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Emp using a sledge to straighten track, sliver from sledge came back and cut employee's face.
Changing bucket teeth on a Caterpillar 374 excavator. Using a sledgehammer to remove the teeth, a 7mm chunk of tooth broke off and entered the operators left leg just above the knee.
Hitting bar with sledge hammer and missed. Follow through pinched right index finger between hammer handle and bar.
Tightening bolt on impactor, it broke loose, lost his balance and hit head.
Employee was hammering on a bolt: a piece chipped off and embedded in his left arm.
Emp was tightening a bolt; wrench slipped and he jammed his hand into a steel wall
EE was holding a piece of rubber for another EE, other EE was using a knife to split and the knife slipped and EE's right thumb was cut.
HE WAS WORKING ON A BELT TAIL PULLEY WITH ANOTHER EE USING A COME-ALONG; CABLE FOR COME-ALONG BROKE & SMASHED HIS LEFT HAND.