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54736YEE WAS LOOSENING BOLT OFF LOADER TRANSMISSION USING AIR IMPAC AND SWIVEL SOCKET. THE SWIVEL SOCKET BROKE AND CUT LEFT FLESHY PART BETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A WINDSHIELD MOTOR ON MOTOR GRADER. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP ARMS ON WIPER ELECTRIC MOTOR BY ENERGIZING MOTOR. WHEN MOTOR ROTATED IT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ARMS ON MOTOR AND FRAME AND CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING G480 BLADE IN PIT FOUR. SHE TURNED HEAD TO BACK THE EUIPMENT AND FELT A PAIN TO THE NECK. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED THE PAIN RELATED TO A PRE-EXISTING SPUR (GROWTH) ON ONE OF THE NECK VERTEBRA.
EMPL HANGING HO3ST SLINGS ON SHIPLINE OF CRANE.STEPPED BETWEEN 2 CRUSHER ROLLERS SETTING ON LAGGING.1 ROLLER MOVED & PINNED RIGHT LEG BETWEEN ROLLER TEETH.
EMPL CLEANING W3TH RUBBER TIRE DDOZER IN AREA CONTAINED WATER.WHEN HE BACKED DOZER REAR TIRE HIT ROCK THAT WAS SUBMERGED AND CAUSED EMPL TO SPRAIN HIS BACK FROM THE JOLT.
EE WAS LUBRICATING BOBCAT PINS ON BUCKET GREASE ON POWER GREASE GUN ON LUBE TRUCK DEVELOPED A LEAK. GREASE SHOT THRU CLOTH GLOVES & PENETRATED INTO RT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE LINE WAS PLUGGED WITH FINE COAL BY USING A 1 INCH AIR LINE ATTACHED TO A HEADER ON DISCHARGE LINE METHOD DID NOT WORK AND HE TURNED AIR LINE VALVE OFF BUT DID NOT BLEED LINE HE REMOVED AIR LINE FROM HEADER WITHOUT BLEEDING LINE AND BACK PRESSURE FROM DISCHARGE LINE CAUSED SMALL COAL FRAGMENTS TO BLAST HAND AND FOREARM