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EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS HAMMERING ONT EH RIPPER POINT PIN WHENA FRAGMENT OF METAL FROM TEH PIN STRUCK HIM IN TEH RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING SOME TRUCK PARTS, WHIT A ROPE, UP ON TO THE DECK OF A HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER. (EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED US 11-11-92) EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED MOTRIN BY HIS DOCTOR.
EMPL INSTALLING A FAIRLEAD PIN ON 102 DRAGLINE WHEN IT FELL AND PINCHED FINGER. INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES TO RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING SOME GLUE FROM A VALVE COVER WHEN HE SLIPPED WITH THE SCRAPER AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.STTICHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON A TOOL WRENCH FOR LOOSENING DRILL STEELS.ONE OF THE TEETH WAS STUCK SO THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK IT LOOSE WITH A HAMMER IN DOING SO A SMALL PIECE OF ME TAL STRUCK HIM IN THE NECK STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPL CUTTING WIRE ROPE ON DRAGLINE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE.NOTIFIED BY I.NAME OF INJURY 12-11-91.
EE WAS WORKING ON A COOLER LINE WHEN THE RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, ALLOWING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE COOLER BRACKET AND LACERATING THE PALM FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A U-UNIT ON 434 LUBE TRUCK.HE STRUCK THE JOINT WITH A HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE.
STANDING ON TOP OF COAL SAMPLING CAROUSEL PULLING ON A PART WITH PLIERS,STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CHAIN BOOMER FROM LOAD WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE BELOW THE EYE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE WORKING ON BRAKE CYLINDERS ON TRUCK WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT THE BACK OF HIS RT HAND THIS LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE WOUND
WHILE CHANGING TEETH ON BUCKET, EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING ADAPTER WITH A 29# SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT THIGH WHERE IT IMBEDDED. REQUIRED MEDICAL DOCTOR TO REM OVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE TEETH FROM LIP OF SHOVEL BUCKET WHICH WAS LOCATED BEHIND OLD SHOP. ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TOOTH FURTHER ONTO THE ADAPTER TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF A "C" CLAMP, THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 20# SLEDGE TO STRIKE THE END OF THE TOOTH WHEN A FRAGMENT OF METAL FROM THE TOOTH FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB.
WHILE STRIKING A LARGE METAL PIN WITH A SLEGE AHMMER A PIUECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSAE.
EMPL USING PRY 6AR WHEN IT SLIPPED HIS ARM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PIECE OF SHARP METAL WHICH CAUSED LACERATION REQ 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A TWO LB HAMMER TO LOOSEN A CYLINDER LINEING WHEN HE MISSED WHAT HE WAS HAMMERING ON AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9IKING A LOCK PIN INTO PLACE WITH A HAMMER,A SLIVER OF METAL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG. ONLY MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS A BAND-AID AND A TETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE DID NO7 REPORT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE HE THOUGHT IT WAS SOME DIRT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER HE WENT TO AN EYEDR AND A SLIVER OF METAL WAS FOUND IMBEDED IN HIS EYE.
USING PIPE WREN7H TO LOOSEN A NUT, PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPL HOLDING STEEL PIN WHILE ANOTHER EMPL STRIKING IT WITH LARGE HAMMER.EMPL MOVED HIS HAND AND WAS STRUCK ON LITTLE FINGER BY HAMMER.
REMOVING LARGE PIECE OF COAL FROM COAL CRUSHER,RIGHT INDEX FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN STEEL BEAM AND PRY BAR.
EMPL STANDING IN FEEDER BIN TRYING TO PRY A PIC-A CARBIDE-TIPPED COAL BREAKING DEVICE- OUT OF STAMLER UNIT WITH 6\ PRY BAR.BAR SLIPPED OFF KEEPER PIN CAUSING SUDDEN SHIFT OF WELGHT ON RIGHT LE G