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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE, UNDER FACE SHIELD.
MECHANIC HAD HOOD RAISED ON HITACHI EXCAVATOR LOOKING FOR HYDRAULIC LEAK. OPERATOR MOVED THE MACHINE A LITTLE TO ACTIVATE LEAK. THE HOOD FELL ON MECHANIC'S HAND. MASHED HIS HAND WITH SMALL LACERATIONS.
EMPLOYEE DROVE DOZER OFF A BENCH ONTO SHOT MATERIAL DROP AT APPROX 15 VERTICAL FEET. PULLED TENDONS IN SHOULDER. WAS RELEASED BY PHYSICIAN TO RETURN TO WORK ON 10-01-01, NEVER RETURNED.
OPERATOR WAS USING GRADER TO MAKE A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE BLADE STRUCK A ROCK AND CAUSED HIM TO BE JERKED SIDEWAYS CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO PAIN.
EE WAS USING AN AIR IMNPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE TH E BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE BELLY PAN ON DOZER. HE DID NOT HAVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON & A COUPLE OF SMALL PIECES OF METAL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.