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HAND SCALING PULLED ROCK OFF FACE STRUCK HAND CAUSING LACERATION
EE WAS TIGHTENIGN BOLT WITH A RATCHET AND SOCKET. SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD AND STRUCK EE'S RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT THAT ACTED AS A KEEPER THROUGH A PIN THAT HELD A BOOM CYLINDER IN PLACE. HE BLOCKE THE HEAD OF THE BOLT BY USING A WRENCH THAT WAS CHOCKED AGAINST THE BEDFRA ME. WHILE TURNING THE NUT SIDE OF THE BOLT, THE CHOCKED WRENCH SLIPPED FORCING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BEDFRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TRACKS ON SCALER.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVER THE PIN IN, IT SLIPPED, RESULTING IN THE LEFT HAND HITTING AGAINST THE TRACK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT KNUCKLE. EMPLOY EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. FOR SUTURING. TWO SUTURES WERE PUT IN. EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING SHELVES AND HAMMER MISSED NAIL AND HIT MACHINE PART SLIVERS OF METAL FLEW INTO HAND IMBEDDING 2 PIECES INTO SKIN
PUSHING SHOVEL 2N GROUND HIT PIECE OF METAL.EMPL WRIST INJURY DIAG ORIG AS A SPRAIN.EMPL LATER DIAG AS HAVING CAPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND ALLEGES IT TO BE WORK RELATED.REPORT DELAYED DUE TO CLOU DY NATURE OF IN4URY & WHETHER IT WAS OR WAS NOT WORK RELATED.RELEASED TO RETURN 5-18-87 PLACED IN LAY OFF STATUS.RECALLED 8-5-87 DIDNT RETURN.