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WAS STRAIGHTENING LADDER ON KAWASAKI 957 II WITH HAMMER AND SMACKED HIS THUMB.
SMASHED FINGER WITH A HAMMER.....
PORTA-POWER HYD JACK POPPED OUT FROM BETWEEN WORK AREAS AND STRUCK INJURED ON HIS HARD HAT AND THE HART HAT SUSPENSION BAND CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE ALEDGES THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON CRUSHER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER BACKWARDS.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ADJUSTING CRUSHER A INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON LEFT SMALL FINGER BY WEDGE AFTER OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. THE LEFT SMALL FINGER WAS FRACTURED.
MINER WAS PRYING ON A MOTOR WHILE A CRANE WAS ATTACHED TO MTR.W/STRAIN ON HOIST LINE. CRANE OILER UNAWARE OF TRAIN CONTINUED TO PICK CAUSING MTR. TO LEAP OUT AT MINER. MINER WAS HIT IN FACE CA USING LACERATIONS TO LET SIDE OF NOSE & EYEBROW.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING 1/2 RACHET TO REMOVE A NUT FROM THE GAURD ON 8 X 20 SCREEN WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT WRIST TO HIT THE GUARD ON SCREEN, EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WEAR PLAT ON 966 CAT LOAD ER BUCKET STRAINING LEFT WRIST.
STRAINED RT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON TORQUE WRENCH
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING UP A HOSE ON THE COMPRESSOR OF THE DRILL AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH.
HE WAS PRYING ON ABAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS ELBOW HIT A STEEL PIPE. HE TOLD ME AT 3:30 (END OF SHIFT) THAT HE HIT HIS ELBOW BUT DID NOT NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTETNION. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO TORUBLE BUT ON 2-25-91. HE SAIDE HIS ELBOW WAS SORE AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPL CHANGING OIL ON DOZER.LOOSENING BOLT,THE BOLT WAS TIGHT AND HAD IT DOUBLE-WRENCHED.BOLT BROKE LOOSE ALL AT ONCE AND EMPL STRUCK RIGHT THUMB AGAINST BELLY PAN CAUSING CUT TO THUMB.