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BREAKING A LARGE SLAB OF DRAWROCK THAT WAS LODGED ON ROM BELT WITH A SLEDGE PIECE OF ROCK BROKE AND FLEW 25' STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING BOTTOM FRONT TOOTH TO COMME OUT AND LOOSENED ANO THER SMALL CUT ON BOTTOM LIP.
CUTTING A HOLE IN BELT FOR A BOLT WHEN KNIFE FOLDED UP ON HIS FINGER.
HE WAS CHANGING OIL IN LOADER, USING A DRIVE RATCHET TO REMOVE DRAIN PLUG. THE DRAIN PLUG WAS TIGHT CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL ON 375 DOZER TURNING BOLT WITH RATCHET. HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
HE WAS HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE ALTERNATOR ON DIZER.HE WAS PUSHING ON APRY BAR TO HOLD TENSION ON THE ALTERNATOR WHILE MECHANIC TIGHTENED BELTS.THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ONNTHELIFT JACK OF THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING ON RAIL CARS WITH A 6TH BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED-HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
I.NAME WAS UNLO5DING A PIECE OF 1" THICK SHEET METAL OFF OF A DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED & THE SHEET METAL FELL ON HIS FOOT.
I.NAME WAS HELPING REPAIR THE M3 MARION DRILL HE WAS USING A PRY BAR IN ORDER TO PRY THE DOWN PULL CHAIN INTO PLACE. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HGAND
WHILE CUTTING MUD FLAP FOR ROCK TRUCK USING A REGULAR POCKET KNIFE, POCKET KNIFE CLOSED AND CUT FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.
I.NAME WAS HELPING I.NAME PUT AN ALTERNATOR ON 75290 TRACK DRILL. THE BAR I.NAME WAS HOLDING SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.
I.NAME USING 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER IN ORDER TO DRIVE INTO PLACE SOME WEDGES ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
UNKNOWN
EMP WAS CHANGING DRAGLINE BUCKET ON DRAGLINE AT BLACKLICK JOB 415 WHILE DRIVING PIN IN DUMP ROPE LINKAGE A CHIP CAME OFF OF OUTER SURFACE OF H EAD OF PIN HITTING HIS RT ARM AROUND BEND OF AR ARM EMP WAS USING A 3 LB HAMMER AND HAND AND ARM WHEN HE WAS HIT
MECHANIC STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE BEATING ON A BROKEN BRACE AND SOCKET ON 85 TON ROCK TRUCK
HIT LEG WITH CORNER OF SHOVEL.
HOLDING A KEY TO BE INSTALLED IN BRAKE DRUM ON DRAGLINE.OTHER EMPL WAS DRIVING THE KEY AND HE MISSED AND HIT EMPL LITTLE FINGER.
L E WILDER WAS CUTTING A GASKET OUT OF GASKET PAPER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND
OPERATOR WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON LOADER TURBO CHARGER WHILE STANDING IN A STRAINED POSITION