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CUTTING PLASTIC TUBING W/POCKET KNIFE, TUBING WAS NOT ON FLAT SURFACE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN ARM SLIPPED, CUTTING WRIST.
EE WAS HOLDING A LADDER FOR ANOTHER EE, WHO WAS USING A HAMMER. THE 10# HAMMER WAS DROPPED AND HIT THIS EE ON THE HEAD AND NECK. SOME AND POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE.
THE MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING A TOOTH ON THE LOADER BUCKET, ANDUSED THE HAMMRER TO ALIGN THE HOLES IN ORDER TO SECURE WITH A PIN. THIS IS A STANDARD PROCEDURE AS TEETH ARE WEAR ITEMS, AND THE M ETAL SHAVING THAT CAME OFF BECAUSE OF HAMEMRING WAS VERY UNUSUAL. THE PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE ON IMPACT OF THE HAMEMR AND LODGED IN HIS UPPER ABDOMEN.
BREAKING SLAG [GLASS] OF LEAD BOTTONS WITH HAMMER.
EE WAS PRESSING GEAR BOX ONTO SHAFT WITH PORTA JACK. THE JACK WAS WEDGED BETWEEN A LOADER BUCKET AND THE GEAR BOX. THE JACK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING THE LOADER BUCKET TO REBOUND AND PN HIS LEFT IND EX FINGER TO THE REAR BOX.
HE WAS ISNTALLING A WINDOW INTO THE CRUSHER SHED AND WAS OPENING A TUBE OF CAULKING AND CUT HIS HAND WITH HIS KNIFE.
WHILE HOLDING WRENCH ON BALL MILL DOOR BOLT TO TIGHTEN W SLEDGE HAMMER GOT FINGER IN A PINCH POINT AND SMASHED R INDEX FINGER
DRILL HELPER CUT WRIST WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED WHEN TIGHTENING WATER SWIVEL.
EMPL WAS MOPPING A HALLWAY SHE OVEREXTENDED HER BODY WHILE MOPPING STRAINED HER LOWER BACK
ROCK WAS STUCK IN JAW CRUSHER.INJURED LOCKED OUT CONTROLS AND CLIMBED INTO CRSHER.EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK ROCK BY USING A SLEDGE IN CONFINED QUARTERS.HE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH THE SLEDGE AFT ER IT GLANCED OFF A SIDE PLATE.