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THE INJURED WAS ON VS2E, SCREEN REMOVING THE DRIVE PULLEY. THEY HAD THE PULLEY OFF AND WERE SETTING IT DOWN TO THE CATWALK 10FT BELOW. HE WAS BENT OVER LETTING THE PULLEY DOWN WHEN HE FELT THE TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE HAMMER FROM THE DRILL BAR. AS HE WAS PULLING A PIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS WIGGLING A CHAIN WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. DURING THIS PROCEDURE WHILE HE PULLED ON THE PIN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS USING AN 8 BLS SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK THE BANDING ON A PALLET OF ROLLERS. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER THE HANDLE HIT THE FLOOR CAUSING THE HAMMER TO BOUNCE OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND A ND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS DRAWING THE TAILPULLEY TOWARD HIM WITH A COM A LONG HE SWUNG THE RATCHET HANDLE FOR THE COM A LONG AROUND AND LET GOT OF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE MADE A COMPLETE REVOLUTION AND H IT HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS PULLING ON A COM-A-LONG TO TIGHTEN UP BELTS ON MOTOR AT VS-1 SCREEN ON A-TOWER. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CUTTING RUBBER ON A BELT SCRAPER FOR C1B CONVEYOR WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE WAS IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND HE WAS CUTTING ACROSS THE RUBBER FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SLICED ACROSS HIS LEFT PALM.
INJURED WAS IN CENTER BAY OF NEW SHOP REPAIRING THE CATWALK ON 6630 DURING THE JOB A PIECE OF STEEL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPL SITTING ON CATWALK PULLING ON RACHET IN ROWING POSITION TO TIGHTEN SEVERAL BOLTS.WHEN INJURED PULLED BACK ON RACHET FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.