Employee was trying to remove the bead seat from the tire with port-a-power tools when one of them slipped loose striking ee's little finger.
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Showing all 7Hooking a chain to a corner bucket tooth on a PC-300 Komatsu excavator when the operator slipped and hit the swing lever causing the bucket to swing and strike the victim.
RECLAIMING SLOPE ON LEFT SIDE OF ACCESS ROAD TO WORKING AREA. DOZER CAME OVER A ROCK IN THE SLOPE THAT CAUSED IT TO OVERTURN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
EE SAID HE BACKED OVER A ROCK WHILE TRACKING A SLOPE.
OPERATOR WAS SETTING ON THE FILL WHEN A ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO OPERATORS DOZER. OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF NECK, BACK & LEG PAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE WAS WORKING THE FILL ON A D-6 DOZER HE WAS MOVING FROM 1 WORK AREA TO ANOTHER WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK STICKING UP & JARRED HIMSELF HE HAS CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS BUT HIS CAUSED PAIN & N UMBNESS IN LEGS
WORKING ON THE HAUL ROAD ON TOP OF THE HOLLOWFILL. HE BACKED OVER A LARGE ROCK W/DOZER. HE WAS JARRED AND SAID HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.