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EE WAS HOLDING ONE SIDE OF A BELT CLAMP, IT WAS RELEASED ON THE OTHER SIDE LETTING IT FALL, PINCHING HIS THUMB IN THE BELT CLAMP.
EE WAS PULLING STAGE LOADER CHAIN WITH A SET OF COMEALONGS. THE COMEALONG CAME LOOSE HITTING THE EE IN THE MOUTH.
A RELAY BAR SLIPPED OFF OF A SCREW DRIVER AS THEEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A BROKEN PIN. THE BAR PINCHED TWO RIGHT FINGERS.
A PIECE OF BELT SKIRT BOARD WAS BEING LIFTED ONTO THE BELT. HOIST HOOK DISENGAGED AND SKIRT BOARD FELL ONTO EMPS FOOT.
THE EE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT A TUBE OF GLUE. THE KNIFE WENT THRU AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
COMING OUT OF THE HOLE, BREAKING DOWN THE DRILL PIPE. THE PIN CONNECTING THE TONGS TO THE ARM BROKE. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT THE DRILLER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS MOUTH.
THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE CONTROL BOX OF THE #4 SHIELD WHEN HIS CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED OFF OF THE STAPLE LOCK.THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DRIVE FRAME.
EE GOT HIS LEFT WRIST PINCHED BETWEEN THE TOE OF THE SHIELD AND THE RELAY BAR. HE WAS ALIGNING IT WHILE IT WAS ADVANCED TO PUT ON THE LONG RELAY BAR.
THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL WITH HIS HAND WHILE USING A HAMMER TO UNPLUG A FEEDER CHUTE.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON TOP OF THE RANGING ARM GETTING READY TO POUR 460 OIL INTO THE ARM FROM A 5 GAL BUCKET. HE LAID THE BUCKET ON ITS SIDE TO PUNCH ON AIR HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CAN. WHILE HOLDING THE CAN IN HIS LEFT HAND USING A SCREWDRIVER IN HIS RIGHT HAND, HE STRUCK AT THE TOP OF THE CAN. THE SCREWDRIVER GLANCED OFF THE CAN STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AT THE BASE OF THE
WHILE HAMMERING TAPER LOCK ON BEARING. EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HAND AND BROKE HIS FINGER.
INJURED CUT THE WELDS ON 11# LEFT BELT DRIVE. THE 25X WAS USED TO LIFT DRIVE. THE CHAIN CAME LOSE AND CAME BACK, STRIKING CLYDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
THE EE WAS STRUCK BY CONVEYOR BELTING THAT SLIPPED WHILE BEING PULLED TOGETHER TO COMPLETE A BELT SPLICE. FIRST DAY WORK MISSED 2-17-94.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRAGGING A FOREPOLE CYLINDER WITH A SCREWDRIVER WHEN IT SLIPPED OTU OF THEIR HANDS AND FELL ON SOLASS'S FOOT. FRACTURING HIS LITTLE RIGHT TOE.
EMPLOYEE STATED, WHILE I WAS WORKING ON FUEL SELECTOR VALVE ON #2 FORD, I DISLODGED SOME MUD FROM THE FRAME. IT FELL, STRIKING THE EDGE OF MY SAFETY GLASSES AND FELL INTO MY RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES A PERSON WENT TO HIT MY HAND WITH A 4 LB SLEDGE HAMMER JOKING AROUND I FLINCHED AND MOVED MY HAND INTO THE PATH OF THE SLEDGE.
54736YEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAR A BELT CHUTE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
RATCHET SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT HEAD PINCHING EE FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE & THE SHIELD VALVES
PIVOT OF ILDER SWUNG AROUND PINCHING FINGERS BETWEEN ROLLER AND FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING RUST WHEN A PIECE OF RUST LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED," WAS WORKING ON A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BOLSTER. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLT I WAS TRYING TO REMOVE CAUSING MY HAND TO HIT A PROTRUDING PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A LACERATION ON MY RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING A CINERBLOCK STOPPING WITH HAMMER, A PIECE OF BLOCK FLEW BACK AND SHIPPED TWO TEETH.
HE WAS WORKING WIHT CREW HAULING A TRAM MOTOR TO THE SHEARING MACHINE WITH CHAIN HOISTS. THEY SAT THE MOTOR DOWN ON THE SPILL PLATE TO GET ANOTHER BITE WITH THE HOISTS. HE HAD JUST FINISHED TIGHTENING A CHAIN ON THE MOTOR AS OTHERS WERE RECONNECTING THE HOISTS WHEN THEW MOTOR FELL.
TRIPPING OUT OF THE HOLE LAYING DOWN THE PIPE, HELPER HAD RIGHT HAND ON BED OF PIPE RACK AND LEFT HAND ON BJ HOOK HANDLE. THE PIPE HIT THE EDGE OF THE RACK JUST A LITTLE AND CAUSED BJ HOOK TO RELEASE PREMATURELY. THE HELPER LOST HIS BALANCE FOR JUST A SECOND AND THE DRILL PIPE HIT HIS RING FINGER RIGHT HAND. 3 1/2" FLUSH JOINT DRILL PIPE.
CUTTING LEATHER SHOE LACE ON PCIK WITH KNIFE ANCD CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON PALM SIDE.
WITH A CROWBAR SHE WAS PUSHING RT FORK OF A FORKLIFT SHE WAS PUSHING CROWBAR WITH HER LEFT HAND & FORK WITH HER RT HAND THE CROWBAR SLIPPED & HIT HER RT T HUMB
HE WAS REMOVING AN ADVANCING RAM RAIL FROM THE WALKWAY OF THE TAILGATE SHILEDS BY USING A COME-ALONG TO LIFT THE RAIL WHILE WORKING IT BETWEEN THE LEDGE OF THE SHIELD. THE RAIL SLIPPED FREE P INCHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE LEG OF A SHEILD.
HE WAS HOLDING AN ALLEN WRENCH TO SECURE A BOLT WHILE TIGHTENING A NUT WITH AN AIR WRENCH. THE BOLT TURNED WITH THE NUT CAUSING THE ALLEN WRENCH TO TWIST IN HIS HAND. THE ALLEN WRENCH CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND WHEN IT TWISTED CAUSING HIM TO RECEIVE SEVEN STITCHES.
EMPL WAS HOLDING TORQUE WRENCH MULTIPLIER WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS TIGHTENING NUT ON LONGWALL EMULSION PUMPS. EMPL'S WRENCH SLIPPED FORCING HIS RIGHT HAND ACROSS ANOTHER NUT WHICH CAUSED SMALL CUT ON PALM SIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND.