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HE WAS CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON LOADER WHILE DRIVING THE PINS THROUGH THE TEETH WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER LEFT LEG THIS RESULTED IN A IMP IMPALED FOREIGN OBJECT OF UPPER LEFT LEG GROIN AREA
THE EE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE HOIST CABLE ON HE DRAGLINE WHEN THE OPERATOR WAS ABOVE HIM WITH A PRY BAR IN HIS HAND & IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & HIT JOHN ON THE HEAD. JOHN WAS WEARING HI S HARD HAT BUT WHEN HE HEARD THE BAR FALL BECAUSE IT HIT THE MACHINE BEFORE HITTING HIM HE MOVED QUICKLY CAUSING HIS HARD HAT TO FALL OFF ALLOWING THE BAR TO STRIKE HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
HE CUT THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE DRAG CABLE ON THE SPOOL AND TOOK A PRY BAR AND PRYED THE CABLE OFF THE SPOOL WHEN HE DID SO THE CABLE SPRUNG OFF THE SPOOL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE PHALANGE L EFT HAND
HE WAS HOLDING THE BIT WRENCH ON THE DRILL BIT WHEN THE BIT WAS TURNED THE WRENCH STRUCK THE TRUCK FRAME LACERATING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS.