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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING BRUSH FROM AROUND A POND ON THE COMPANY SITE IN THE ACTION OF MOVING THE CHAINSAW IN A RT TO LEFT ARC THE SAW BLADE STRUCK THE CALF OF HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A THREE INCH P LUS CUT REQUIRING A TOTAL OF 18 SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING SECTION FROM ROLL OF BELT TO BE USED AS SKIRTING.ULILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT WRIST THAT WAS HOLDING BELT.
BELT FROM UNDER3DRY SCREEN STGALLED & WHEN RESTARTED MOTOR PULLEY WAS SPINNING BUT V-BELTS WERE NOT MOVING FOREMAN THEN CLIMBED ONTO UNUSED BELT WHICH WAQS ADJECENT & PROCEED TO HIT MIDDLE OF V-BELTS WITH TH9 HEEL OF HIS GLOVED HAND TO TIGHTEN TENSION GLOVE WAS CAUGHT & PULLED INTO V-PULLEY SEVERING FOREMANS RT.THUMB AT FIRST JOINT LENGTHY SEARCH COULD NOT LOCATE THUMB FOR POSSIBLE
SHOVELING GRAVE5 AND STEPPED IN A HOLE INJURING LEFT ANKLE
PULLED EUCLID UP TO FUEL TRUCK WHICH IS PARKED BESIDE OFFICE TRAILER. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP OF EUCLID AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE ON GRAVELED ROAD. TORN LIGAMENTS AND SEVERE SPRAIN OF LE FT ANKLE REQUIRING CAST TO BELOW KNEE.
I PICKED UP A WOODEN BLOCK AND FELT A STINGING IN MY ARM AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT OVER STEP OF EUCLID TRUCK WHEN EXITING VEHICLE THUS TWISTING HIS LEG & THIGH.
EMPLOYEE HAD WALKED UP CONVEYOR TO DO REPAIRS WHEN COMING DOWN THE HANDRAIL SUPPORT GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT CONVEYOR DURING FALL OF ABOUT 10 FT INTO SOFT DIRT