EE STATES WHILE HOLDING PIN PUNCH, CO-WORKER HIT THE PUNCH. PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO LEFT ARM.
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Showing all 7EE STATES HE WAS HITTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WITH A PUNCH HAMMER. THE PIN SLID OUT & THE CYLINDER FELL. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUNCH & THE FRAME OF THE LOADER.
EE APPARENTLY WAS USING A BOX KNIFE TO CUT A SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE. WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A LARGE VALVE WITH A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND HUGGER ON THE PIPE.
EE WAS CLEANING SOCKET SCALING RING ON CONE CRUSHER, SCRAPER SLIPPED, EE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON SHARP EDGE ON THE TOP OF THE RING.
EE WA REACHING UP INSIDE THE OSEPA TO LOOSEN A BOLT, HIS ARM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SHARP SPOKE. THE SPOKE WAS USING SHARP AND CAUSED A PUNTURE WOULD REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH HIS RPOCKET KNIFE. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE STABBLED HIS LEFT HAND.