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EE WAS CLEANING FROZEN MUD FROM THE DOZER'S TRACKS. A CHUNK OF MUD BROKE LOOSE AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PUSH ARM AND SHOVEL.
OPERATOR MAKING REPAIRS ON DRAG CHAIN LINKS. WHILE HAMMERING A PIECE OF METAL, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND HIT ME BELOW THE RIGHT RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO BREAK APART DRILL RODS ON A DAVEY M8A ROTARY AIR DRILL. EMPLOYEE HAD WRENCH ON DRILL RODS. RODS ARE THEN ROTATED AND WRENCH BUTTS UP AGAINST A BLOCK. PRESSURE IS THEN APPLIED TO BREAK LOOSE THE RODS. AS RODS WERE BEING ROTATED, EMPLOYEE'S HADN BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND UNDERNEATH THE BLOCK CRUSHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A CLARK-MICHIGAN 475B HIGHLIFT EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON LADDER & ONE FOOT ON CENTER OF MACHINE EMPLOYEE RAISED GREASE GUN OVERHEAD TO REACH GREASE FITTING & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 TEETH FROM BUCKET OF MICHIGAN MODEL 475B HILIFT. EMP WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN PINS WHICH HOLD TEETH IN PLACE. AS SLEDGE HAMMER HIT PIN, EMP FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN IN NECK 3