THEY WERE WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET, HITTING THE TOOTH OF THE BUCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
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Showing all 8WORKING ON DRAGLINE WITH WRENCH PULLING ON WRENCH & STRAINED RT WRIST ON JAN 4 39 HE CALLED & TOLD US ABOUT WRIST WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JAN 5 93 UNTIL THEN WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ACCID ENT
86349NG PIN WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING PIN TO RELEASE PIN FROM WALKING CHAIN.
39783ENING A NUT ON THE MOTOR GRADER WHEEL USING A CHISEL AND A HAMMER-HAMMER SLIPPED FROM CHISEL AND HITTING THE RIGHT FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.
HOISTING PIPE UP INTO POSITION,PIPE SWUNG FREE AND HIT LEFT KNEE.REPORTED 9-27 .AT THE TIME,THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING,NOW BEGINNING TO GIVE HIM TROUBLE.
WAS WORKING ON REPLACING THE CYLINDERS ON THE BACKHOE. STITCHES (6) IN HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER TENDER (RIGHT) NO FRACTURES.
KNOCKING OFF TH9 OLD TEETH ON THE BUCKET TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES.
WAS PULLING ON THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE SOCKET CRACKED LOSING HIS BALANCE HE FLIPPED OVER BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER NECK AND THE HEAD