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USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A WEDGE FROM A DRAGLINE CABLE.
EMPOYEE WAS TURNING THE CRANKHANDLE OF A WINCH, TO HOIST A WATER PUMP. THE RATCHET LOCK LEVER CAM ELOOSE AND THE CRANK HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK HIS LIP.
ASSISTING IN MAKING REPAIRS TO CRUSHER. USING CHAIN COME-A-LONG TO MOVE MOTOR, CHAIN DROPPED & MOTOR HIT EE HARD HAT PUSHING IT DOWN OVER FOREHEAD & INTO SAFETY GLASSES. RIM OF SAFETY GLASSES CUT INTO FACE NEAR LEFT EYE.
PULLING ON PRYBAR WHILE HELPING TO REPAIR A GEAR CASE ON A DRAGLINE. UNDER DR. CARE SINCE 5-15-98 AND RELEASED TO NORMAL DUTY. RECHECK W/DR ON 5-26-98 AND RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.
WHILE SITTING BETWEEN HOIST ANAAD DRAG DRUMS EMPLOYEE REACHED BACK AND BEHIND HIMSELF TO PULL ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BEARING CAP. HE WAS TWISTING AND STRAINING HIS BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYYEE WAS HELPNG FELLOW EMPLOYEE EE TAKE BELT CLAMP OFF WHEN EE LOST CONTROL OF HHIS SIDE. LOWER SIDE OF CLAMP FELL, PINCHING EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE CLAMPS.
EMPLOYEE SERVICING DIRT SCREEN. HAD ATTACHED ROPE WITH METAL TIE AT END TO HOSE IN ORDER TO PULL HOSE WITHIN REACH. METAL TIE AT END BROKE LOOSE FROM HOSE AND EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF BALANCE TWISTING BODY.
EE USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BRAKES ON DRAGLINE. WRENCH SLIPPED THROWING HIM INTO BRAKE DRUM AREA.
CLAIMANT USING COME-A-LONG HOOK ON CABLE CAME LOOSE FLEW AND HIT MOUTH.
EMPL STRAIGHTENING OUT BENT STEERING COLUMN COVER WITH HAMMER.HAMMER MISSED AND FINGER SLID DOWN ALONG SHARP EDGE OF COVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE REPAIR DRILL RIG.WHILE HE WAS HOLDING WRENCH ON DRILL BIT,WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER UP AGAINST MAST OF DRILL RIG.
THE COME-A-LONG BROKE AND THE JACK FELL CUTTING THE RING FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UTILIZING LARGEW PRY BAR TO LIFT STEEL MACHINERY FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON PAYLOADER. HE HAD PUT HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT FOOT AS HE WAS USING WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS BODY TWISTED PULLING ANKLE MUSCLES.
EMPL EXTENDED G9EASING HOSE FROM REEL ON DRAGLINE.AUTO CATCH TO PREVENT HOSE FROM REWINDING DEFECTIVE.EMPL PLACE OBJECT ON REEL TO JAM RETURN.OBJECT FELL OUT HOSE RETRACKED AND HIT HIM IN LOWE R RIB AREA. 3
CHANGING DRAGLI3E CABLE. UTILIZING SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A WEDGE ON DRUM. HELPER FAILED TO PROPERLY STRIKE WEDGE AND STRUCK MY HAND.
WRENCH SLIPPED 2FF BOLT BEING LOOSENED STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN NOSE
EMPL CLEANING O6T GREASE IN CONFINED AREA BETWEEN LARGE GEARS ON DRAGLINE.PLACED HIS BODY IN TWISTED POSITION.HE STRETCHED OUT AND MOVED IN SUCH A MANNER TO INCURR CERVICAL NECK STRAIN.EQUIP N OT RUNNING. 3
INJURED, AND TWO OTHERS, WERE REMOVING DRAGLINE BUCKET TEETH. UTILIZING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOSEN PIN HOLDING TEETH TO BUCKET, PIN HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT AND INJURED REACHED TO REMOVE TOOTH, INJU RED NOTED THAT PIN WAS OUT BUT FELLOW WORKER WAS NOT OBSERVANT AND CONTINUED TO STRIKE WITH HAMMER STRUCK ANOTHER WHICH HIT INJURED HAND.
INJ AND FELLOW EMP CLEARING UP WORK AREA CUTTING UP USED DAGLINE CABLE FOR SCRAP CABLE LAYING ON GROUND MADE A CUT AND CABLE UNDER MODERATE TENSION FLEW UP AND STRUCK INJ NOTE AS TO LOST TI TIME CLAIMANT RECEIVED TREATMENT AND RETURNED TO WORK HOWEVER 12 10 WAS PLACED ON TEMPORARY TOTAL DUE TO PAIN AS HE WAS CONTINUALLY STRIKING THE INJURED AREA
EMPLOYEE UTILIZING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN ROCK CRUSHER HAMMER TEETH STRUCK A BOLW AND A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS CHEST.