While installing equalizer bar pin in dozer with a hydraulic porta-power the victim hit pin with sledge hammer dislodging porta-power which struck victim in face.
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Showing all 15While driving a pin into equalizer bar with a hammer, a fragment of pin entered into right leg of miner.
EE was striking track roller on D-11 dozer with a hammer when a fragment of steel splintered off and lodged in his left arm.
While using a wrench to remove filter housing the bolt broke loose causing victims elbow to hit hydraulic pump.
While positioning chain breakout wrench onto drill steel the employee's middle finger on his left hand was pinched between wrench & drill steel.
Miner was holding metal pin while another mechanic was striking pin with a sledge hammer. A small piece of metal splintered from pin striking miner in chin area of the face.
Victim was changing air bag on back tandem of wheels on Kenworth tractor. While loosening bolts on clamp of brake chamber, the back section separated from chamber, striking victim above & below left eye. Safety glasses were worn.
EE WAS HAMMERING PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF PIN BROKE OFF, CAUSING LACERATION IN NECK REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.
HAMMERING PIN ON DIIR WHEN PIECE BROKE OFF STRIKING FOREARM & CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
REMOVING BROKEN BOLT WITH HAMMER & PUNCH. GLASSES HAD SLIPPED AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE REQUIRING DOCTOR REMOVAL.
REATTACHING BELLY PAN TO DOZER USING CHAIN WHEN HAND/ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PAN & CHAIN CAUSING WRIST INJURY.
ALL THREAD ON PULLER TOOL FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A BEARING OUT OF THE BOOM ON THE EX 1800.
USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE PIT INTO EQUALIZER BAR ON D11 WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL SHEARED OFF CUTTING EYELID, CAUSING A BRUISE REQUIRING TIME OFF WORK
USING PRY BAR ON DIFFERENTIAL WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING LEFT HAND.
PULLING HEATER HOSE OFF ROLL WHEN RIGHT HAND SLIPPED & CAME IN CONTACT WITH KNIFE IN LEFT HAND. CUT FINGER REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.