EE WAS TRIMMING A CONVEYOR BELT TO FIT IT. WHEN THE TRIMMING KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED & CUT LEFT WRIST.
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Showing all 10EE WAS CLEANING HOPER BOX WITH STEEL BAR ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SOME MATERIAL (AGGREGATE), WHEN HECAUGHT INDEX RIGHT HAND FINGER BETWEEN BAR & BOXAND COMPRESSED FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A WRENCH ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE HIT HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A PUNCH TO REMOVE BOLT FROM CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A SMALL PARTICLE *PIECE) OF PUNCH CAME LOOSE AND PENETRATED LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING IWTH CROW BAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PREPARING TO LACE CONVEYOR BELT. BELT WAS BEING PULLED INTO POSITION WHEN THE VISE GRIP SLIPPED OFF HITTING EE IN MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT GUARD,USING PRY BAR.
EE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REINSTALL BOLTS INTO AN A.R. PLATE. WHEN HE HIT THE BOLT WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS UPPER LIP.
A LARGE ROCK HAD JAMMED ON THE CONVEYOR EMOPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE ROCK WITH A 6 FT BAR TO FREE UP MOVEMENT OF THE FEEDER SUDDEN JERKS AND MOVEMENTS WITH THE BAR CAUSED PAIN IN T HE RIB CAGE
AFTER CUTTING P3ECE OF WIRE ROPE, HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES,PUT TORCH AWAY AND HIT ROPE WITH HAMMER AT WHICH TIME A PIECE OF IRON,WHICH WAS STILL HOT,HIT HIS EYE.HE WENT TO SANTA TERESA HO SPITAL EMERGENC2 FOR TREATMENT AND WAS REFEERRED TO AN EYE DOCTOR.