MAN HIT PLATE ON BOTTOM OF BUCKET WITH A HAMMER AND METAL FRAGMENT FROM PLATE PUNCTURED RIGHT LEG.
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Showing all 22EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN THE REPLACEMENT JOB OF TOOTH ON DRAGLINE METAL MUSHROOMED SENDING PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS THIGH ONE STITCH WAS USE TO CLOSE WOUND
38505E ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A POCKET KNIFE TO WHITTLE A PIECE OF WHILE ACTING AS PLATFMEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED GOT THRU THE WOOD LACERATING 3 FINGER.
61206ORKIGN ON BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPEPD AND CUT THE PALM OF HS RIGHT HAND.
WAS FIRST SEEN BY DR ON 7-6-92. EMPL WORKING ON CARRIER ROLLER OF A CAT MODEL #245. STRUCK THE ROLLER WITH A HAMMER CAUSING SHARP PIECE OF METAL FROM THE ROLLER TO STRIKE ARM.
WHILE USING A 4 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN A TOOTH AND TOOTH ADAPTER FROM A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET,A PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE AND ALLEGEDLY STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.
DIGGING HOLE WITH SHOVEL TO LET DOWN THE JACK PLASTIC HANDLE OF SHOVEL BROKE
REMOVING PIN FROM DRIVE CHAIN STRUCK HAMMER PC OF METAL FLEW UP LODGED IN R CHEEK
WHILE INSTALLING A BEARING IN THE STICK ON THE 245 BACKHOE, A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF THE BEARING AND EMBEDDED IN THE EE S LEG LEG ABOVE THE KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A DRAG CHAIN LINK ON T HE LOT 29 DRAGLINE HE WAS HITTING A WEDGED PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A F RAGMENT SLINTERED OFF & EMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CHOKER FROM THE RIPPER ASSEMBLY OF #102 DOZER. WHEN THE CHOKER TWISTED AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE RIPPER SMASHING AN D CUTTING FINGER.
THE EMPL STATED THAT HE AND A FELLOW EMPL WERE BREAKING OFF THE TUBE JOINT OF THE DRILL STEM AND PRESSURIZED WATER SPRAYED INTO HIS FACK AND EYES THE MPL THEN HAD A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS R EYE
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION ON A 25 KV CABLE WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER WITH HIS KNIFE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD THE LEAD WIRE TRUNED OVER AND HAD HIS FINGER IN THE WRONG PLACE.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED THAT HE WAS CUTTING A ROPE OFF OF A PUMP HOSE WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE ROPE AND CUT HIS LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED HE WAS REMOVING A BUCKET WEAR PLATE BY TAPPING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THEN WEAR PLATE STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN. THE EMBEDDED SLIVER OF METAL WAS REMO5ED AND THE LACERATION WAS SUTURED.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED THAT HE WASD STRIKING A ROLLER ON #652 DOZER WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE ROLLER BREAKING A SILVER OF METAL OFF WHICH STRUCK HIM TO HIS LEFTF ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE STRUCK IT AGAINST A JAGGED PLUG WELD WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER THE LACERATION REQUIRED THREE SUTURES AND A TETANUS SHOT
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH WEDGES BY TAPPING WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND METAL SLIVER STRUCK HIM ON FOREHEAD
EMP ALLEGES HE WAS STANDING BEHIND A COWORKER WHEN SLEGEHAMMER HE WAS USING MISED ITS MARK STRIKING ON EDGE OF BURNED STEEL WHICH SPLINTERED AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION REQUI THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS TAPPING THE BASE OF A MAGNETIC DRILL WITH A HAMMER WHEN HIS HAND STRUCK THE DRILL BIT LACERATING IT THE LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT SUTURES TO CLOSE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE CUTTING A HOLE IN THE TOP OF A PLASTIC BUCKET WITH A POCKET KNIFE THE BLADE CLOSED CUTTING HIS RIGHT FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING THE BOOM PINS ON #606 FRONT-END LOADER WHEN THE PAD EYE HOLDING A WIRE ROPE CHIKER BROKE OFF OF THE BOOM STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH. INJUR IES INCLUDED A LACERATED LOWER LIP REQUIRING SUTURES AND THE LOSS OF FOUR TEETH.