Installing right steering cylinder, driving in bearing using hammer, hammer slipped out of hands hitting employee in left leg above knee.
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Showing 50 of 145Employee was striking a loader tooth with a hammer when a metal fragment struck him in the left thigh.
Employee was using a razor knife to cut an old radiator hose. His forearm came in contact with the open blade, resulting in a cut that required 14 stitches to close.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BRAKE ROTORS ON HAULPAK 830 TRUCK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HE HIT HIS RT. ELBOW ON CALIPER. THE NEXT DAY HIS ELBOW STARTED TO SWELL & HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED. INFECTION CAUSED LOST TIME AND EE WAS SCHEDULED OFF THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE DIGGING OUT A HOLE PLUG IN A DRILL HOLE. NOTE EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 4-10-03.
EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING HYD TANK THAT HAD SLIPPED FROM A CHAIN LIFTING DEVICE. LACERATION REQUIRED STAPLES TO CLOSE.
EE STRUCK LEFT WRIST WITH HAMMER.
EE WAS USING A B&O HAMMER AND A 3LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM AN ENDLOADER BUCKET TOOTH. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER, IT GLANCED OFF THE TOOTH BESIDE THE ONE HE WAS WORKING ON. THIS RESULTED IN THE HAMMER STRIKING HIS LT.INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS KNEELING DOWN UNDER A CAT 777 TRUCK USINGA SLEDGE HAMMER. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER, HE MISSED HIS MARK AND LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ALIGNMENT BAR WHILE ASSISTING WITHT HE INSTALLATION OF CUTTING EDGES ON A GRADER'S BLADE. DURING THE PROCESS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS AND RECEIVING MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION.
PORTA POWER ROD BROKE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HAND.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A PIPE WITH A PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL, APPROX 5 FEET OFF TOP OF FUEL TANK.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER HOSE, CUT LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF TIGHTENING A BIT IN A GRINDER & ONE OF THE WRENCHES SLIPPED & STRUCK THE KNUCKLE OF HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION
CUTTING PLASTIC TIE FROM HANDLE OF WORK LIGHT KNIFE STRUCK EE'S LEFT HAND AFTER CUTTING THROUGH TIE. PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE & WORKLIGHT
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WHEN THE BELT KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED & PUNCTURED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BALL PEEN HAMMER TO KNOCK SKIRT RUBBER DOWN ON BELT WHEN HE NOTICED BLOOD COMING FROM A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND.
REMOVING BOLT FORM GRILL OF D-11 DOZER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED & THE SIDE OF EE'S L HAND HIT THE GRILL
TRYING TO PULL 8" PIPE WEDGED IN CONCRETE WITH CRANE. PIPE WOULD NOT GIVE HE STEPPED OVER PIPE AND HIT IT WITH AN AIR JACK HAMMER AND THE PIPE CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND WHERE HE WAS HOLDING THE JACK HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING NUTS FROM BRAKE PACK OF CATERPILLAR"785" ROCKTRUCK WHEN 1 5/16 WRENCH BROKE, CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
WHEN EE STRUCK DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH ADAPTER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL DISLODGED FROM UPPER EDGE OF ADAPTER AND HIT EE USING HAMMER. THE SLIVER OF METAL PENETRATED HIS LEATHER BOOT A ND ENTERED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE RIGHT LOWER WING SHROUD FROM 495 SPATRE SHOVEL BUCKET. WHEN EE STRUCK EDGE OF SHROUD WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER A PIECE OF METAL SPALLED OFF SHROUD AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT FOOT.
#3 HEADING-#5 BELT TAILPIECE. STRIKING ROLL PIN IN BELT RAIL WHILE MAKING A BELT MOVE WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL FROM ROLL PIN BROKE OFF. THE METAL WENT THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE'S RUBBER GLOVE AND IN TO HIS FINGER.
EE WAS HITTING CUTTING HEAD HINGE PIN WITH A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1-10-98.
EE WAS INSTALLING A TILT JACK ON A D-11 BULLDOZER WHEN HE GOT THE FOREFINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE BULLDOZER BLADE.
WHILE PULLING SHOVEL TRAILING CABLE WITH A INSULATED CANE HOOK, THIS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. A DR. RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LET PRESSURE OFF OF RED DEVILS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB.
INJURED WAS BUSTING ROCK WITH A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
INJURED WAS HOLDING A CHISEL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE CHISEL FLEW UP AND HIT INJURED ON NOSE AND MOUTH.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS KNOCKING WHEEL STUDS OUT OF WHEEL OF TRUCK WITH HAMMER, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
WHILE DRIVING A PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A CHIP OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EE IN STOMACH. A DR REMOVED THE METAL AND STITCHED THE WOUND, MAKING THIS MEDICALLY REPORTABLE. NO LOST TIME.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LETTING OFF COME-A-LONGS WHEN THE COME-A-LONGS SLIPPED AND HIT ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES ON THE HAND.
INJURED WAS CHIPPING SLAG FORM A WELD WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN EYE.
INJURED WAS PULLING BUMPER WITH A CHAIN TO STRAIGHTEN OTU BENT PLACE WHEN CHAIN BROKE STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES.
INJURED WAS LETTING RED DEVILS OFF TO GET SLACK IN BELT WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND LETTING THE HANDLE SPRING BACK ON HIS THUMB.
INJURED WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING A VIBRATOR DECK INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS DISENGAGING A BINDER ON THE LUBE TRUCK USING A 2" PIPE OVER BINDER HANDLE TO RELEASE BINDER WHEN PIPE CAME OFF BINDER HANDLE AND STRUCK INJURED ON CHEST.
INJURED WAS KNOCKING OUT A BROKE PIN ON A DRILL UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF DRILL, STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.
WHILE CHANGING OIL IN DART TRUCK, EMPLOYEE PULLED WRENCH TO LOOSEN DRAIN PLUG AND STRAINED BACK, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TIME.
INJURED & ANOTHER EE WAS TAKING OUT A ROLLER OUTOF A CRUSHER USING A 3/4" RATCHET WHEN NUT BROKELOOSE, CAUSING INJURED TO FALL BACK ON BACK & L.SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS UNSTOPPING A COAL FEEDER CHUTE. WHEN COAL BROKE LOOSE IN CHUTE THE BAR THAT HE WAS USING TO UN-STOP THE COAL STRUCK HIM UNDER THE RIGHT EYE CUTTING HIM.
INJURED WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HIT THUMB WITH A 3 LB HAMMER, CUTTING THUMB.
INJURED WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WATER LINE WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT RIGHT LEG REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
WHILE CUTTING TAPE FROM AROUND WIRING OF BOOM TRUCK THE EE S KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
WHILE REMOVING AN OIL FILTER FROM A GRADER THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE PULLED ON THE OIL FILTER WRENCH RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TIME.
EE AND THREE OTHERSWERE LOWERING A HOOK SHOE USING COME-A-LONGS. WHEN THE HOOK SHOE CLEANT THE BRACKETS, THE HOOK SHOE FLIPPED AND SPUN SIDEWAYS KNOCKE EE AGAINST THE TUB, BREAKING THE TIBIA O F LEFT LEG AND SEPARATED RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO RAISE TAILPIECE WHEN JACK BROKE AND INJURED LOST BALANCE HURTING LEG.
WHILE STRIKING A PIPE WRENCH WITH A HAMMER IN ORDER TO LOOSEN AN OIL FILTER THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE REQUIRING A SPLINT.
THE EMPLOYEE ASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEENA PIECE OF CONDUIT AND A HACKSAW WHILE CUTTING THE CONDUIT RESULTING INA CUT REQURIING 3 SUTURES.