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THE EE WAS USING A HYDRAULIC JACK TO OPEN THE SIDE BOARD OF THE VIBRATING SCREEN, TO INSTALL A DECK FRAME; WHILE UNDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THEY "BANGED" THE SIDE OF THE FRAME WITH A SLEDGE HAM MER. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC JACK TO JUMP HITTING THE PIPE HANDLE, CUTTING THE FINGER OF THE EE.
EE WAS CHANGING JAW DIES AND ADJUSTING SCREW THE MULTIPLIER CAUGHT PART OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING BLEEDING.
THESUPERVISOR FROM INTERAMERICAN PROTECTION AGENCY, THE CO WE HIRED TO DO THE SECURITY, WENT TO CANTERA SAN ANOTNIO AROUND 1250 PM AND FOUND THE GUARD IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HIS CAR DEATH. THE G UARD HAD A GUN SHOT ON HIS BACK. ALSO THE SUPVERVISOR FOUND 9MM BULLET S CARTRIDGE. THE GUARD S GUN WAS STOLEN.
WHILE PREPARING TO ENLARGE A FLEXCO HOLE IN A WIPER, INSTEAD OF USING A FLEXCO PUNCHER TOOL, HE PROCEEDED TO HAMMER A CHISEL INTO THE BELT AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND INCRUSTED ON HIS LEFT H AND.
CRUSHER HEAD WAS PLACE IN TOP OF TWO 55 GALS. DRUMS; THIS HAS BEEN OUR STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS; THE DRUMS COLLIDE AND AS A RESULT OUR EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED.
THE EMPLOYEE WITH HIS HELPER WAS LIFTING THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE LEAF SPRING. THEY DID NOT PALCE THE JACKING BLOCK ON THE CORRECT PLACE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIP AND PITCHING THE LITTLE FINGE R OF THE HELPER.
HE WAS HAMMERING IN A BUCKETS TEETH WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER