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UTILITY KNIFE WAS STUCK BETWEEN AUGER AND HYDRAULIC LINES. WHEN EE TRIED TO REMOVE KNIFE, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND LEFT THUMB WAS CUT BY OPEN BLADE.
TECHNICION WAS CHANGING BEARING ON A SCREW CONVEYOR A PIPE WAS PUT THROUGH A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE CONVEYOR AND PRYED ON THE ALIGN BOLT HOLES. PIPE SLIPPED, HAND GOT IN WAY, AND LEFT INDE X FINGER WAS CUT.
EE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM A TRAIL CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE TECHNICIANS FINGER, RESULTING IN 5 SUTURES
WHILE USING A COME A LONG TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM AN OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK THE HOOK ON THE COME A LONG BENT, CAUSING THE HOOK TOSLIP OFF THE TRANSMISSION AND STRIKE EE ONT HE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WORKING IN CENTER PIN AREA OF BE290 SHOVEL. EE WAS LIFTING AND SWINGING SLEDGE IN CRAMPED AREA.WHE HE STOOD UP TO COME OUT OF AREA, HE FELT STIFFENING IN LOWER BACK WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR MANIPULATION.
EE WAS PUNCHING HOLES IN A ROOF WITH A HAMM & PUNCH. HE MISSED WITH HIS HAMMER, SMASHING HIS LEFT THUMB. 1ST AID WAS ADMINISTERED ON MINE SIRE, AND EE SOUGHT TREATMENT AT A MEDICAL CENTER, WHE RE HE HAD HIS THUMB STITCHED & NAIL REMOVED, FROM THE NAILBED LACERATION.
WHILE CUTTING DETONATING CORD WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE CORD & CUT WRIST.
HAMMERING A CONCRETE NAIL, MISSED AND HIT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OLD BUSHING WITH HAMMER NAD DIFT. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE DRIFT HITTING HAND, BREAKING FINGER.
WHILE TIGHTENING RETRACT ROPES ON SHOVEL, WEDGE HOLDING ROPES FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT CAUSING A FACTURE.
TIGHTENING A BOLT ON SCREED FOR BACKHOE WHEN HER BACK POPPED OUT.
EMPL WAS CUTTING PIECE OF SHEET METAL FOR REPAIRING EXHAUST SYSTEM ON TRUCK. SHEET METAL SLIPPED CUTTING TOP OF RIGHT HAND THUMB.
CHIPPING OUT OVER RUN CONCRETE.FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW IN EYES HIT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A RIPPER TOOTH ON A DOZER BY THE DRAGLINE.HE WAS HITTING THE TOOTH WITH A HAMMER TO GET IT LOOSE.EMPLOYEE HIT THE END OF THE TOOTH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TOOTH HI T HIS GLASSES AND WENT INTI HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
EMPL WORKING ON TRACKS OF 291-M SHOVEL LIFTING & RIGGING,USING BLOCKS,JACKS ,COMEALONGS & OTHER TOOLS.HE STARTED TO FEEL PAIN & STIFFNESS IN BACK AFTER LUNCH BREAK.EMPL WORKED REST OF DAY AND WENT TO DR NEXT AM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON A WATER LINE IN THE ROCHELLE TRUCK DUMP. EMPLOYEE WAS H OLDING ONE END OF 20 FT SECTION OF 2 INCH PIPE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UNION AT OTHER END OF PIPE WHEN PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING PIPE TO DROP. WHILE TRYING TO HOLD PIPE, I NAME S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE AND CABINET.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRIVING A PIPE INTO THE GROUND. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS H OLDING PIPE WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING PIPE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF END OF PIPE AND STRUC K EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH. I NJURED EMPLOYEE S FRONT BOTTOM TEETH WERE CRACKED.
TWO MECHANICS WERE REPLACING THE BELLY PAN UNDER A D-9 DOZER A CABLE COME A LONG WAS BEING USED ALONG WITH CHAIMS AS A HARNESS TO SLIDE AND LIFT THE PAN INTO PLACE DURING THIS OPERATION THE AN HAS TO BE ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES ETC DURING ONE OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS THE PAN SHIFTED AND SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A D-9 U-DOZER ON THE MAIN HAUL ROAD, NOTED THAT THE RIPPER TOOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOTIFIED MYSELF AND I.NAME. HE KNOCKED THE KEEPER PIN OUT AND THEN STRUCK THE TOOTH WITH THE HAMMER3TO KNOCK IT LOOSE. A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
20 TON CRANE HO3STED A 12 IN X 40 FT LONG L SHAPED DUCTWORK INTO PLACE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLTUP AND TIGHTEN BOLTS CRANE WAS STELL HOLDING DUCTWORK WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT S AGAINST CRANE31 BOLT BROKE CAUSING DUCTWORK TO MOVE SUDDENLY UP AND TOWARD EMPLOYEE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RT EYEBROW
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A STANLEY UTILIT KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED OFF OF RUBBER STRIKING EMP ON RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES
TRYING TO CUT P3ECE OF RUBBER WITH A KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT LEG CAT THE KNEE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
WHEN DRIVING ST9EL STAKES VICTIM MISSED THE STAKE STRIKING LEFT ANKLE WITH HAMMER. RESULTING IN A BRUISE TO LEFT ANKLE.
LINING BAR FELL3& HIT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE BOOT
HE WAS CUTTING 7RACK WITH CUTTING TORCH INSTEAD OF SPRINGING BACK THE OTHER WAY IT CAME BACK & PUSHED LEG AGAINST TIE
LEFT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN CONCRETE BUCKET AND HANDLE OF CONCRETE BUCKET.
INJ WAS DRIVING GRD ROD WITH HAND DRIVER WHEN DRIVER SLIPPED OFF GROUND ROD PINCHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN DRIVER & ROD NO SKIN WAS BROKEN OPEN REQUIRING SI REQUIRING SOME STITCHES