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OPERATING A D9G DOZER AND PUSHING DIRT OVER ROCKY TERRAIN WHEN THE DOZER JARRED CAUSING INJURY TO NECK, SHOULDERS AND BACK.
54736YEE WAS CUTTING DOWN A 6' MAPLE TREE WITH A STIHL CHAIN SAW.WHILE IN THIS PROCESS THE TREE KICKED BACK AT HIM AND STRUCK THE CHAIN SAW BAR WHICH CAUSED THE CHAIN TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON HIS 06964 T LOWER LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A SURFACE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.THIS OCCURRED ON SLIFCO JOB-PIT #004.
EMPL HAS WORK RELATED TORN ROTATOR CUFF SPRAIN STRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER DIAGNOSED BY DR MOSES ON 10/7/91. SEE ATTACHED SHEET. LAST DAY OF WORK IS TO BE 11/15/91 & HE WILL BE HAVING TEST WEEK OF 11/18 SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR 11/22/91.
WHILE WORKING ON THEY HYDRAULIC BREAK-OUT WRENCH ON THE DRILL, THE EMPLOYEE FOUND THAT HE HAD TO GRIND A METAL PIN THAT HELD THE WRENCH IN PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4" DISC GRINDER TO RE MOVE SOME OF THE METAL FROM THE PIN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE BY A PIECE OF THE METAL WHICH WAS REMOVED DURING THE GRINDING PROCESS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO SOMERSET HOSPITAL AND
HE WAS WORKING ON HOIST JACK FRONT END LOADER REMOVING A CYLINDER FROM THE MACHINE USING A CHAIN AND THE TRUCK CRANE. THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE CYLINDER TO FALL ONTO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND PINCHING FINGER BETEEN CYLINDER AND FRAME OF MACHINE.
I.NAME WAS REMO5ING UNDER CARRIAGE ROLLER BOLTS ON A DOZER. WHILE OPERATING A PNEUMATIC WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE ROLLERS THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS R HAND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE W RENCH AND TRACK3OF THE DOZER. AS A RESULT OF THIS, HE RECEIVED A BROKEN LITTLE FINGER OF THE R HAND AND A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES