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MECHANIC WAS CHANGING CLEVIS ON LIFT CYLINDER ON D10N DOZER. THEY WERE DRIVING PIN OUT OF BOTTOM OF CLEVIS. COWORKERS WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER & EE WAS HOLDING DRIVING PIN. AS THE HAMMER WAS BEI NG USED IT ROCOCHETED OFF OF PIN HITTING EE IN TMOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION. WE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL & TI WAS SEWED UP.
EE WAS HELPING MECHINAIC COUPLE A PULL DOWN CHAIN. THIS JOB REQUIRED HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE WAS HOLDING A CHISE WHILE THE MECHANIC USED THE HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF HITTING AND EMBEDDING IN EE RT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO HAVE IT SURGICALLY REMOVED. HE WILL BE OFF 2 TO 3 DAYS.