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A Socket fell off a socket wrench of one employee and fell striking another employee in the head.
Shop mechanic was using a hammer, he swung the hammer to strike the awe he was using, he missed the awe and hit his hand causing a small laceration on his left hand.
The employee was attempting to break tire bead on the right front tire of the front end loader with a porta-power cylinder positioned between the frame of the loader & the tire bead when the cylinder slipped out under pressure & struck the EE in the forehead.
EE WAS OPENING THE TOP ROLLS ON GUNDLACH CRUSHERWHEN THE 1" STEEL ROD (32" LONG) SLIPPED & CAME OUT CAUSING HIS BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT WHICH CAUSED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST, BREAKING IT.