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THEY ARE CHANGING DRILL STEELS WHEN THE DRILL TURNTABLE SLIP WRENCH WOULD NOT GO INTO THE TURNIABLE PROPERLY, IT WAS IN A BIND. THE OPERATOR ROTATED THE TURNTABLE TO LOOSEN THE WRENCH AREA AND EE REACHED TO MOVE THE WRENCH. HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER WAS FPINCED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND FRAME CRUSHING HIS FINGER. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER AMPUTATED TO THE SECOND KNUCKLE.
WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING DRILL CHIPS FROM UNDER A DAVEY DRILL MODEL M8. THE 2" AIR PIPE ON THE DRILL MAST BROKE OFF FALLING DOWN HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
INSTALLED ROLLER ON RIGHT REAR BOGIE OF A CATERPILLAR D-11N DOZER. THE CHAIN ON THE ROLLER SLIPPED, PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TRACK AND THEAIR GUN.
WORKING ON AUGER MACHINE. PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN PIN AND KELLY BAR.
WHILE PULLING THE KELLY ROD FROM THE HOLDER, I MOVED TO THE SIDE, STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE KELLY ROD AND THE PULL DOWN CHAINS.
CLEANING OIL FROM FLOOR OF DRAGLINE WITH CLEANING FLUID WHEN IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. SLIPPED IN UNDRIED CLEANING FLUID. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHEN EML TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
WHILE RUNNING A D9H DOZER & LEVELING OFF FRESH SHOTS BEHIND A DRAGLINE MOVING SOME LARGE ROUGH ROCKS THE DOZER JARRED SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS BEEN BOTHERED BY PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & NECK
WORKING IN BIN WITH WELDER, EYES HURT
HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN INCREASED AROUND 330 PM SO HE WENT HOME TO SEE THE DR.
HE WAS GRINDING BODY FILLER ON A PICKUP TRUCK BODY PANEL SOME TIME DURING THE GRINDING A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS RT EYE HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES IN THE FUTURE
HE WAS RIPPING OVERBURDEN WITH A D-9-H DOZER-RIPPER. LOOKING BACK AT THE RIPPER HE DROVE OVER THE 10' HIGHWALL. THE DOZER BLADE STRUCK THE OVERBURDEN THAT WAS PUSHED OVER EARLIER APPROX. 10 FE ET LOWER. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT WITH THE DOZER CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS FACE ON THE CAB FRAME. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HE MISSED ONE DAY WORK ON 1-29-90.
MOVING ROCK FROM SLED WHEN SLED FELL OFF SKID AND PINCHED ARM. CONTUSION ON LEFT ELBOW.
WHILE RUNNING HYDRAULIC HOIST CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN HOIST AND AUGERS HE WAS LIFTING.SLICED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.RECEIVED SIX STITCHES.DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO RETURN IN TEN DAYS.HE LEFT DOWN WI TH NO NOTICE AND HAS NOT CONTACTED US.WORKMAN'S COMP DENIED HIS CLAIM SINCE NEITHER HE NOR THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED THEM ANY INFORMATION.
HE HAD HEAD UNDER CAB OF D9H DOZER LOOKING FOR HYDRAULIC LEAK WHEN HYDRAULIS WERE ACTIVATED HOSE NEAR FACE FLEXED & STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS CUTTING STEEL ON THE DRAGLINE FRAME WITH A TORCH AND PIECE OF HOT STEEL FROM CUTTING BOUNCED OFF THE DRAG FRAME AND INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.