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USING A Y WRENCH TO CHANGE A HAMMER. THE Y WRENCH GOT STUCK, HE STEPPED UP ONTO THE TABLE TO GET IT LOOSE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DRILLER PUT THE DRILL IN ROTATION, CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE WRENCH STOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING POWER LINE. CABLE ON BOOM BROKE, CAUSING BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE STRUCK POWER POLE.
PORT A POWER SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AGAINST SPROCKET ON PRIMARY FEEDER. (8 STITCHES ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.)
EE WAS SANDBLASTING A CONVEYOR STRUCTURE. HE STOPPED MOMENTARILY TO PULL SLACK IN BLAST HOSE. WHILE PULLING SLACK IN HOSE, HE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE BLAST NOZZEL TOWARDS HIMSELF AND BRUSH BLA STED A SPOT IN HIS LEG.