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WHILE INSTALLING HOIST JACK EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING DON TO TWIST & LUNGE FORWARD.
WHILE TAKING A FUSE OUT OF A BRONCO WITH HIS KNIFE, ELMPLOYEE CLOSED THE KNIFE ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE USING A 4 FOOT PRYBAR TO REMOVE A DRAG COVER, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND MASHED EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND AGAINST MOTOR.
WHILE CHANGING CROWD BELT ON 2300 EMPL USING 8 LB HAMMER TO LOOSEN LOCK NUT ON BELT TENSIONER.
EMPL CHANGING A BUSHING IN SADDLE BLOCK TO SHOVEL BUCKET WHILE USING HAMMER TO DRIVE IN BUSHING,TWISTED HIS BACK.EMPL CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 7-5-90,STARTED MISSING 7-7 BECAUSED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLATION OF BELLY PAN ON DOZER. BELLY PAN SLIPPED ON CABLES STRIKING EMPL ON LOWER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BATTERY BOX OUT OF A LOADER. THE BAR THE MECHANIC WAS USING TO PRY THE LID OPEN SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CHISEL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A KEY WAY. THE HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO PLACE JACK UNDER 170T ROCK TRUCK JACK HANDLE SWUNG UP & CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN JACK HANDLS & TRUCK FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING ON A DOZER TRACK WHEN THE SLATE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED ALLOWING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND CUTTING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A SHARP ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR AN AREA WHERE LARGE BOLTS WERE BEING TIGHTENED WITH AN AIR WRENCH AND STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMNMER TO FURTHER TIGHTEN THEM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING ON THE MACHINE WITH HIS HAND NEAR A BOLT THAT WAS TO BE HIT WITH THE HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE HAND.
EMPL USING COME-ALONG TO MOVE TRAILING CABLE AT DRAGLINE WHEN COME-ALONG JERKED FROM LOAD OF CABLE STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS PUSHING A PRY BAR TO PLACE A ROLER IDLER WHEEL ON A DOZER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED MILD PAIN IN ABODOMEN THAT PROGRESIVELY GOT WORSE OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS
USING SHORT PIECE OF PIPE TO RELEASE STEEL CABLE THAT HAD BECOME TWISTED WHILE DOZER WAS PULLING CABLE TOWER.WHEN CABLE WAS UNPINNED PIPE SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT HAND.