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EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN A TREE WHICH WAS JOINED BY A SECOND TREE AT THE ROOTS THE FIRST TREE WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN WHEN THE CHAIN OF THE SAW HIT AGAINST THE SECOND TREE CAUSING IT TO 3KICK BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEG
CUTTING PIEC OF CHANNEL IRON AND PIECE FELL 3\ STRIKING EMPL FOOT ANDPENETRATING BEHIND STEEL TOE PROTECTOR IN BOOT.
USED A DIRT PACKER FOR 1 1/2 HRS. FELT NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS. YET NUMBNESS PERSISTED IN RIGHT HAND THAT EVENING & HAS CONTINUED PLUS IMPAIRED LATERAL MOBILITY OF FINGERS.
EMP WAS DISCONNECTING THE QUICK CONNECT ON VACUUM DRYER WHEN THE QUICK CONNECT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING HOT WATER TO BE SPRAYED ON EMP RT ARM WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS
EMP NEEDED TO ADJUST BAG WEIGHT ON PACKER HE WAS ADJSUTING SADDLE WHEN HE LEANED OVER AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE AUTOMATIC KICKOFF SWITCH EMP HAD GRABBED SADDLE SUPPORT WHEN SADDLE ITSELF CAME DOW AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN SADDLE SUPPORT AND SADDLE