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EMPLOYEE WAS FR5MING-OUT WINDOW FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER AT A BUILDING WHICH HAS ALUMINUM PANELING ON THE OUTSIDE.AS HE WAS NAILING A BOARD, HIS WRIST STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE ALUMINUM PANEL, CUTT ING HIS WRIST. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A PRECIP TANK. THE EMPLOYEE NEEDED A SHOVEL AND IT WAS BRING LOWERED VIA ROPE BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. AS SHOVEL WAS LOWERED, THE KNOT CAME LOOSE AND THE SHOVEL CAME OFF, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A GASH ON THE RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED DSUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING A BENT NAIL WHICH NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM A SIEVING DEVICE AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE NAIL THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT THE NAIL PUNCTURING THE SMALL FINGE R
THE U CLAMP HOLDING THE LEAF SPRING OF THE WHEEL AXLE CAME LOOSE ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE TIRE WITH THE AXLE SLID BACK JAMMING AGAINST THE FENDER WALL TO PUT THE TIRE BACK INTO PLACE AND T IGHTEN THE U CLAMPS THE COMPRESSOR WAS RAISED WITH A LADDER JACK AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB UNDER THE UNIT THE EMPLOYEE FORGET TO PUT HIS HARDHAT BACK ON AND COMMENCED LOWERING THE UNIT BACK DO
THE ACTUATOR ON A FILTRATION UNIT WAS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. WITH THE AIR SUPPLY ON, THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PRY THE ACTUATOR BACK INTO A CLOSE POSITION BY PUTTING A WREN CH ON THE ACTUATOR SHAFT. AS EMPLOYEE SET WRENCH ON SHAFT, THE ACTUATOR WENT INTO THE CLOSE POSITION WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE. WITH THE HAND ON THE WRENCH, THE FORCE BRUISED THE FINGER. AFTER A