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EE WAS CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE. WHEN HE HIT THE TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS IN PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY FOUND A LACERATION OF THE EYE.
I WAS REPLACING3POINTS ON ADRAGLINE BUCKET AND WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE THE POINTS APIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND CUT MY LEG.IT WOULDN'T STOP BLEEDING SO (NAME)SENT ME TO THE DOCTO R. 3
I WAS CHANGING 2AMMER BARS ON A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHILE STRIKING THE HAMMER BAR WITH A 20 LB HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO MY LEFT EYE
I WAS CHANGING 5 SCREEN IN THE ALIS CHALMERS SHAKER AND OPERATING A HOIST WHEN THE HOOK THAT HOLDS THE HOIST BROKE FROM THE MAIN BODY OF HOIST THE HOIST FELL HITTING ME ON THE RT HAND WHICH W AS RESTING ON A3SPRAY BAR