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EE WAS REMOVING TOOTH ADAPTER..HAMMER GLANCED OFF ADAPTER & HAMMER HANDLE HIT EE IN THE CHIN
EE WAS DRIVING A TOOTH ON A LOADER BUCKET AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT BICEP. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON DOZER STEP WITH PRY BAR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF A WELDED PIECE OF METAL WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN PART OF HAMMER BROKE OFF AND STUCK INTO THE BACK OF HIS HAND. DOCTOR REMOVED METAL AND EMPLOYEE HAS 3 STIT CHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC PUT ON A TOOTH ADAPTOR ON BUCKET OF A LOADER.WHEN THE MECHANIC STRUCK THE TOOTH ADAPTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON THE ARM.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPL WAS USI;NG PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE ELBOW FROM TANK. WRENCH SLIPPED & EMPL LOST BALANCE FALLING BACKWARD. HE REACHED BACK TO CATCH HIMSELF& HAND HIT METAL BRACE ON ANOTHER TANK CAUSING 3 CM LACERATION ON LEFT PALM. APPROX 8 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PLUG FROM OIL PAN WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIS ARM TO FLY BACK STRIKING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE FRAME OF TRUCK . HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR ONE SUTURE AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHING USED OIL FILTERS FOR DISPOSAL.HE WAS HOLDING A FILTER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND USING A SLAG HAMMER TO PUNCH VENT HOLES IN THE FILTER.HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE POINT OF THE HAMMER CAUSING A PENETRATION WOUND APPROX1/4" TO 1/2" DEEP BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
EMPL WAS USING PRY BAR TO LINE UP PLANETARY WHEN EYE BOLT BROKE CAUSING PARY BAR TO STRIKE ON LEFT SHIN. EYE BOLT WAS BEING USED TO LIFT PLANETARY. EMPL WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR STRITCHES & RET URNED TO WORK.
EMPL DRIVING KEEPER INTO TOOTH ON SHOVEL BUCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.PIECE OF TOOTH CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED EMPL RIGHT THUMB.EMPL WENT TO CLINIC TO HAVE PIECE OF METAL REMOVED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OF THE BOLT HEAD. WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED THE DOWNWARD FORCE HE WAS EXERTING CAUSED HIS ARM TO COME DOWN HARD ON THE EDGE OF AN OIL CATCH PAN. THE EDGE WAS SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT HIS ARM NEAR THE WRIST. THE CUT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE UP.
WHILE REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT WITH A CHISEL A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF STRIKING THE EMPL ON THE INSIDE OF HIS UPPER R ARM
WHILE REMOVING CAP OFF OF OIL TANK ON DRILL HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF THE RECEIVER. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING AND ON HIS DAYS OFF WENT TO HAVE HIS ELBOW CHECKED BY A DOCTOR AT THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
WHILE INSTALLING A BED PIN INTO THE FRAME OF A HAUL TRUCK. THE JACK SLIPPED OFF OF THE PIN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHIN. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.