EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING OFF OLD WELD WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL SHATTERED AND A FROPMENT OF COAL STRUCK LEFT EYE AND FACE.
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS BU3LDING UP A PTO DRIVE,WHEN DRIVING ASHAFT INTO THE GEAR HOASING A METAL FRAGMENT BROKE OFF THE EDGE OF SHAFT AND STRUCK THE RIGHT CORNER OF LOWER LIP OF THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A BUMPER BLOCK OF 04 SHOVEL TRYING TO TURN BLOCK WITH A PIECE OF PIPE PIPE SLIPPED OFF BLOCK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON BUSHING ON DRILL TRYING TO REMOVE IT WHEN HE HIT THE DRILL HEAD ABOVE HIM CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE HAMMER HITTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LUMP OF COAL FROM BETWEEN TWO TRUCK TIRES.WNHEN HE STRUCK THE COAL IT BROKE APART AND A PIECE OF THE COAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A 1200 & 24 TREE DOWN WITH TIRE HAMMER. WHEN ATTEMTPING TO HIT RUBBER PART OF TIRE, HE HIT RIM AND HAMMER BOUNCED OFF AND HIT LEG CAUSING THE LEG TO BE CUT.