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EE HAD TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE A LARGE PIECE OF ASPHALT THAT WAS WEDGED IN THE JAWS OF THE RENTAL CRUSHER. BY LIFTING THE HINGED SAFETY HATCH EE CAN THEN PROCEED WITH THE REMOVAL THE SAFETY HATCH WAS NOT PULLED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SECURED POSITION BECAUSE THE SAFETY RAILINGS WAS NOT REMOVED FIRST. THE WIND KNOCKED OVER THE HATCH ONTO FINGERS
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE ROCKS FROM THE SCREEN COVERING HOPPER. IN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM SCREEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER UNDER ROCK AND SCREEN CUTTING LEFT PINKY FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE GRANITE CURB BY HAND WHEN IT FELL OVER ONTO HIS LEFT LEG. HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE CURB FORM FALLING OVER MANUALLY.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING WHAT WE CALL A GRANITE CURB GRABBER ONTO A PIECE OF CURB WE WHERE MOVING HE ACCIDENTLY PLACED FINGER OF RIGHT HAND A PIVOT POINT THAT CLOSES LIKE A PAIR OF SCI SSORS THUS PINCHING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UP LEVER TO TRY AND LOCK HIS TAILGATE OF DUMPTRUCK WHEN APPARENTLY SMALL STONES AND SAND WERE PREVENTING MECHANISM FROM LOCKING. EMPLOYEE HAD TO STRAIN TO PUSH UP LEVER IN JURING RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING DUMP TRUCK @PIT HAULING MATERIAL TO PLANT WHEN SHE APPARENTLY HIT BUMP & BOUNCED UPON SEAT STRIKING CEILING IN CAB THIS IS AN AGGRAVATION OF AN OLD WORK RELATED INJURY THIS EMPLOYEE IS IN OUR MODETIFED WORK PROGRAM
54736YEE INJURED LEFT THUMB WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SPLITTING GRANITE CURBING TO MAKE TIPDOWNS FOR WHEELCHAIR RAMPS. HE CAUSED THE TRAUMA HIMSELF BY HITTING THUMB WITH 2 LBS HAMMER.
54736YEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING REAR GATE TO CITY PIT. THERE IS A POISION IVY PATCH NEAR REAR OF CITY PIT.
EMPLOYEE USED IMPROPER DISMOUNT. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE TOP OF FUEL TANKS TO THE GROUND, A DISTANCE OF 3 1/2 FT AND INJURED LEFT KNEE AREA AND LOWER BACK.
MOVING FROZEN BACKRUN OFF SCREEN PC BROKE IN HALF DROPPING LARGER ON FOOT BROKE TOE OF R FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING FIREWOOD NEAR MAINTENANCE GARAGE WHEN WOOD FROM PILE TUMBLED ONTO HIS LEGS INJURING LEFT KNEE CAP.
EE WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF TO OPERATE BACKHOE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SWING OPEN REAR WINDOW OF UNIT. EE FAILED TO AVOID THE HANDLE OF WINDOW WHICH STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SIDE HEAD. NO MEDICAL ATTENT ION WAS REQUEST AT THIS TIME. EE DEVELOPED SMALLLUMP AND BRUISE OF HEAD.
WORKFARE EMPLOYEE INJURED RING FINGER OF RT HAND BY CARELESSLY PLACING HAND UNDER TAILGATE TO DISLODGE MATERIAL BEHIND TAILGATE WHEN MATERIAL WAS DISLODGED GATE SLAMMED ON HAND INJURYING FINGE R
EMPLOYEE WAS INJUIRED WHILE USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON JAWS OF CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CONFINED AREA WITH NOT TOO MUCH ROOM FOR MOVEMENT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT THUS JAMM ING HIS RIGHT HAND UP AGAINST ANOTHER BOLT HE LACERATED RING FINGER OF RT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES
EMP WAS EMPTYIN1 BIN OF GRAVEL WHEN HIS RT HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE AND HIT BODY OF TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP BIG ROCKS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST.