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CLIMBING UP ON RIGHT SIDE OF DOZER AT SPROCKET. HE WAS TAPPING ON LEFT BRAKE COVER WITH A HAMMER TO SEAT IT. A PIECE OF METL OR PAIN STRUCK HIS EYE.
WAS CUTTING OUT3A HOLE ON THE RUBBER MAT ON THE TRUCK BED FOR THE GAS FILL. HAS HIS LEFT HAND DOWN ON THE MAT, CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, KNIFE SLIPPED ON MAT GOING OVER THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. 3
HITTING CAP INT2 CRIB WITH BALL PEEN HAMMER.HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER INSTEAD.
CLEANING MUSD O6T OF DRILL STEELS WITH A WIRE AND RAG. HE WAS PULLING THE WIRE OUT WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFDT SHOULDER JOINT AND THAT HIS LEFT HAND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SLEEP.
TRIMMING DOWN A3PIECE OF WOOD WITH A KNIFE. HAND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB AT THE JOINT.
LIFTING A JACK 2N A WAGNER SCOOP WITH A PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON PERSONS HAND SMASHING HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG ROPE TO START GASOLINE ENGINE FOR WATER PUMP TWISTING STRAINING BACK WHILE PULLING ON ROPE
TOOL PIPE WRENC2 ON 45R PINCHED VICTIMS LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRILL TOOL AND DRILL STEEL.
EMPL SWINGING H5MMER AT COUPLING IN AWKWARD PLACE.NO ROOM TO SWING HAMMER.AT END OF SHIFT EMPL HAD PAIN IN ABDOMEN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON THE PLANATARY WITH A CHEATER AND SPRAINED HIS BACK. PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER WITH NAIL TO MAKE HOLES IN BELTING GUARD, HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE THUMB, CUTTING IT. LACERATED LEFT THUMB.
EMP WAS WAORKING ON ECHAUST SYSTEM ON DOZER CUT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH COUPLER CUT ON SMALL FINGER LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE AND FELLOW WORKERS WENT TO 4TH RIGHT L.W. TO PULL THE AFC CHAIN FROM ON TOP AROUND THE TAILGATE SPROCKET TO THE UNDERNEATH SIDE WITH AN S/S CAR, THE CHAIN WOULD NOT G UNDERNEATH SO EM PLOYEE WAS PRYING ONE FLIGHT WITH THE S/S CAR PULLING FROM THE OTHER END. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE WHEN EMPLOYEE STUCK A 1"X4"X5\ BAR TO RELEASE THE FLIGHT. THE BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE RIG
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING ROOF JACK ON BOOM OF GALIS JACK SLIPPED AND FELL ON FINGER
EMP WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CABLE WITH HIS KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG DEEP CUT ON LE
STEVE MARQUEZ AND MIKE COLANGELO WERE LIFTING OUT THE BRAKE ASEMBLY WITH THE HOIST MIKE WAS LOOKING INTO COMAPRFTMENT WHEN BRAKE ASSEMBLY GOT HUNG UP AND CAME FLYING OUT STRIKING EMP ON RT SIDE OF FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL WHEN HE HIT A PIECE OF CHANNEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS HOLDING METAL WEDGE WHILE OTHER MAN WAS HITTING IT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER HIT EMP FINGER