EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO DISENGAGE THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH OVER EXTENDING HIS REACH RESULTED IN A TORN MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A DOWNED TREE INTO SECTIONS WHEN ARMS BECAME TIRED & CONTACTED SAW ON RIGHT LEG A 3IN SUPERFICIAL LACERATION OCCURRED ON RT THIGH ELEVEN STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO SUTURE THE WOUND EMPLOYEE 0AILED TO WEAR SAW CUTTING CHAPS PROVIDED TO HIM BY THE COMPANY
THE CHERRY PICKER WAS BUTT UP TO THE CEMENT WALL.THE PUMP WAS APPROX.3\FROM THE FLOOR.I NAME WAS BETWEEN THE CHERRY PICKER AND THE LADDER.AT THAT POINT THE CHERRY PICKER STARTED TO TIP OVER I INTO THE PIT.I NAME HAD AHOLDOF THE CABLE CHOKER AND STARTED TO FALL HEAD FIRST INTO THE LADDER.HE LANDED ON HIS HANDS.HE THENM ROLLED OVER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PUMP.
OPERATING JUMPING JACK TAMPER COMPACTING BACKFILL MATERIAL ON A HORIZONTAL SLOPE CAUSED STRAIN ON GROIN.
PUSHING ON TREE BEING CUT BY FELLOW EMPLOYEE; AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO PUT PRESSURE ON TREE TO PUSH OVER, FELLOW EMPLOYEE WITH CHAIN SAW PULLED BACK FROM CROUCHED POSITION FROM WHICH HE HAD BEEN CUTTING; SAW HAD BEEN TURNED OFF BUT WAS IDLING; SAW CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG-LACERATION REQUIRING 14 STITCHES.
CUTTING LIMBS OFF A RECENTLY DOWNED TREE WITH CHAIN SAW; AFTER MAKING PASS, EMPLOYEE RAISED UP AND BLADE CUT LEFT LEG, SAW WAS IDLING; LACERATION REQUIRING 10 STICHES 6 INCHES ABOVE KNEE.