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THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO CUT OFF A BOLT HEAD. THE BOLT HEAD DISLODGED STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ALIGN THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WITH THE PIN ON THE DOLLY. HE PLACED A PRY BAR UNDER THE CONVOYOR TRYING TO ALIGN IT. HE OVER EXERATED HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDE R.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE A SET OF TRUCKS ON A PERSONEL CARRIER HE INADVERTLY PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PERSONEL CARRIER & WHEN THEY REMOVED THE LAST PIN THAT FASTEN THE TRUCKS TO THE FRAME THE PERSONEL CARRIER CAME DOWN ON HISFOOT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SETUP.HE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT THE BOTTOM BELT WITH A STEEL BAR AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLID THE BELT STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH TRH BELT. AS HE WAS HELPING LIFT THE BELT,HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THE SECTION MECHINIC WERE SETTING A PUMP. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE USING A POCKET KNIFE TO SPLICE THE PUMP CABLE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE CABLE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.