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EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A FROZEN FLOP GATE BY STRICKING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND AS HE RECHED TO CATCH THE HAMMER, HE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAI N.
WORKER WAS HITT3NG CHUTE WITH HAMMER TO DISLODGE PRODUCT AS HE STRUCK THE METAL OBJECT SMALL FRAGMENTS OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE.
WORKER WAS TRIMING EXCESS CARDBOARD FROM A PALLET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT THE WORKERS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING SUTURES.
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BEARING RACE BY STRIKING IT WITH HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO BREAK OFF AND PENETRATING WORKERS HAND
WORKER WAS BREAKING LARGE CHUNKS OF ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER AND CAUSED BACK STRAIN
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SMALL BEARING FROM SHAFT BY STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A FRACTURE ON END OF THUMB