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EE STATES HE WAS PRYING A BEARING CASING OFF OF THE SHAFT WHEN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE CASILNG FLEW OFF THE SHAFT & FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING MATERIAL WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND. STITCHES WERE RECEIVED.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN FALL AND THE EXCESSIVE STRAINING CAUSED HIS VENTRAL HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION USING A BALLPEN HAMMER TO CLOSE THE CLIP FASTENER WHEN HE MISSED IT & STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER INSTEAD
EMPL CUTTING A SPRING WHEN IT WAS CUT LEFT HAND WENT DOWN CAUSING LACERATION. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, SHOVELING MATERIAL. THE SHOVEL SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE GROIN.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING AT THE WELDING BENCH, DRIVING PINS OUT OF THE DRIVE CHAIN AND A PIECE OF PIN SHATTERED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH.
STRUCK IN ELBOW WITH SCALING BAR
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A NAIL WITH A CLAW HAMMER WHEN THE CLAW BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE NAIL AND HE LOST CONTROL OF IT AND IT CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
SCALING ROOF AND RIBS IN INTERSECTION OF MINE HEADINGS 180-9 AND 180-9R.AFTER LOOSENING LARGE ROCK NEAR ROOF OF RIB OF INTERSECTION WITH CHIPPING HAMMER.EMPL PREPARING BASKET TO FINISH KNOCKIN G ROCK OFF RIB.ROCK ROLLED FORWARD OFF RIB STRIKING LOWER LEFT CORNER OF BASKET FORCING IT TO ROTATE TO LEFT.EMPL WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CAGE BY ROOF RAILS.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SLICING THE WRAPPERS ON STICKS OF POWDER WITH A LOCKING POCKET KNIFE WHILE CUTTING THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE KNIFE FAILED CAUSING THE BLADE TO FOLD OVER & CUT HIS RT INDEX FINGER STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
EMPLOYEE STATE HE WAS STOOPED IN FRONT OF TRUCK WITH HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK UNDER TRUCK HIS RT HAND WAS POSITIONED ON THE FOOT PEDAL OF THE JACK PUMPING PEDAL TO RAISE JACK THE HANDLE OF THE JAC K FELL BACK & EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FOOT PEDAL & HANDLE
HE WAS BENT OVR IN 2 FE DRYER TRYING TO REMOVE OBJECT FROM 6 NOZZLE WITH 6 FT ROD, PUSHING ROD INTO NOZZLE. AFTER NOZZLE WAS TOUCHED HIGH PRESSURE SLURRY CAME OUT INTO EE S FACE NECK AND ARM L INE WAS DISCONNECTED OUTSIDE OF DRYER NOZZLE, HAD BEEN BACK FLUSHED FROM BACK OF NOZZLE TO FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRYING DOWN A LOOSE ROCK. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A BETTER LEVERAGE, HE PICKED A SMALLER ROCK UP TO PUT INTO THE CRACK. IN DOING SO, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT B ETWEEN THE SMALL ROCK AND THE ROCK HE WAS PRYING ON, THUS RESULTING IN A CRUSH INJURY TO THE FIFTH FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL STATES CHIPPING HAMMER HE WAS HOLDING FELL HANDLE FIRST ONTO WORK PLATFORM FLOOR. AS IT FELL TO FLOOR STEEL BRUSHED AGAINST LEFT CHEEK CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING AN ALUMINUM PIPE TO TAP A VALVE SHUT. HE MISSED THE VALVE HANDLE AND HIT HIS FINGER ON THE FLOATS SUPPORT "I" BEAM.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF LOADER BUCKET ON TOP OF LINER,BUCKET HAD BLOCKS UNDER HEEL OF BUCKET.A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON BACK WHEELS OF LOADER,HE LET THE JACK DOWN AND TH
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING, SLIDING A CHAIN UNDER STEEL PLATE IN ORDER TO LIFT IT OFF FOR DELIVERY TRUCK. HIS RIGHT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EDGE OF 4' X 8' STEEL PLATE. THE EDGE W AS SHARP RESULT3NG IN A LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. STITCHES REQUIRED.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS RUNNING LOADER THAT CLEANS OFF DUMP HOPPER. A LARGE ROCK WAS STUCK IN GRATING AND HE GOT OFF LOADER TO BEAT ROCK THROUGH GRATING WITH AN 8 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN R2CK BROKE LOSE HAMMER HEAD WENT THROUGH GRATING. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD HAMMER FROM GOING INTO HOPPER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT LARGE GRAVEL THROUGH GRATING WHEN HAMMER HEAD WENT THROUGH GREATING HOLE CAUSING HIM TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK TRYING TO HOLD ON TO H AMMER. 3