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WHILE LOWERING CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER. A BUSTED CAN OF PAINT USED TO MARK BOLTS OFF SPRAYED IN EMPLOYEES FACE HITTING HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO SWING HEAD & HIT WRONG LEVER CLOSING CLAW. THIS CAUGHT THUMB OF LEFT HAND.
HE WAS INSTALLING GLUE BOLTS HE ACC HIT WRONG LEAVER CLOSING CLAW ON HIS LEFT HAND.
DUE TO LOW SEAM HIGHTH, ROOF BOLTS MUST BE BENT IN ORDER TO INSERT INTO HOLE THAT HAS BEEN DRILLED IN TOP, AFTER INSERTING BOLT INTO TOP IT MUST BE BENT BACK OR REESTRIAGHTENED. EE WAS RESTRAI GHTING BOLT AFTER INSERTING IT IN TOP AND BOLT TWISTED CAUSING INJURY.
I NAME WAS INSTALLING A 5FT RESIN BOLT THE BOLT WAS TO LONG TO GO INTO THE HOLE SO I NAME BENT THE BOLT IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO HOLE AFTER INSERTING BOLT PART OF WAY INTO HOLE HE BENT IT BACK TO A STRAIGHT POSITION WHEN HE DID THIS THE BOLTTURNED QUICKLY CAUSING I NAME TO TWIST HIS BACK