EMPLOYEE WAS UNBOLTING HEADS FROM ENGINE AND PULLING RACHET BY HAND, THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
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Showing all 11EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A BAR FROM A FRAME. AS THE LAST NUT WAS BEING REMOVED THE FRAME SLIPPED CAUSING THE BAR TO FALL. STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.
PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
HE HAD TO ASSUM9 AN AWKWARD POSITION IN ORDER TO KNOCK THE PINS OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS HITTING THE PINS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND CLAIMS BACK STRAIN.
OUR MECHANIC (N5ME) WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE CENTER BUSHING ON THE INJUREDS LOADER BUCKET AND HE WAS HITTING THE PIPE WHILE THE INJURED WAS HOLDING.THE HAMMER STRUCK THE BUSHING,IT CAME THROUG H AND THE LOADE9 ARM PINCHED THE INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE PIPE HE WAS HOLDING.
I.NAME WAS STRI5ING THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL SHEARED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND
I NAME WAS CHAN1ING THE SCREENS AND USING A SCREW DRIVER TO PRY THE SCREEN BACK IN PLACE WHEN HE SAID THE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM.
I.NAME SAID HE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT TO THE LOADER WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & RATCHGERATCHET HE SAID THE RATCHET HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH
I.NAME SAID HE WAS CLEANING BASE MATERIAL WITH A PIPE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE PIPE AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MTEAL.
I.NAME SAID HE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON DIFFERENTIAL W/CHISEL HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE & PENETRATED HIS PALM
I.NAME SAID HE OVER EXTENDED HIS SWING WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO ALIGN A FRONT IDLER