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EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES OF THE CELL UNIT HE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER MASHED BETWEEN THE CRANE HOOK AND THE CELL UNIT SHAFT
VICTIM ASSISTIN1 THE INSTRUMENT MAN IN TROUBLE SHOOTING HEAVY SLIMES PUMP DISCHARGE VALVE AIR CYLINDER VALVE WAS STUCK IN PARTLY CLOSED POSITION CAUSING IT NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY EMPLOYEES PU LLED THE PIN OU7 OF THE VALVE OPERATING ARM & LEANED CYLINDER BACK TO A VERTICAL POSITION VICTIM TAPPED THE SHAFT WITHA HAMMER HELD IN HIS RT HAND WHEN CYLINDER RELEASED IT EXTGENDED TO ITS F
THE EMPLOYEE NUDGED SOME PVC PIPE WHICH WAS BEING DISMANTLED. IT BROKE AND A PIECE FELL THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CRANE. A PIECE OF THE WINDSHIELD GLASS CUT THE EMPLOYEES ARM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 1250 FAILING PROSPECT DRILL WHEN A HOSE CAUGHT IN BIND AND THE CLAMP HOLDING THE SAFETY CHAIN BROKE. THE HOSE AND SWIVEL HEAD CONNECTOR PIPE SWUNG DOWNWARD APPROX. 6 FT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS FABRICATING A SHIV ON THE LATHE WHEN HE TURNED THE SWITCH ON WITH THE CHUCK KEY IN PLACE. THE KEY CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CHUCK AND THE LATHE CAUSING LACERATION AND A COMP OUND FRACTURE OF HIS FINGER.
EMP WAS HELPING MECHANIC ADJUST THE TRACKS ON FIAT BULLDOZER USING AN AIR ACTIVATED GREASE PUMP THE METAL PIPE BETWEEN THE GREASE PUMP AND THE HOSE REEL HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT EMP WRAPPED A PA PAPER TOWEL AROUND THE PIPE AND HELD THE TOWEL IN PLACE WITH HIS HAND GREASE WAS FORCED INTO THE RT INDEX FINGER