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Employee was cutting a piece of lath toward his thumb with a knife when it slipped, cutting his left thumb. This injury resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.
Employee reported back pain after knocking wedges out of a tooth adaptor with a sledge hammer. Notified employer on 12/18/13 of surgery scheduled for 1/3/14.
Employee was pulling jack stand into place when he felt pain in wrist and noted immediate swelling. Left wrist sprain. Provided with splint.
Employee was cutting outer jacket off electrical cable with a utility knife. The knife slipped, cutting his left hand. This injury resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was assisting in replacement of a bulldozer ripper tooth when a metal fragment from keeper pin chipped off and struck him in the left forearm. Treatment for this injury included an incision requiring stitches.
Employee was replacing a cross-link on a motor grader tire chain. While tightening the pin on a shackle with a crescent wrench the wrench slipped, hit the employee in the mouth, and chipped a tooth.
An employee of our Electrical Subcontractor was using a razor knife to cut the tape that was binding a bundle of pipe. The knife slipped and cut the index finger on the employee's left hand, resulting in the need for three stitches.
EE with history of chronic lower back pain, back surgery (see E-Doc 118619), lifted large wrench and felt pain in lower right side. Then swung 20# sledge hammer several times to tighten nut. Reported injury 08/03/09 and referred to physician same day. Physician removed employee from work for one week.
EE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM A FINAL DRIVE WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED, PINCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER. SUBSEQUENT X-RAY SHOWED THE FINGER TO BE BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB WHILE USING A SHOVEL TO PUNCH A HOLE IN A BARREL OF DUST SUPPRESANT, AND ALSO WHILE RUNNING THE 0954 LOADER (THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE STEERING WHEEL). TH E INCIDENT OCCURRED JUNE 8, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL JUNE 27 THAT HE ASKED TO SEE A DOCTOR. DIAGNOSISLEFT THUMB TENDONITIS.
EE SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS MEASURING DRILL HOLES 9ON THE BLAST PATTER, HE PULLED THE TAPE OUT TO FAST AND WAS STANDING THE LINE OF FIRE OF IT. THE BOLT ON THE END OF THE TAPE HIT HIM IN THE UPP ER LIP.
APPARENTLY EE WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE JAW CHIPPING HIS TEETH. HE WENT TO THE DENTIST ON 10-10-95 AND THE DENTIST SMOOTHED TEETH 7, 8, AND 9 AND FIXED TOOTH 26 AS IT WAS BROKEN. TRAPPER WAS NOTIFIED ON OCTOBER 18,1995 THAT THIS REAPRI OF THE TOOTH WAS DONE.
APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE WRIST RESULTING IN A DEEP CONTUSION ON THE LEFT WRIST
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WORKING ON AN UNDERCARRIAGE WITH A BIG WRENCH & HE PULLED TOO HARD, SLIPPING & SPRAINING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOLYEE SAID HE WAS TA PPING ON A WEDGE TO TIGHTEN A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH & A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE WEDGE STRIKING HIM ON T HE TOP OF THE RIGHT EAR
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS DRIVING A KEEPER PIN OUT OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH AND A METAL SPLINTER FLEW OFF THE BAR EMBEDDING IN HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE TOP OFF A CAN OF JOINT COMPOUND AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
APPERANTLY HE WAS PRYING ON A BOX COVER AND THE PRY BRT SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE SAID H9 WAS TRYING TO CUT NYLON TIE OFF OF A HOSE ASSEMBLY ON THE MIG WELDER.
WHILE HITTING B9ARING SSEMBLY WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HITTING BRIDGE OF NOSE
HE WAS WELDING 2N THE REAR END OF A EUCLID TRUCK WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF STEEL INBEDDED IN HIS EYE.
WHILE INSTALLIN1 ROD GUARD ON DOZER AND USING BAR TO LINE UP HOLE THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN.
THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS PUSHING A FLANGE ONTO A SHAFT USING TWO PORTA POWER JACKS WHEN THE ALL THREAD BOLT GAVE AWAY I NAME WAS STANDING ON THE WALKWAY AND WAS KNOCKED OVER BY A MECHANIC WHO FELL FROM ABOVE. ONE O F THE JACKS THEN HIT HIS LEFT HEEL.
THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS PUSHING A FLANGE ONTO A SHAFT USING TWO PORTA POWER JACKS WHEN A ALL THREAD BOLT GAVE AWAY HE WAS STANDING ON THE SHAFT BOLTING THE FLANGE ONTO THE DRUM WHEN THE BOLT
I.NAME WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING OFF THE ADAPTER SHROUDS ONT HE DRAGLINE AS THE H AMMER HIT IT. THE SLIVER ENDED UP IMBEDDED IN I.NAMES LEFT FOREARM MIDWAY BETWEEM THE WRIST & EL BOW.