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CHAIN THAT WAS USED TO LIFT HYDROLIC CYLINDER SLIPED AND LET CYLINDER FALL CATCHING HAND BETWEEN CYLINDER AND DRAIN PAN.
EE WAS HOLDING THE COVER PLATE ON THE BUCKET OF THE 1800 SHOVEL, WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED, THE COVER SLID DOWN MASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MED CTR TO SEEK PROFESSIOAL CARE. HE WAS EXAMED BY DR BURKHOLDER WHO REMOVED THE FINGERNAIL. HE WAS RELEASED TO COME BACKTO WORK WITH DRS INSTRS TO KEEP FINGER BANDAGED
EE WAS TRYING TO UNCLOG THE CRUSHER AT THE WASH PLANT. HE PUT A PRY BAR IN THE ROTOR OF THE CRUSHER AND WAS WORKING IT BACK AND FORTH. THE BAR GOT STUCK IN THE ROTOR, PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB B ETWEEN THE BAR AND CRUSHER DOOR FRAME. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE GREENE CO. GENERAL HOSPITAL. THIS THUMB WAS X RAYED, THE RESULTS WERE POSITIVE. HE WAS TAKEN TO CENTER FOR OCC. HEALTH AND EXA
EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A COAL CRUSHER. WHILE PUSHING ON A PRY BAR TO POSITION THE CRUSHER, THE BAR SLIPPED OUT CAUSING EE TO FALL FORWARD PINCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND THE CRUSHER.
HE WAS REPLACING A TOOTH ON A 992 FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. THE KEEPER PIN WAS NOT SLIDING INTO PLACE SO HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDING IN HI LOWER LIP, REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT TO BE REMOVED AND ONE STITCH, REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
MECHANICS, EE AND OTHER EE WERE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON THE CATERPILLAR 5230 SHOVEL. THEY HAD CHANGED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE AND WERE ADUSTING THE HYDARULIC PRESSURE, WHEN A HIGH PRESSURE HY DRAULIC OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT THE BLOCK COUPLING.THE HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYED EE IN THE FACE AND RIGHT EYE, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE INJURIES. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE OTHER REGIONAL
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A STEEL PIN INSIDE A TOOTH ON A 992 LOADER. A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED INTO HIS LOWER LIP. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER IN THE FOREMAN'S PICK-UP TRUCK. HE WAS SENT FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER TO A SPECIALIST ATTERRE HAUTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE PIECE OF STEEL WAS EXTRACTED BY DR. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS HAMMERING COMPACTED DEBRIS OFF A ROLLER AT THE WASH PLANT, A PIECE OF FOREIGN DEBRIS STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE CENTER OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AAT TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WH ERE HE WAS EXAMIEND AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.
EE WAS DRIVING A BEARING ITO A GRADER AXLE WITH A SMALL HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED THE BEARING STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS TREATED AT THE DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL BY DR. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
WAS REMOVING SEGEMENTS FROM A 475 DOZER, ALL BOLTS HAD BEEN REMOVED. WHEN MECHANIC WAS TAPPING ON OLD SEGMENTS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM LOOSE, A SMALL CHIP BROKE OFF SEGMENT AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LOWER CHEST. WENT TO MEDICAL CENTER AND HADIT REMOVED.
REMOVING A PIN FROM A LOADER BUCKET WITH A CHAINHAND HOIST CHAIN BROKE STRIKING BACK OF HIS LEFTHAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ON A 27' LONG CHUTE THAT WAS POSITIONED ON TWO WORK SAW HORSES. WHILE STANDING ON THE CHUTE, HE SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A BRACKET WHEN THE CHUTE FELL OFF THE SAW HORSED. EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG, RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT WRIST. HIS RIGHT LEG GRADUALLY WORSENED AND THE INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 9-16-94.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT NEW DRIVE BELTS ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. HE WAS USING TWO PRY BAR TO ELEVATE THE REAR OF MOTOR SO THAT THE NEW BELTS COULD BE SLIPPED OVER THE END OF THE PULLEY. THE BAR IN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE SHORTER BAR IN LEFT HAND TO MASH THUMB ON LEFT HAND RE QUIRING 5 STITCHES IN THUMB.
HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A TILT CYLINDER BACK INTO PLACE ON A D11N. A ROPE AND HOIST WERE BEING USED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWING THE CYLINDER INTO PLACE, IT BECAME UNSTEADY. HE TRIED TO STEADY THE CYLINDER AND HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPE AND CYLINDER. HE RECEIVED SIX STITCHES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A WATER PIPE UNION ON 1 1/2" PIPE WITH A CHISEL. HE SWUNG THE FOUR POUND SLEDGE AND MISSED THE CHISEL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND APPROX. 1-2" BELOW THE BASE OF HIS THU MB.
EE WAS REMOVING THE EQUALIZER BAR FROM A DOZER D8L WHICH WAS HOOKED TO THE CHAIN HOIST WHILE SWINGING THE EQUALIZER BAR OUT. IT SWUNG BACK HITTING THE BACK OF THE DOZER CATCHING HIS FINGER BET WEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL.
HE WAS HAMMERING ON A BENT HANDRAIL IN THE SHOP. THE HANDRAIL REBOUNDED OFF OF THE CONCRETE FLOOR STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.