CUP BROKE AWAY AND HIT EMPL IN FOREHEAD.