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DRILLING HOLES IN WIND TUNNEL OF #2 RAYMOND MILL USING .DRILL. WHEN DRILL BIT PENETRATED METAL AND WEDGED BIT,TWISTED ARM. HIS ARM STRUCK SHARP METAL OF ROLLER SPIDER.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OVERHAULING A RAYMOND MILL. THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE MILL HADBEEN HOISTED UP AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO BOLT THE SECTION IN PLACE WITH AN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENC H. THE CHAIN LINK SEPARATED CAUSING THE BOTTOM SECTION TO FALL. THE BOTTOM SECTION STRUCK THE IMPACT WRENCH WHICH STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB AND LEFT UPPER LEG.
EE WAS DRILLING HOLES INTO A SECTION OF TIMBER. CLOTHING BECAME TANGLED ON BOLT HOLDING DRILL BIT, CAUSING HANDLE ON DRILL TO SWING AROUND, STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HEAD. LACERATION REQUIRING STI TCHES RESULTED.