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Mechanic cut hand while removing tie wrap

TWO DRILLERS WERE SCREWING DRILL PIPE WITH PIPE WRENCHES. ONE DRILLER SLIPPED STRIKING THE CONTROLS FOR ROTATION. PIPE ROTATED DRIVING PIPE WRENCH INTO INJURED ABDOMEN. SURGERY REQUIRED TO REPAIR DAMAGED MUSCLE TISSUE

WHILE JACKING UP ROD TRAILER, THE TIMBER UNDERNEATH THE BOTTLE JACK DETERIORATED CAUSING THE TRAILER HITCH TO LAND ON EE'S HAND.

Loading grinder bucket propped the door open with a pry bar- hit the pry bar which fell and struck his left pinky causing a fracture.

Using a ratchet to tighten a bolt on a 10" hugger ee felt a pop in his neck.

WAS BREAKING A CORE SAMPLE WHEN EE STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A ROCK HAMMER CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE FINGER. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

PICKING ROCKS WITH A PICK, PICK REBOUNDED OFF A ROCK. HE LOST GRIP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PICK FLEW OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER, HYPEREXTENDING THE SHOULDER.

EE WAS SWINGING A 2 LB HAMMER TO GET A FITTING OUT OF A HOSE. THE HAMMER MISSED THE FITTING AND LEFT PINKIE FINGER HIT THE FITTING. RESULT WAS A LACERATED LEFT PINKIE FINGER THAT REQUIRED SUTU RES.

EE WAS SCREWING A BIT INTO THE HAMMER ASSEMBLY WHEN HE TURNED THE BIT THE WRONG WAY AND IT CAME DOWN AND PINCHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

WHILE REMOVING THE LATCH HEAD THE WRENCH SLIPPED LANDING BETWEEN THE DRILL ROD AND HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON A LOADER, HE OVERSTRESSED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHILE HAMMERING.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BUCKET TEETH. IN THE PROCESS OF STRIKING THE TOOTH A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS LEFT LEG.

WHEN HAND WRENCH WAS BEING REMOVED EE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND DERRICK. 1" LACERATION ON OUTSIDE OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK DURING THE SHIFT.

EE WAS PRYING ON MOTOR TERMINATION BOX WHEN BAR SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE, BANGING HIS RIGHT SHIN & TWISTED HIS BODY, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE USING A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN AN OIL GAUGE THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE VISE WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT HAND.

EE STRUCK THE LOADER TOOTH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE KNEE.

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, CUT HOSE ALSO CUTTING LEFT THUMB.

WHILE DRIVING A PIN INTO APRON FEEDER CHAIN LINK A PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF.

EMPLOYEE PULLED THE PIN ON THE JACK STAND, AND WHEN IT RAISED IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. NOTE: JACK STAND IS SPRING LOADED.

EE WAS CUTTING ROCK CORE SAMPLES WHEN YHE MADE CONTACT WI6TH THE SAW BLADE WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED T6O CLOSE WOUND.

EMPL0YEE WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN WITH A HAMMER. A SHARD OF METAL BROKE OFF FROM THE PIN STRIKING HIS LEFT UPPER LEG CAUSING A 1 CM LACERATION. TWOSUTURES WERE REQUIRED FOR REPAIR OF LACERATION. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A RATCHET AND A CHEATER PIPE. THE SOCKET BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS LACERATED BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 9 SUTURES TO RE PAIR THE LACERATION AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTYFOR TWO DAYS.