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EE STATES HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD (HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT) BY THE BRAKE HOUSING COVER OF THE OVERHEAD CRANE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PUMPING THE PRESS HANDLE WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE PRESS BUILT UP AND THE BEARING HOUSING BROKE, RELIEVING ALL TENSION AND PRESSURE OFF OF THE PRESS PUMP HANDLE, CONSEQUE NTLY HIS HAND CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BASE PORT-A-POWER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE REMOVING AN OLD BELT GUARD WHEN AFTER THEY CUT THE 1ST BOLT ONE SIDE OF THE GUARD DROPPED,HITTING HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WELDING WHEN A HOT SPARK FROM WELD GOT UNDER THE TOUNGUE OF HIS HSOE AND BURNED HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO PUT A BAG ON #1 SPOUT. HE HAD HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BAG CLAMP AND SPOUT WHEN THE BAG ACTIVATED THE CLAMP. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE CLAMP AND SPOUT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STOOPING OVER A WALKING BEAM OF A D7G TRACTOR WITH A 7" DISC GRINDER WHEN A SMALL FRAGMENT OF STEEL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE,CASUING A ABRASION.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING THE AIR TRAC FROM THE CONTROL PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MACHINE. AS HE WAS REPOSTIONING THE AIR TRAC ONTO THE NEXT HOLE,. HIS LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETW EEN THE AIR TRAC AND THE PLATFORM OF THE CORNER OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR THAT RUNS THE AIR TRAC.
PNUEMATIC CHIPPING HAMMER WITH 48 STEEL CHISEL ROT TO REMOVE ROCK FORM ROOF OF HEADIG WHEN THE ROCK QUICKLY CAME LOOSE PULLING CHIPPING HAMMER AWAY WITH HIS LEFT HAND THE SAME HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAND RAIL OF THE WORK PLATFORM AND THE PNEUMATIC CHIPPING HAMMER.
EMPL STAATES THAT HIS LEFT ARM CONTACTED UNDERCARRIAGE CONTROL LEVER CAUSING TRACK TO MOVE BACKWARDS. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER LEFTTRACK OF DRILL.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING UPRIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VALVE USING A PIPE TO MOVE VALVE WHEN HE STARTED MOVING THE VALVE THE MLIMIT SWITCH OPENED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO START THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE VALVE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL FORWARD INTO THE VALVE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE HANDLE AND SHAFT FROM THE MOTOR REDUCER.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED HE WAS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ABOUT 8' FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS USING THE JACK HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STONE OR PORCELANE HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT RIB CAGE, KNOCKING HIM DOW N. 3
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT WHILE DRIVING A PIN OUT OF A HYDRALIC ARM. THE ARM DROPPED DOWN, CATCHING HIS LEFT FIFTH FINGER BETWEEN PUNCH AND FRAME WORK.