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EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON A SOCKET WRENCH. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLAMMED INTO THE MOTOR GRADER FRAME.
EE WAS PULLING AND PUSHING ON TWO WRENCHED AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THE FITTING LOOSENED SUDDENLY, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL APRIL 9TH AND DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL TODAY.
EE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC HELPING TO REMOVE A SIDE FRAME PIN FROM THE EQUALIZER BAR ON A475 KNOMATSA DOZER. HE WAS HOLDING A BAR AS THE PIN WAS DRIVEN OUT. WHEN THE PIN CLEARED THE BAR SLID IN TO THE BORE OF THE EQUALIZER BAR, WITH THE FRAMEWEIGHT OFF THE EQUALIZER, IT ROTATED UP, TWISTING THE BAR AND PINCHING LEFT THUMB.
WHILE PULLING TRACK TOGETHER TO PUT IN PIN, COWORKER USED BAR TO HELP BRING TRACK LINKS TOGETHER WHILE EE WAS USING CHAIN COMEALONG, BAR SLIPED AND PUSHED EE'S FACE INTO TRACK PAD CAUSING CUT LIP.
THE EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A BUCKET TOOTH OUT IN ORDER TO CHANGE A TOOTH. THE EMPLOYEE HELD THE PIN DRIVER AS HIS CO-WORKER USED A SLEDGE HAMMER ATTEMPTING TO HIT THE PIN DRIVER.THE CO-WORKER MISSED THE DRIVER STRIKING THE BUCKET TOOTH CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE STRUCK BY A METAL FRAGMENT FROM THE TOOTH.
EE WAS CUTTING WATER HOSE WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE OUTSIDE OF HIS LEFT LEG.
TWO WELDERS WERE ATTMEPTING TO REMOVE A TOOTH ADAPTER ON A P&H 2800 BUCKET. AFTER REMOVING EMBEDDED DIRT, OEN WELDER MOVED APPROX 15' OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE THE OTHER ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE ADA PTER USING A HAMMER. WHILE STRIKING, THE ADAPTER, A CHIP BROKE FREE OFF THE ADAPTER, PRJECTING AND PUNCTURING THE OTHERS LEFT ABDOMAL.
WHILE DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT BRACKETS FOR TANK REMOVAL, THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT FROM THE STEEL PLATE. THE PLATE DROPPED PINCHING AND LACERATING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PLATE HE WAS REMOVING AND THE TOP OF THE MOTOR GRADER FRAME.