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INJURED WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED WAS PUSHING STEEL WOOL THROUGH A HOLE WITH A POCKET KNIFE & BLADE OF KNIFE FOLDED UP ON LEFT INDEX FINGER
INJ LOWERING FLANGE OF SECONDARY AIR DUCT WHEN SAME TILTED CATCHING INJ FINGER BETWEEN COME-ALONG AND FLANGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CLODS OF CEMENT FROM INSIDE SILE THROUGH ENTRANCE HATCH. VOLUME OF MATERIAL FLOWING FROM SILO INCREASED AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST ACCUMULATED IN THE AIR BEFORE HATCH COU LD BE CLOSED. DUST ENTERED EYES.
INJURED WAS INSIDE SQUIRREL OF O-SEPA IN THE FINISH MILL WHILE LOWERING SQUIRREL CAGE THE CHAIN FALL MALFUCTIONED CAUSING SUDDEN DROP WHICH BROKE A NY LON SLING OR CHOKER
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GREASE LINE FROM LINCOLN GREASE PUMP ON LUBE TRUCK. WHILE STANDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITIONA DN TRYING TO BRAKE THE GREASE LINE LOOSE WITH A CRESENT WRENCH. HE WAS PULLIN G ON THE WRENCH WITH HIS BACK MORE THAN HIS ARMS
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BRAKE 3/4" PIPE CONNECTION ON THE TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK USING A PAIR OF CHANNELLOCK PLIERS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
HIT L HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE REMOVING BLADES
A ROLL CYLINDER HAD BROKEN. COME-A-LONG WAS USED TO LIFT THE CYLINDER UP. THE ROLL SYSTEM WAS THEN SET TOO RAISE ROLLS. IN TURN BRAKING COME-A-LONG CHAIN HITTING INJURED IN RIGHT CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH (OVER HEAD) WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT STRIKING INJURED IN MOUTH AREA CHIPPING FRONT TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LOWERING FLOOR GRATING INTO PLACE TO A LOWER LEVEL RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAND RAIL AND ROPE HYPER EXTENDING FINGER
INSTALLING LAND8CAPING EDGING HIT STEEL STAKE WITH HAMMER AT A GLANCING BLOW STEEL PARTICLE STRIKING EMPLOYEES FINGER FORIEGN MATERAIL MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND BETWEEN 2 AND 3 JOINT
WHILE EXCAVATIN1 IN CEMENT SILOS HE HIT HIS LEFT FOOT WITH A PICK WHILE DIGGING