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WORKING UNDERNEATH A CRUSHER AND A CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL ON EMPLOYEE. HE THEN SLIPPED AND FELL.
THE WELDING MACHINE IS EQUIPED WITH A GRAVITY DROP DOWN LANDING STAND.THE STAND DID NOT DROP TO FULL VERTICAL POSITION AND SLIPPED ON CONCRETE FLOOR AS WEIGHT WAS BEING ADDED TO IT.INJURED TRI ED INSTINCTIVELY TO CATCH THE FALL,RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.
OPERATING D-6 DOZER; ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE FROM UNKNOWN OBJECT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS THUMB ON A "FORK" ON THE END OF A HYDRAULIC RAM THAT WAS BEING RETRACTED. HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE "FORK" AND THE BODY OF THE RAM WHEN THE RAM WAS FULLY RETRACTED. THE RESULT WAS A SEVERE LACERATION AND FRACTURE OF THE BONE OF THE LAST JOINT OF HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON A D-8 CAT HE WAS HOLDING THE PLOW BOLT WITH ONE HAND AND USING A 3/4 IN DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOCE BOLT AND NUT THE TORQUE SPUN THE BOLT IN HIS HA ND AND CUT HIS 4IDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND FOREMAN ADVISED HIM TO USE WRENCH WITH IMPACT TOOL