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Employee was moving an impact hammer from a lower level to an upper level. Employee lifted the impact hammer and was unable to hold it and it dropped on his hand.
DRILLING HOLE AND SEPARATING TWO PIECES OF DRILL SHAFT WHILE THE COMPRESSED AIR WAS SLIGHTLY ON. AS HE REMOVED THE COLLAR A TINY PIECE OF METAL BLEW OUT AND ENTERED HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON WHEN A PIECE ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS GRINDING ON FLAT IRON AND GRINDER WHEEL BROKE APART AND STRUCT HIS LEFT BICEP 3 INCH CUT ON MIDDLE PART OF BICEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SEPARATING A BIG ROCK GOIKNG INTOT HE COMPACTOR WITH A PRY BAR AND LEFT ELBOW GOT HIT BY IMPACTOR.
EE WAS TO MOVE A TRACK DRILL WHEN THE AIR HOSE HE WAS MOVING GOT CAUGHT ON THE TRACK DRIVE LEVERS AND WALKED BACKWARDS ONTO HIM HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEG WAS CAUGHT UNDER LEFT TRACK.
EMPLOYEE TURNED THE HEATER FAN ON AND IT BLEW DIRT IN HIS EYE. DOCTOR REMOVED DIRT AND PUT A PATCH OVER EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SCREEN TO BE WELDED AND A SLAG FELL DOWN AND BURNT THROUGH HIS SLEEVE AND GOT CAUGHT UNDER HIS WATCH BAND AND BURNT HIS ARM.