EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HARDENED STEEL LIP PROTECTOR ON A 994 LOADER WITH A HARDENED STEEL HAMMER WHEN A SMALL PIECE SPLINTERED OFF AND HIT HIS LEG.
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Showing all 9USING A SPLICE MAUL & SLEDGEHAMMER TO PUT A STEEL BUSHING THRU THE ARM OF A 998 LOADER. EE HIT THE SPUDS MAUL WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF STEEL TO LODGE IN THE LEFT FOREARM. RECEIVED 8 STITCHES AFT METAL WAS TAKEN OUT.
USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. RECEIVED 6 STITCHED IN FINGER. DID NOT LOOSE ANY TIME.
REMOVING SHIM FROM SHOVEL 101. THE SHIMMING TOOL SLIPPED OUT AND HIT RIGHT WRIST PUNCTURING THE WRISTBONE.
BENT DOWN CUTTING SKIRTING ON FEEDER SHUTE IN VERY TIGHT AREA UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT KNEE RECIEVED STICHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RODS, HE REALIZED HE HAD NOT BROKEN THE CONNECTION AT THE HEAD, IT CAUSED HIS HANDS TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE TONG AND MAST RAIL.
EE PREPARING TO CUT EXCESS EMITTER TUBING. PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIM.KNIFE CUT TUBING THEN CONTINUED ON CUTTING TOP LEFT ARM. 3 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF PAINT WITH A 5" POCKET KNIFE. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE STABBED HIS RIGHT THIGH.
ADJUSTING THE SCRAPER ON FILTER. NUTS WERE ON TIGHT. NUT BROKE LOOSE AND CUT HAND.