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EE WAS INSTALLING NEW BUSHING IN A BUCKET CLEVIS OFF B/E 1250-B DRAGLINE USING A HUYDRAULIC RAM TO PUSH NEW BUSHING IN CLEVIS. THE BOLT ASSEMBLY HOLDING THE BUSHING BROKE HITTING THE EE IN THE LEFT THIGH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG FROM TRUCK #1154 WITH A HAND WRENCH. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WRENCH IN BREAKING LOOSE THE DRAIN PLUG, THE WRNECH SLIPPED OFF THE DRAIN PLUG CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT THE CONCRETE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TIRE MAN IN CHANGING RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON #321 EUCLID TRUCK. TIRE MAN WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON A 4 FOOT TORQUE WRENCH TO REMOVE TIRE LUG NUTS, THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED O FF LUG NUT AND BOTH THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRE MAN AND THE TORQUE WRENCH LANDED ON TOP OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON 1250B DRAGLINE, BUCYRUS-ERIE S/N116600, TO CHANGE DUMP CABLE. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT WEDGE FROM DUMP SOCKET AND SAYS HIS LEFT ARM WENT NUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GUARD ON DRAG GEAR, HAD GUARD BY HANDLE, GUARD SLIPPED PINNING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS WORKING ON FRONT FAN DRIVE OFF DOZER #326, USING HAMMER & PUNCH TO REMOVE SHAFT FROM FRONT FAN DRIVE. A PIECE SHIPPED OFF STRIKING EE IN LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS TORQUING SEGMENT BOLTS ON HD-41 A/C DOZER USING BREAKER BAR AND SOCKET-- SOCKET SPLIT UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING CAP FROM SWING SHAFT ON 1250-B BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE WITH PRYBAR WHEN CAP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK CALF OF RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM 61B BUCYRUS-ERIE LOADING SHOVEL WITH SLEDGE WRENCH ON BOLT AND USING A HAMMER TO HIT WRENCH, WHEN HE MISSED WRENCH AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BUCYRUS-ERIE 9W DRAGLINE DRAG CHAINS TWISTED BUCKET WAS SET DOWN AND HE INSTALLED LONG BAR IN CHAIN TO TURN TO PROPER POSITION WHEN HE PULLED ON BAR AND HE FELT SOMETHIN G PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN