EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A TIRE DOWN AND THE TIRE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD AND NOSE CAUSING LACERATIONS. HIS WRIST WAS SPRAINED, TOO.
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May 28, 1991
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Howell Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
August 28, 1987
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Howell Sand Company Inc · Struck by flying object
I,NAME WAS HAMMERING BOLT ON TRUCK ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT. HE WAS DOING SOME HAMMERING A CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND, IN THE WEBB BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE HAS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL ABOUT 2 MM IN LENGTH LODGED IN HIS LEFT HAND.
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