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THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SPRAY NOZZLE ON THE WASH RACK SPRAY TOWER WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEES HAND STRUCK AN ADJACENT SPRAY NOZZLE CAUSING A ONE INCH LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE INSTALLING A BEARING CAP ON THE DRAG DRUM SHAFT OF THE PAGE DRAGLINE THE EE DROPPED A 2 3/4" X 24" BOLT ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
THE EE AN ELECTRICIAN ALLEGED THAT WHILE BREAKING LOOSE A MOTOR COUPLING WITH A WRENCH ON THE 2 DRAG MOTOR OF THE PAGE DRAGLINE HE STARTED TO DEVELOPE LOWER BACK PAIN. THE EE STATED THIS WAS A N AGGRAVATION OF A CHRONIC CONDITION.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE CHANGING TEETH ON 123 EASI-MINER HE STRUCK A TOOTH WITH A 2 LB. HAMMER. A METAL SLIVER FROM TEH TOOTH WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEG. THE SLIVER WAS APPROX. 3/4" LONG AND 1/8" THICK.
THE EMPLOYEE, AN ELECTRICIAN, ALLEGED THAT WHILE PRYING A DROP LIGHT HOUSING APART USING A SCREW DRIVER AND HIS POCKET KNIFE, THE LOCK ON THE KNIFE RELEASED AND CLOSED ON HIS FINGER. THE EMPLO YEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HAMMERING A BUSHING INTO THE CHEEK OF THE DRAGLINE BUCKET HE OVER SWUNG,MISSING THE BUSHING.THE FORWARD MOMENTUM CARRIED THE HEAD,OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER,PAST THE BUSH ING CAUSING A PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE BUSHING. AS A RESULT THE FINGER WAS STRUCK AGAINST THE OUTER EDGE OF THE BUSHING.SEVERE LACERATION AND CONTUSION TO THE INDEX FINGER OF RI
THE EMPL ALLEGED THAT WHILE REMOVING RIPPER POINTS ON 448 THERE WAS ONE STRUCK ON SHANK EMPL WAS HITTING ON TOOTH TO KNCOK LOOSE PIECE CHIPPED OFF TOOTH AND STRUCK L THIGH
TWO EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING THE BUSHINGS ON TILT CYLINDER OF 6560.586 DOZER THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE BUSHING IN WITH A HAMMER THE BUSHING BEING VERY HARD METAL CHIPPED THE PIECE OF METAL LODG ED IN LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING BEARING RACE USING A HARDENED HAMMER AGAINST HARDENED STEEL. THE RACE CHIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT CALF.
EMP WAS CHIANING DOWN A PUMP ON A SAMLL TRAILER USED A BINDER TO TIGHTEN CHAIN AND A 18" PIPE OVER BINDER HANDLE. PIPE SLIPPED STRIKING EMP IN FACE SMALL LACERATION REQ 2 STICHES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE TOOTH AND ADAPTER BACK ONTO A DRAGLINE BUCKET BY STRIKING THE TOOTH WITH 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT JAW REQ UIRING 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND
WHILE USING A S5EDGE HAMMER TO INSTALL A DRAGLINE TOOTH ADAPTER WEDGE,THE HAMMER CAUSED APIECE OF THE WEDGE TO FLAKE OFF AND STIKE THE EMPLOYEE.THE METAL PIECE PUNCTURED THE THIGH OF THE EMPLO YEE.UPON EXAMIN5TION BY ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON NO METAL PIECE OR PIECES COULD BE FOUND IN THE WOIND.
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO SEPERATE THE TRACK SEGMENTS OF A TRACTOR DOZER, THE INJURED PARTY STRUCK THE SEGMENT WITH A 8 LB HAMMER CAUSING A SHARD OF METAL TO BREAK LOSE AND STRICK THE INDIVIDUAL.
I.NAME USING LA9GE HAMMER TO DRIVE MASTER PIN INTO TRACK OF C.M.SMALL SHARD OF METAL FROM PIN BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT INNER THIGH.
WHILE USING A H5MMER SPIKE MAUL TO REMOVE A WEDGE FROM A DRAGLINE CABLE SPROCKET A PIECE OF T HE HAMMER FACE CHIPPED LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN T HE ABDOMEN.
I.NAME REMOVING3LARGE MEAL GUARD A CO-WORKER USING PRY BAR CAUSED GUARD TO MOVE PINCHING I.NAME LEFT THUMB.
I.NAME ALLEGES THAT WHILE STRIKING THE SURFACE OF A BEARING WITH A 20# HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL P''% SPLINTERED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE HAMMER STRIKING HIM.