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EE WAS PUTTING A HOIST CYLINDER ON A HAUL TRUCK WITH A CRANE. THE HOIST CYLINDER SLIPPED IN T HE CHAIN THAT WAS HOLDING IT & CAUGHT THE EES FINGER LACERATIONG THE INDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY.
INJURED WAS DRILLING EXPLORATION HOLE DRILL HOSE KICKED PIPE WRENCH OFF RIG PIPE PIPE WRENCH FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEES HAND WRENCH BROKE BONE IN LEFT HAND PALM
EMP WAS PICKING UP TRUCK TIRE WITH OVERHEAD CARANE WHEN TIRE SLID FORWARD AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE INTO TRUCK BUMPER. EMP DIDN\T THINK HE WAS HURT AND WAS NOT GOING TO FILL OUT A REPORT BUT DID. BACK BECAME A LITTLE SORE BVUT WAS NOT TOO SORE. A MONTH LATER THE EMP WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS REAR-ENDED AT 40 MPH BACK WAS SORE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, HE DIDN\T SEE A
...EMPL LIFTED TO GABLE OF BLDG WITH CRANE IN BOSUNS CHAIR.CRANE OPERATOR HEARD SNAPPING SOUND,-CRANE HAD TAKEN UP CABLE AND BROKEN IT -EMPL FELL 13\ TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A HAULAGE TRUCK WAS USING A TIRE TRUCK WITH A HYDRAULIC BOOM TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE AS CO-WORKER MOVED BOOM TO REACH THE TIRE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HAND BETWE EN BOOM AND TIRE RIM BOOM MADE SUDDEN JERKING MOVEMENT AND CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN RIM AND BOOM MINE SHOP EMPLOYEE INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY