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Employee was striking a wrench with a hammer when the wrench slipped hitting him in the face.
Employee was changing the cover on the intake on blower when the wrench slipped and caused his rt. elbow to hit the housing.
Employee was using a hammer to strike a chisel for separating head end of cylinder from barrel in order to reseal the cylinder. Upon striking the chisel a piece broke off and entered his left upper arm.
Cut his right leg with a knife blade that was being used to cut plastic.
EE was pulling on a roller frame with a slate bar and hit his right elbow. **First reported as first aid--EE began lost time on 7/10/06.**
Employee was laying cat-head and cable over in the HWM car when the bottom of the pusher jack caught his left foot, resulting in 11 stitches.
Employee was using a pry bar on the water valve of the water truck, when the bar slipped puncturing the left hand. Employee went to Emergency Room and received 4 stitches and a tetnus shot.
Employee was lifting on a slate bar while trying to hook up a chain link on a road grader and strained his lower back. Employee did not report accident until 1-10-2006. Employee missed one day of work
EE and another mechanic were performing repair work on a drill. He used a hammer to loosen parts on the final drive. Impact from hammer caused a splinter of metal to chip off and imbed in his left wrist area. Doctors determined that it would be best to leave splinter where it is. Missed two days work
Victim was struck by a chip of metal from a hammer while observing work being performed. Mechanic stuck hammer against hammer and a chip flew off striking victim in the abdomen. Was taken to hospital where surgery was performed to stop internal bleeding.
Victim cut the index finer on left hand with a utility knife while cutting out a wooden plug. Six stitches to close.
Victim was under a dozer knocking out a pin, when something popped in his neck.
EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT SOME MATERIAL. THE KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN LACERATION BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER. FIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE.
WHILE REPLACING BEVEL GEAR IN DOZER, THEY WERE REMOVING COUNTERWEIGHT. WEIGHT DROPPED TWO INCHES WHILE VICTIM WAS USING PRYBAR TO PUNCH PIN OUT. THIS CAUSED BAR TO STRIKE HIM IN RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. APPARENT LACERATION ALSO FRACTURED JAW.
TWO EES WERE CUTTING PACKING MATERIAL FOR SLURRY PUMP. ONE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE, THE OTHER GOT HIS FINGER IN WAY OF THE KNIFE. LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER-3 STITCHES.