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EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING POINTGS ON 988B LOADER BUCKET USING HAMMER AS HE WAS STRIKING POINTS WITH HAMMER A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF & BECAME EMBEDDED IN UPPER RT.LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PIUPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN COUPLING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
I NAME WAS CUTTING A THREADED ROD INTO AND FIRTSFIRST FINGER OF L HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROD CAUSING A LACERATION TO SAME REQUIRING SUTURE TO CLOSE
EMPL WAS GETTING ROCKS OUT OF SIDE OF FEEDER PLANT WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER BELT WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED,CUTTING HIS THUMB OF LEFT AHND,REQUIRING 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS USING A CHAIN HOOKED TO HOIST AT JAW CRUSHER TRYING TO UNJAM ROCK WHEN THE CHAIN GOT HUNG AND WHEN IT JERKED LOOSE THE CHAIN HIT EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE CAUSING LACERAT IONS REQUIRING 8UTURES.
DISLODGING CHOK9UP AT 66 S CRUSHER WHEN PIECE OF STONE ROLLED DOWNWARD STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.
AIR HOSE FLEW O0F HAMMER-HAD TO BREAK NUT WITH WRENCH-STEEL FELL OUT OF RACK OFF THE BOOM STEEL,SMACKED FINGER BETWEEN OTHER PIECE OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS HOLDING HAMMER ON CHAIN LINK ON CRANE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING CHAIN LINK WITH ANOTHER HAMMER AND HIT A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING HAMMER HANDLE TO HIT EMPLOYEES THUM B ON RT HAND CA6SING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED NINE STITCHES TO THUMB
EMPLOYEE LIFTED FEEDER MOTOR WITTH HAND HOIST WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING MOTOR TO FALL ON FOOT FOUR FRACTURED TOES ON LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE PULLING ON MOTOR SHEAVE WITH PIPE WRENCH TO ALIGN CRUSHER BELTS, SHEAVE FREE WHEELED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A CUT IN LOWER LEFT FOREARM
PISTON STEM BEARING ASSEMBLY INSIDE DRILL ONE PIECE DROPPED OUT. THE OTHER PIECE HAD TO BE KNOCKED OUT EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CATCH LATTER PIECE WHEN THE SHARP PIECE CUT HIS HAND 6 STITCHES - RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A SCREW FROM HANDLE OF BATTERY JUMPER CABLES WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT HAND.
HE WAS TIGHTENING ABOLT ON A MOTOR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS. WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT SIDE ON A 1 7/8 INCH BOLT ON JAW CRUSCHER AND FRACTURED THE 9TH RIB ON HIS RI GHT SIDE.
TWO EMP WORKING ON CONVEYOR GEAR BOX REMOVING BOLTS WHEN 1ST EMPLOYEES WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLTS STRIKING 2ND EMP ACROSS FACE CUT ON OUTSIDE TIP OF NOSE AND INSIDE OF NOSE REQUIRING 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE BOTH CUTS
HE WAS HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH HAMMER AND THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT THE STEEL. HIS HAND BECAME INFECTED AND HE WAS SENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT REX HOSPITAL.
TIGHTENING NUT, IT SLIPPED AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.