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WHILE DRIVING PIN OUT O F 5% HOIST CYLINDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER WITH BAR RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
PRYING ROCKS OUT OF HOPPER,I SLID DOWN HITTING IN BACK OF KNEE.ROCK SLID DOWN AND STRUCK BACK OF KNEE AREA.
OPERATING HAND 4INCH, PLASTIC HAND GRIP, SLIPPED OFF AND METAL HANDLED RETURNED, CUTTING FOREARM-REQUIRING 14 STITCHES.
MAKING SURE NUT8 ON STATIONARY JAW WERE TIGHT. TOOLS: 3/4 DRIVE BAR,SOCKET,EXTENSION PLUS 5' PIPE FOR LEVERAGE IN ORDER TO LEVEL THE SOCKET AND RIVE BAR. WOODEN BLOCKS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDER T HE BAR,A 5' PIP9 WAS PLACED ON HANDLE OF DRIVE BAR FOR BETTER LEVERAGE TO TIGHTEN NUTS. WOODEN BLOCK FELL OVER CAUSING PIPE TO SLIP FROM BAR AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT RIB CAGE.
WAS CUTTING FLA8HING ON CONVEYOR 014 WHEN BLADE CAME OUT OF KNIFE HIS HAND CONTINUED ACROSS BLADE CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND CUT WAS INTO KNUCKLE EXPOSING BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PRY BAR TO PRY LOOSE A ROCK IN A HOPPER. BAR STRUCK RIGHT FOOT.
WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER, PUTTING PIPE ON RATCHET WHEN PIPE SLIPPED, WRAPPING THE LFT KNEE.