WHILE STRINGING MEASURING TAPE THROUGH THE EYE OF LEAD WEIGHT USING A KNIFE FOR LEVERAGE THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE TAPE CAUSING THE EE TO CUT HIS ARM. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STICHES AT AN AREA BEL OW HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
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Showing all 18A PIECE OF METAL FROM A AHMMER WENT INTO EE S LEFT HAND. HE WAS HOLDING THE B&O HAMMER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN OUT OF AN 85 TON EUCLID.
CUT TO R UPPER LEG WHILE CUTTING CONV WITH RAZOR KNIFE
THE EE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE WHEN THE RIGGING SLIPPED WHILE REMOVING A RADIATOR FROM A LOADER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE LID WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE WHILE INSTAALING A FINAL DRIVE IN A HAUL TRUCK.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MASHED THUMB WHEN 8LB HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE DRAFT TUBE ON THE HAUL TRUCK.THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING THE FENDER.DOCTOR DRILLED THROUGH THUMB TO RE LIEVE PRESSURE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A RIDE STRUT ON A HAUL TRUCK. WHILE USING A BAR TO ALIGN THE RIDE STRUT, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CRACKED BONE AND DISLOCATION OF THE LEFT RING FINGER WHEN THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING MASHED THEM AGAINST AN IRON BEAM.
EMP WA> REMOVING SHAFT ON D9L USING PRY BAR WHEN PRY BAR WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED PINCHOING FOREFINGER BETWEEN BAR AND FRAME AND LOSING FINGER NAIL ON LITTLE FINGER ON R. HAND.
WHILE UNLOADING SCRAPER FROM LOW BOY TRAILOR, EMP WAS UNHOOKING CABLE SLING FROM STINGER OF SCRAPER & HOOK HIT SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TRACKS TOGETHER ON DOZER, WELDER WAS STRIKING TRACKS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF TRACK BROKE OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT HAND, ON THE AREA BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFIN GER.
REPAIRING CYCLO3E WITH SCREWDRIVER
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG HAMMER ON METAL. UPON STRICKING SURFACE SLIVER BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN RIGHT UPPER ARM.
USING PUNCH ON 6EARINGG,PIECE OF METAL FROM PUNCH BROKE OFF WHEN STRUCK WITH HAMMER, LODGED IN FOREARM,PUNCH WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT WAS IN PROPER CONDITION(NOT MUSHROOMED).
EMPL MAKING FIN5L CUT ON ROLL OF TAPE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND CAUSING DEEP CUT 9 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5THER STRIPPING DOOR AND WAS PRYING WITH SCREWDRIVER WHEN SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF OF DOOR CUTTING RT EYE ABOVE EYE LID
INSTALLING ROLL9R ON BELT LINE SOCKET WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE BROKE THUMB
EMPL CUTTING DU8T RINGS OUT OF OLD BELT LOSING CONTROL OF KNIFE AND CUTTING LEFT HAND.1'' CUT ON TOP OF HAND.