INJURED WAS SCRAPING WEEDS ON SIDE OF ROAD WITH MOTOR GRADER THE BLADE HIT A BURIED PIPE CAUSING THE EMPL TO SLAM ITO THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER A WHILE THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE SO THE EMPL WENT FOR AN EXAMINATION XRAYS SHOWED THAT HIS STERNUM IS FRACTURED ANTIINFLAMMATOR MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED
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Showing all 9ON 09-28-87 EMP5OYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN TO LOWER THE GANTRY ON A DRAGLINE.WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE GANTRY CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.EMPLOYEE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY .NOTE:THERE WAS3NO NEW EVENT,OCCURRENCE OR ACCIDENT.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS TRYING TO START BOAT MOTOR THE MOTOR BACKFIRED AND EMPLOYEE HIT FINGER ON MOTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A PIN TO LOWER THE GANTRY ON THE DRAGLINE.WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE GANTRY CAME DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE STARTED BOAT MOTOR IN GEAR AND REACHED DOWN TO TAKE THE MOTOR OUT OF GEAR AND CUT FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING D9ILL & WAS NOT WATCHING WHERE HE PUT HIS FOOT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE SPROCKET & THE RAIL.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS OPERATING A DRAGLINE-WHEN DUMPING BUCKET SAND FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE CENTRALIZER WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, WHEN ONE SIDE OF IT PIPPED OPEN STRIKING HIM AT THE BASE OF THE BIG TOE.
EMP WAS CUTTING A BAR OUT OF A DRY SCREEN WHEN HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO WHAT HE WAS CUTTING AND BURNED HIS EYES