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EE WAS JACKING UP PUMP TRAILOR WHICH WAS TO BE HITCHED TO A TRUCK. THE SWITCH LEVER ON THE JACK SLIPPED INTO THE DOWN POSITION WHICH ALLOWED THE PUMP TRAILOR TO LOWER THE JACK HANDLE PUSHED TH E EE S HAND INTO THE PUMP CAUSING THE INJURY.
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING STEEL TOOTH FROM A RIPPER SHANK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE TOOTH ENTERED THE UPPER LEFT LEG
VICTIM, A MECHA3IC, WAS REMOVING THE RADIATOR FROM 41B FIAT ALLIS DOZER HE AHD THE RADITAOR LOOSE AND PICKING UP WITH A HOIST WHEN IT BECAME STUCK HE USED A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN THE RADIATOR THE RADIATOR DISLOD1ED AND STRUCK THE MECHANIC IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION
USING UTILITY KNIFE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND NEAR BASE OF THUMB.