MECHANIC HAD DISCONNECTED AND LOWERED TRANSMISSION TO THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC ARBITRARILY FABRICATED A LIFTING EYE TO BE USED TO LAY THE TRANSMISSION ON ITS SIDE. MECHANIC WAS PREPARING TO LA Y THE TRANSMISSION ON ITS SIDE WHEN IT FELL OVER, PULLING AND TEARING THE MECHANIC S FABRICATED HOOK. THE TRANSMISSION THEN RESTED ON THE MECHANIC UPPER RIGHT LEG AND GROIN AREA.
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November 28, 1995
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Binkley & Ober Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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