BACKHOE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACK OFF OF ROAD AND CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK DOWN INTO A GULLY. THE OPERATOR EITHER JUMPED OR WAS THROWN ONTO THE GROUND, HE DOES NOT KNOW FOR SURE.
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Showing all 4THE EMPLOYEE LEFT PIPE WRENCH ON BACK OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE DRILL STARTED THE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT FOREARM.BRUISED THE LEFT ARM ABOVE THE WRIST.EMPLOYEE LATER WENT TO SEE DOCTOR.ARM IS BROKEN.HE HAD BEEN WARNED NOT TO DO THIS BEFORE.
CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH SAW SAW BUMPED FRONT OF R LEG CUT IN FRONT OF R THIGH
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OBSERVING THE BARING DOWN OF A SLAB THAT WOULDN\T FALL.WHEN ROOF BOLTING THE AREA THE SLAB FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG AND SHOULDER.