Employee was working from a ladder and using an alignment bar while installing a new chute and and felt pain in left shoulder.
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EE was removing bolts from motor cover with a wrench when the wrench slipped off of the bolt head and EE fell to floor.
Employee was trying to disassemble hose connections. Injury occurred while trying to loosen nuts with wrench & chrome bar.
Employee was cutting rubber belting & utility knife slipped & cut rt thigh.
EMP WAS ADJUSTING DRAG BRAKES ON 4600 WHICH CONSISTS OF TURNING LG TRAVER NUTS W / LG WRENCH. WHILE PUSHING & PULLING ON AIR WRENCH HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN ABS & UPON INVESTIGATION SAW THAT HE SUFFERED A HERNIA IN THE AREA OF HIS NAVEL.
2 EES WERE REMOVING BUSHINGS FROM BOOM ARMS OF SAID LOADER W/SLEDGE HAMMER & BAR. THIS EE WAS HOLDING THE BAR WHEN ANOTHER EE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS HAND W/HAMMER.
EE WAS CUTTING ELECTRIC CABLE W/CABLE CUTTING TOOL WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED.
EE #1 WAS HOLDING A BOLT WHILE EE #2 WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER. EE #2 MISSED BOLT & HIT EE #1 ON LT. INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES AND KEFLEX.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION IN A 1983 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT WRIST OF OTHER ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING DRIVE LINE ON LOADER. RATCHET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD STRIKINGFACE AGAINST LOADER.
EE WAS HITTING PIPE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK INDEX FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND HAMMER.