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EMPLOYEE WAS LO2KING FOR AN AIR LEAK ON THE DRAGLINE THOUGHT LEAK WAS FROM A HOSE THAT CAME APART HE PRIED THE DRAG CABLE OVER AND WEDGED IT IN ORDER TO GET UNDERNEATH TO FIX THE LEAK THE CABL E CAME BACK KNO7KED HIM OVER AND FELL OVER TOP OF BOTH ANKLES
EMP WAS PUTTING GEAR GREASE ON DRAGLINE GEAR WITH PUTTY KNIFE. GREASE IS PUT INSIDE A TRAP DOOR ON TOP OF GEAR. GEAR CAUGHT PUTTY KNIFE & PULLED HIS HAND IN & TRAPPED IT BETWEEN GEAR & CASE. T HE DRAG WAS NOT RUNNING BUT GEAR MUST BE IN MOTION IN ORDER TO GET GREASE AROUND IT
EMPL HAMMERING TOOTH OFF DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN PIECE FLEW OFF INTO HIS LEG.DIDNT KNOW UNTIL TODAY THAT PIECE OF METAL WAS IN HIS LEG-THOUGHT IT JUST GRAZED IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BRAKE DIAPHRAGM ON A GRADALL. WAS COMPRESSING A SPRING WITH A SMALL BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED THE SRPING CAME OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IRON BAR TO GET A LUMP OF COAL OUT OF THE CHUTE ON THE COAL CRUSHER BAR WENT UP AGAINST THE CRUSHER CATCHING EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND CRUSHER
WHILE CHANGING THE BUCKET ON A DRAGLINE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL PUNCH WHICH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND