EE WAS THREADING CABLE THRU LIFTING EYE ON LOADER ARM WHILE IT WAS SUSPENDED BY HELPER WITH PRY BAR LOADER ARM SLIPPED FROM PRY BAR AND CAUGHT EE S HAND BENEATH, DISMEMBERING FIRST JOINT FROM RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 14EE WAS LOOSENING NUT ON RETURN ROLLER OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN CRESENT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT. EE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH THE WRENCH ON BRIDGE OF NOSE, LACERATING IT.
EE WAS ASSEMBLING A DIESEL ENGINE, SWUNG A SOFT HAMMER TO SET GEAR HOUSING ONTO ENGINE BLOCK. IMPACT OF HAMMER CAUSED HAND & ARM PAIN.
EE WAS USING A BAR TO LOOSEN MATERIAL IN JIG BED HE RAISED HIS HAND AND HIT A FLURESCENT LIGHT TUBE THE TUBE BROKE AND A PIECE OF GLASS BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS HAND.
CLEANING DIVERTER PLATE WHICH DIRECTS ORE TO THE BELT TO 2 TANK USING A BAR TO CLEAN FROZEN MATERIAL BAR CONTACTED CONVEYOR BELT AND SLAMMED HIS HAND INTO THE DIVERTER GATE AND TORE HIS RIGHT THUMB NAIL OFF.
HAMMERING FROZEN MATERIAL & STRAINE LEFT HAND & FOREARM
FEED WAS COMING DOWN THE CHUTE INTO MILL FEED BIN & WAS TRYING TO STICK & STOP UP & HE WAS HITTING IT WITH THE HAMMER AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A RAFT WITH SUBMERSIBLE PUMP ON IT FROM THE BANK INTO THE WATER WAS PRYING RAFT WITH A BAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
A CHAIN FLEW BACK AS INSTALLING TRACK ON D9H DOZER. CHAIN STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT ARM, DOWN RIGHT SIDE OF BACK AND LOWER CALF OF LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER ON A HARDENED STEEL GEAR TO INSTALL IT ON A SHAFT. A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF SHAFT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE KNEE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO INSTALL A PINION GEAR ON A SHAFT. A PIECE OF METAL CAM OFF THE HARDENED GEAR STRIKING EE ON THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TORQUING A NUT ON AN ENGINE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED IT BRUISED HIS KNUCKLE ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PULLEY ON SHAFT OF SEPERATOR IN MILL. WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED & EMPL HIT ELBOW CAUSING SORENESS IN ELBOW.
WHILE WORKING IN CRUSHER PIT CHANGING A TAIL PULLEY IDLER AND TAKE UP. TO DO THIS JOB HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLT OUT OF A PIECE OF RUSTED IRON. WHILE DOING THIS A PIECE OF RUSTED META L GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.