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USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL. A SMALL METAL SLIVER BROKE AND STUCK IN HIS STOMACH.
ELECTRICIAN & HELPER WERE WORKING IN THE SURFACESHOP, ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A PUMP. THEY WERE USING A 48"PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A FITTING INTO THE DISCHARGE END OF PUMP. EE WAS STEADYING THE WRENCH AS CO-WORKER APPLIED PRESSURE TO WRENCH USING HIS ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE FITTING & PINCHED EE'S FINGERBETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE FLOOR.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A SECTION OF BELTING TO PUT IN THE FLOOR OF A DRILL. WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD STI TCHES IN HIS LEG.
THIS EE'S LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS OF A MECHANICAL SEALER BOOM. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN AN INTERNAL HYDRAULIC FITTING, THE BOOM EXTENDED UNEXPECTEDLY INJURING THE THUMB.
THIS EE HIT HIMSELF ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND WITH A HAMMER AS HE STRUCK A PUNCH LOCK BANDERWITH A HAMMER. HE REQUESTED MED TREATMENT IN MARCH & WAS SENT TO THE DR.
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE FOOT CLAMP CYLINDER FROM DOGHOUSE, EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO HIS RIGHT FINGER.