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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL BUILD UP FROM THESPLITTER CHUTERS ABOVE THE SCREEN DECK.
EE WAS USING A 3 LBS HAMMER TO REMOVE A BALL JOINT FROM THE DRAGLINE TRUCK. WHEN THE EE HIT THE BALL JOINT A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING HAMMER BOLTS IN THE PORTABLE CRUSHER AND WAS USING A 4 LB HAMMER TO BUMP HAMMER BOLTS THROUGH HOLES AND HIS HAND WAS PLACED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE 4 LB HAMMER HIT HIS T HMB OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING AN AIR HOSE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SCRAPE HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL
THE EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE TEETH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. THEY USED A HAMMER TO STRIKE THE TOOTH IN ORDER TO LOOSEN IT. WHEN THEY DID A SLIVER PENETRATED HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.
AFTER PULLING SPAN OF POWER LINE UP WITH TRUCK AND TYPING OFF WITH CHAINJACK TO MAKE FINAL SAG THE PULLING GRIP APPROX. 21 ON END OF PULLING ROPE WAS REMOVED FROM POWERLINE AND DROPPED OVER SI DE OF BUCKET WITH ROPE ATTACHED. INJURY RESULTEDFROM WEIGHT OF FALLING GRIP AND MOUNT OF SLACK IN ROPE BETWEEN IT AND INJURED MAN S HAND WHO HELD ROPE.
EMP. WAS HITTING PIN BACK IN SIDE OF BOBCAT BUCKET ASSY. WITH HAMMER, PC. OF ROCK CHIPPED OFF INTO EYE, CAUSED IRRITATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING BEARING INTO DRIVE HOUSING ON 88B DRAGLINE. HELPER WAS USING HAMMER TO HIT BEARING INTO PLACE, HAMMER BOUNCED AND SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER HAD TO GET 9 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING LACINGS ON CONVEYOR BELT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER NEEDED 5 STITCHES
EMP WAS HITTING3OVERSIZE CHUTE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER HANDLE BROKE, HAND HIT SIDE OF CHUTE, CUT THUMB ON RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN SPLICNG HORIZONTAL BELT, COME A LONG BROKE, BELT SLAMP SNAPED BACK AND HIT MID SECTION, THE BLOW KNOCKED EMPLOYEE DOWN, HE FELL ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND CUT BACK PART OF UPPER 5EFT LEG.