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LOADING MANUAL GREASE GN WITH CARTRIDGE OF GRASE PULLED BACK SPRING HANDLE AND SET IN LOCK POSITION. TURNED GUN OVER TO LOAD AND HANDLE SPRUNG FORWARD. PIECE OF PLUNGER BROKE ONTO HIT HIM AB OVE LEFT EYEBROW. RESULTING IN CUT REQURIIGN 1 STITCH.
CUT RIGHT LEG WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT.
TIGHTENING SHANK ON DRAGLINE BUCKET-HAMMER CHIPPED SENDING STEEL SPLINTER INTO EMPLOYEES LOWER LEFT CHEST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BRAKE BAND IN 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE. COME-A-LONG HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.
CHANGING TEETH ON 10YD3 HENDRIX BUCKET. TOOTH CHIPPED WHEN STRUCK BY HAMMER. CHIP IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.
WAS TIGHTING SET SCREW ON BEARING COLLAR ON TAILPULLEY TO PORTABLE CRUSHER. ALLEN WRENCH BROKE MAKING A CUT ON EMPLOYEE'S PALM AT BASE OF LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON BUCKET. HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER CAUSING SMALL STEEL SPLINTER TO BACK OFF AND INBEDDED IN LEFT LEG CAUSING MINER CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIHGTENING NUTS ON HUB TO CAT WHEEL LOADER WHEN RACHET APPERNETLY STRIPPED. EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON BUCKET AREA CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CHAIN TO CAT BUCKET AND GOT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT UP UNDER THE CHAIN. HEAVEY RAIN CAME AND EMPLOYEE PULLED AWAY SHARPLY CAUSING HIS RING TO RIP AND BRAK LEFT FIN GER.
I.NAME A MAINTENANCE MAN ON OUR PRIMARY PLANT WAS WORKING ON THE SHAKER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE RAILS WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS FACE ON AN OVERHANGING SCREEN RAIL
I.NAME WAS HOLDING HYDRAULIC MOTOR IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE MOTOR IN PLACE USING A PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SHIFT AND WEDGE I.NAMES FINGER IN BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND BRACKET
I NAME WAS DRAGLINE OILER, WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE CAR BODY OF THE DRAGLINE, AND THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.