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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-7 CATEPILLER DOZER IN THE FILL AREA WHEN HE BACKED OVER A ROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JAM BACK.
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A CHAIN SAW TO CLEAR A HOLLOW FILL. WHEN SAWING THERE WAS AN OLD CABLE GROWN INTO A TREE AND THE SAW HIT THE CABLE AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING, HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE
EMP WAS PUSHING3WITH DOZER IN FILL AREA AND LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.
I,NAME WAS USIN1 A HAND GRINDER ON A METAL BATTERY BOX FOR AN AUGER. THE DISC OF THE GRINDER SPUN OFF ITS SPINDLE BECAUSE THE EYE OF THE DISC PULLED LOOSE. DISC STRUCK I,NAME RIGHT SHIN CAUSIN G A CUT WHICH R9QUIRED TWENTY FOUR STITCHES.
I NAME WAS ROLL3NG V BELT ON WRENCH TO SEE IF THE WRENCH WAS IN NEUTRAL ANOTHER EMP HAVING NO IDEA I NAME WAS AROUND THE WRENCH STARTED THE WRENCH CATCHING I NAMES HAND BETWEEN V BELTS AND PULLEY ON WRENC2 THE RESULT WAS SEVERING THE RIGHT THUMB BACK TO THE JOINT
EMPLOYEES I.NAME #1 AND #2 WERE USING A CAT D7 TRACTOR WITH WINCH WERE PULLING TREES FROM BELOW A BENCH - WHEN A TREE CAME OVER THE BERM IT ROLLED OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE I.NAME #1 IN THE BACK.
I.NAME THE MECHANIC WAS GUIDING A DOZER WHILE IT WAS BACKING UP TO A TRACK THAT WAS OFF WHILE REPAIRING ROLLER FRAME AS THE SPROCKET SEGMENTS CONTACTED THE TRACK A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF & STRUCK I.NAME IN THE NECK.