WHILE TRAINING #2 UNDER CRUSH TAIL PULLEY A WRENCH BECAME STUCK ON ADJUSTING BOLT AND EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE WRENCH FROM BOLT WITH ANOTHER WRENCH. THAT WRENCH GOT CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE UNDER CHIN. EMPLOYEE RESULTED WITH A BITTEN TONGUE.
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Showing all 4EE & COWORKERS WERE IN PROCESS OF RAISING BARGE TO CLEAN THE FOOT VALVE. WHEN IT WAS RAISED, EE SIGNALLED TO COWORKER TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. COWORKER MOVED CHAIN SO THAT EE'S FINGERS WERE CAU GHT BETWEEN CHAIN & LOADER, CAUSING THEM TO BE MASHED AND ONE FINGER FRACTURED.
WHILE RUNNING THE CASE LOAD HE STATED HE LEFT IT GET AWAY FROM HIM AND IT THREW HIM FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT CAUGHT HIM AND THREW HIM BACK AGAINST THE SEAT REAL HARD WE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE S EAT BELT TIGHT ENOUGH.
USING LOADER SOME DIRT OBJECTS FELL OFF TOP OF CAB AND BLEW IN EYES SM PC OF METAL