EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE TILT LINE COVER LOOSE ON D8H TRACTOR DOZER WITH A CUTTING TORCH.FOR THE FINAL REMOVAL OF THE COVER THE EMPLOYEE STUCK THE COVER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE COVER BROKE LO OOSE STRIKEING 7HE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.THE EMPLOYEE SURRERED A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT FOOT.
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Showing all 4EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A LEAK IN A FUEL LINE GOING TO A MAIN ENGINE HE WAS CUTTING THE RUBBER LINE WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE CUT HIS THUMB
EMP WAS USING SMALL STEEL PRY BAR TO PRY A HYP LINE OFF A HIGHWAY HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE CORNER OF THE LINE BROKE CAUSING THE BAR TO SLIP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT TESTICLE
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM 2 WKS. VACATION, HE WAS DRIVING SPLICES IN POLES BUILDING A CRIB ON AN EMERGENCY REPAAIR JOB. HE WAS STANDING WITH 1 FOOT ON A POLE AND 1 FOOT ON A ROCK, SOM ETHING CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL HITTING HIS SHOULDER ON THE ROCKS HE WAS STANDING ON.