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WHILE REPLACING IMPACT CHAINS, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CHAINS AND CHAIN HOLDER, PINCHING END OF THUMB.
EE STRUCK DRILL STEEL COUPLING WITH A HAMMER. HAMMER FRAGMENTED & STRUCK EE IN NECK.
EE WAS WALKING TO THE KOMATSU EXCAVATOR ALONG THE MUCK PILE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME SHOT (LOOSE) ROCK AND PULLED HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE IN HIS LEG
EE COMPLETED A HOLE FOR BLASTING AS HE PROCEEDED TO PULL THE DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE REMOVING A 12' LONG DRILL STEEL SECTION, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT KNEE, TH UR CAUSING THE KNEE TO SWELL AND START HURTING.
EE STARTED TO CLIMB THE STEPS TO THE OPERTAORS DECK ON A CAT 769C HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CALF. (TORE MUSCLE IN RIGHT CALF).
HE WAS HELPING A FELLOW EMPLOYEE LIFT AN OLD ELECTRICAL BOX 3'X5' WEIGHT ABOUT 80#, WHEN HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS UPPER BACK. THE PAIN WAS IN HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE AREA.
REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE DOZERS BLADE ARM TRUNNION & BEARING ASSEMBLIES THE ARMS OF THE BLADE WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE & BLOCKED UP THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLIN DERS FOR THE BLADE WERE STILL ATTACHED BEFORE THE ARMS WERE PUT BACK ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE EE & HIS FATHER (EE) DECIDED TO TIGHTEN UP BOLTS ON SEVERAL LOOSE TRACK PADS ON THE LEFT SIDE DOZER N
CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, STUCK L ELBOW ON CORNER OF RADIATOR
GOING TO OPER DOZER STEPPED ON DOZER PUSH ARM WITH R LEG HIS KNEE POPPED IT LOCKED UP WOULD NOT BEND
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING HAND GRINDER HAD FINISHED WITH IT & WAS READY TO SET IT DOWN WHILE SETTING IT DOWN THE HANDLE CAUGHT ON COVERALLS & GRINDING WHEEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH KNEE
DRILLER HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING LENGHT OF 1 STEEL WHILE TAKING NEW STEEL OUT OF RACK, IT STARTED TO FALL, HE REACHED FOR IT AND SAYS HE PULLED SOMETHING.
WHILE BACKING UP DRILL SLIPPED ON WET GROUND & TRACK RAN OVER TWO TOES.
GETTING BOLT FROM HYDRAULIC PUMP HOUSING ON LOADER.WENT TO GET DOWN GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN LADDER,LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER ONTO GROUND ABOUT 3\.CUT LEFT ARM BELOW ELBBOW-REQUIRING 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE.