THE INJURED AND HIS HELPER WERE ATTEMTPING TO REMOVE A TRACK PAD FROM THE MACHINE.HE HAD TORCHED THE BOLT HEDS OFF THAT WERE HOLDING THE PAD.THE SLAG FROM THE TORCH WAS CAUSING THE PAD TO BE H ARD TO GET LOOSE.HE WAS ON ONE END OF THE PAD AND HIS HELPER ON THE OTHER END LIFTING ON THE PAD.WHEN THE PAD CAME LOOSE. HE HIT HIS RIGHT AHND AGAINST ANOTHER PAD CAUSING A CUT IN THE WEB OF
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Showing all 6WAS PUTTING SUB ON A DRILL IT WAS MUDDY TWO OTHYER MEN WERE HELPING WHEN THEY SLIPPED IN THE MUDD I.NAME TRIED TO SHIFT ALL OF THE WEIGHT TO HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS BACK
I NAME WAS PUTTING CROSS BAR ON JACK IN TO PRESS PIN ON 475 DOZER. BAR JUMPED OFF AND HIT I NAME IN THE MOUTH.
I.NAME WAS PICKING UP ROCKS AND PUTTING THEM IN A LOADER BUCKET HE GOT HOLD OF A ROCK AND ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED DOWN AND MASHED AND CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND
TRUCK BLEW AIR LINE-DRIVER TRIED TO REPAIR IT.HE AHD VEHICLE PARKED ON SUPPOSEDLY LEVEL GROUND,BUT THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL.DRIVER TRIED TO PUT IN GEAR TO STOP IT AND COULD NOT.HE JUMPED OFF TRUCK INTO DITCH AND HURT LEG.
INATTENTIVENESS POSSIBLY FATIQUE