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REMOVING NYLON CABLE TIES FROM BROKEN GREASELINEON G-525 R-90 TRUCK WITH POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING BETWEEN MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL ENGINE IN THE R-22 EUCLID REAR DUMP TRUCK AND WAS ALIGNING BOLT HOLES TO MOTOR SUPPORT FRAMES. EMPLOYEE WAS FEELING FOR ALIGNMENT WITH FINGER WHEN PRY-BAR SLIP PED AND ENGINE SHIFTED AND CUT-OFF TIP OF FINGER.
EE WAS PRYING OR AN R-35 REAR DUMP LEAF SPRING WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND CRAZED ACROSS EE S RT FORHEAD WHICH RESULTED INA CLEAR CUT WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME D AY.
EE WELDED 3INX3INX4FT ANGLE ACROSS OPENING OF FEEDER PAN WHILE LIFTING FEEDER WELD BROKE LOOSE ANGLE FELL STRIKING EE IN FOREHEAD JUST UNDER HARD HAT 11/2IN CUT 8 STITCHES
STRIKING LOADER TOOTH VICTIM WAS REMOVING LOADER TOOTH WHEN CHIP OF METAL FLEW & STRUCK HIM IN STOMACH AREA. MEDICAL ATTENTION DID NOT SEEM NECESSARY AT TIME. PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND TO STILL BE IMBEDDEED LATER & HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DR.
EMPL HOLDING NU7 WITH WRENCH WHEN HE LET WRENCH SLIP AND HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN JAW.NUT EMPL WAS HOLDING WAS ON LEAF-SPRING SUPPORT ON R-35 EUC TRUCK.
VICTIM WAS REMO5ING A FINGAL DRIVE ROCK RING ON EUCLID TRUCK WHEEL HUB WHEN HE JAMMED HIS LEG AGAINST STUDS STICKING OUT FROM HUB
JERKED HEAD TO SIDE TO AVOID GETTIN DIRT IN FACE WHILE LOOSENING BOLT NUT ON BRAKE LIGHT OF EUCLID.LATER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.