EE WAS REPLACING HEAD JACK ON FLETCHER BOLTER. EE WAS USING A DRILL STEEL AS A PRYBAR. BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE SMASHED LEFT THUMB.
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Showing all 9EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC, MECHANIC WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE PINS AND PIN FLEW, STRIKING VICTUM IN FOREHEAD.
EE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A CABLE SPLICE: WHILE SKINNING THE WIRES, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG, ABOVE THE KNEE
EE WAS JACKING UP A LOAD CENTER IN THE ACTIVE WORKING SECTION THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S HAND HITTING HIM IN THE JAW.
WHILE INSTALLING A SAILBOAT DURING A BEL JOB EMP WAS P0UNDING ON SAILBOAT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW INTO EMPS EYE FROM THE SAILBOAT.
EE WAS TAKING A DRIVE CHAIN APART USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE LINK AND LACERATED FOREARM REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS HANGING CANVASS WITH NAILS AND STRUCK A ROOF BOLT PLATE WITH HAMMER DISLODGING A FRAGMENT FROM THE PLATE WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UILITY KNIFE AND PULLED KNIFE INTO HIS THIGH REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
INJURED WAS SPLICING BELT ADN USING PULLERS (HAND OPERATED) WHEN HSI BACK BEGAN HURTING. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2/15. MISSED THAT NIGHT WORKED 2-16, AND THWN WAS OFF AGIAN.