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Employee stated that he was removing the right side top bucket pin from the loader bucket. There was pressure on the pin and when he struck the pin with a hammer, the pin jumped out, fell and landed on top of the employee's right foot.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS RAISING THE BELLY PAN OF A D10N DOZER WITH A CHAIN HOOKED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAN SO AS TO PUT A PINUNDERNEATH THE PAN FOR SUPPORT UNTIL THE CHAIN COULD BE REHOOKED. CHAIN SLIPPED OFF AND EE GOT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN AND BELLY PAN CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER REPORTABLE WITH NO LOST TIME BUT RESTRICTED
DRIVING METAL PIN IN TOOTH ON CAT PC OF METAL FLEW OFF PIN STRUCK LODGED IN EMP LHAND
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PULL BACK A METAL STEP AS IT WAS BEING HEATED BY A TORCH. T HE METAL PRY BAR SLIPPED OF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MID FOREHEAD AREA, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE FO REHEAD. THIS IS A NO LOST TIEM ACCIDENT BUT IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPL DRIVING METAL PIN INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN PIECE OF METAL FROM BUCKET PIN FLEW OFF STRUCK AND LODGED IN EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND 1ST FINGER.METAL WAS CUT OUT BY DR AND STITCHED WI TH NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TURNED, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A PULLED LIAIGAM IN THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO INSTALL A TOOTH COVER AUTO LOADER BUCKET,THE HAMMER ACTION CAUSED A METAL CHIP TO FLY OFF,STRIKE AND EMBEDED INTIO THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING DEPTH OF BOREHOLE WHEN RETRIEVING TAPE MEASURE WITH WEIGHT ON END THE TAPE BECAME LODGED IN BOREHOLE WHILE TUGGING ON TOPE TO FREE LODGED END THE TAPE CAME LOOSE AND TH E WEIGHT ON END OF TAPE STRUCK THE INJURED ON LEFT EYE AND NOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE HAMMERS IN A COAL CRUSHER. THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A BAR BEING DRIVEN INTO CRUSHER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND FELL BEHIND THE BAR. THE BAR HIT HIS HAND AND BROKE THE RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED HIS HAND.