IEE(injured) stopped water truck to ask another EE (mechanic) a question and at that time EE's were changing teeth on the Hitachi 330 track hoe. A jammed tooth required a hammer to loosen it. Mechanic hit the tooth with hammer when a piece of hammer broke off the edge and hit EE in the left bicep (which EE was standing 10' away)
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July 5, 2012
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc. · Struck by flying object
Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object
While working the track mounted portable crusher/screen plant back into operating position with the remote control box, a rock fell from the portable plant striking the insured on his head cutting his scalp. He said his hard hat had fallen off previous to him moving the plant and that he did not put it back on.
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