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EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT TO TRY AND MOUNT THE ROLLERS ON THE CONVEYOR. WHILE TRYING TO FREE BELT WITH ROD, THE ROD SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL APPROX. 10 FEET. EMPLOY EE SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL WORKING ON TRUCK EXTRACTING AXLE BOLTS -PAIN STARTED.WENT TO GET ADDITIONAL TOOLS PAIN GRADUALLY GOT WORSE FOR REST OF DAY AND FOLLOWING DAYS.EMPL REPORTED INJURY 11-08-88.EMPL STANDING U P FROM SETTING POSITION TO GO AFTER SOME MORE TOOLS.DR DIAG PINCHED NERVE.
EMP WAS WORKING ON REPLACING BEARING SON ROLLERS ON A CONVEYOR BELT BEING SET UP HE WAS S POUNDING ON A BEARING WITHA SLEDGE HAMMMER WHEN HE MISSED AND SMASHED LEFT THUMB CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED STICHES
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING A SECOND DRILL STEEL TO THE DRILLING RIG WHEN THE HAMMER WEDGED THE LEFT THUMB BETWEEN A PIECE OF STEEL AND THE BOOM CAUSING A CUT TO THE THUMB THAT REQUI RED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A ROLLER ON CRUSHER, PRYING THE MOTOR FORWARD TO PUT ON A V-BELT WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER NAIL WAS SMASHED. THIS RESULTED IN DISCOLORED NAIL AND SIMI-BLOOD.
I.NAME ASSISTIN1 ANOTHER EMPL PLACING AIR LINE ON BIG RIG.AS THE RUBBER WAS BEING PLACED ON AIR LINE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED FROM HAND OF FELLOW EMPL STRIKING I.NAME IN LOWER LIP RIGHT SIDE.SCREW DRIVER COMPLETE5Y PIERCED LIP.