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Employee was removing a loader tooth, he struck tooth and a small piece of metal came off of the tooth and lodged under the skin of the left knee.
INSTALLING A BUSHING IN THE BOOM OF A PC220 EXCAVATOR WITHA HAMMER WHEN A PEICE OF THE BUSHING BROKE OFF HITTING HIM IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ARM.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE A BUCKET PIN FROM A LOADER WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT HIT HIM UNDER HIS RIGHT EYEBROW.
HE WAS DOING MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO A DOZER. WHILE KNOCKING A CHIESAL OUT OF TWO PIECES OF METAL WITH A HAMMER, THE CHIESEL FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO BIND A TRANSMISSION DOWN ON A TIR ETRUCK WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND BRUISING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OUR WELDER REPAIR HIS DRILL. THEY WERE HEATING CHAIN LINKS ON THE DUSTDONUTS SPREADING THEM WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER AS A PUNCH. WHILE STRIKING THE CHIPPING HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER AND STUCK IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE DID NOT FEEL HE NEEDED TO SEE A DR. UNTIL IT GOT INFECTED AND HE WENT TO DR. ON 3-26-94.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONT EH BELTLINE WITH A CHAIN RATCHET, WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
THE EE WAS PREPARING TO WELD ON A LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS HAMMERING ON THE PINS OF THE BUCKET WHEN A SPECK OF RUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS DOZER TO PULL A CULVERT OUT OF A POND. HE TRIED A CHAIN TO THE DRAWBAR, RAISED HIS HAND UP TOWARD THE WENCH CABLE, AND HIT HIS HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF WIRE THAT WAS STICKING OUT ON THE CABLE. THE WIRE STUCK IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A DOZER AND USING A HYDRAULIC PORT-A-POWER HOSE PRESS. THE HOSE CAME UNCOUPLED, FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO WELD ON A HAULER,HE WAS REMVING THE COVER FROM THE TOP OF THE SUSPENSION CYCLINDER,BUT DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE OVER CONFINED THE OIL IN THE SUSPE NSION CYCLINDER.THE OIL WAS RELEASED AND SPRAYING IN THE FACE AREA.WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF THE OIL AND ALSO BEING AFRAID OF BEING PINNED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND TIRE,HE SLIPPED OR JUMPE
THE CONVEYOR CHAIN HAD HUNG-UP ON THE MINER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAD PUT A PIECE OF METAL AND A SLEDGE HAMMER IN PLACE TO LODGE THE CHAIN AND THE RIPPER HEAD OF THE MIN ER DOWN. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HEAD, IT THREW THE HAMMER OUT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE AREA OF HIS FACE.
THE EE WAS KNOCKING SEGMENT OFF THE FINAL DRIVE OF A DOZER WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE IN THE CHEEK AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN IN A STABILIZER ROD ON HIS HAULER, WHEN THE PIN CHIPPED AND THREW METAL FRAGMENTS IN HIS FACE AROUND HIS EYES.
THE EE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER. HE WENT TO LIFT THE HOUSING WITH A CHAIN AND THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER.
WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER THE TAIL PIECE OF THE STACKER BELT, AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE METAL GUARD THAT COVERS THE ROLLER AND CUT IT.
HAMMERING ON SOME DRILL STEEL WHEN SOME FOREIGN MA TTER FLEW OFF & HIT I NAME IN HIS RT EYE
VICTIM HITTING 6OLT WITH HAMMER WHILE HOLDING BOLT WITH LEFT HAND.MISSED BOLT STRUCK FINGER ON LEFT HAND.