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EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PLUG IN 651 CAT SCRAPER TRANSMISSION USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET. THE HOUSING AND FRAME WAS WORN, CAUSING A ROUGH EDGE OF METAL. AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO TIGHTEN PLUG E MPLOYEE CUT THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED A CUTTING EDGE TO BE INSTALLED ON SCRAPER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING OTHER END OF CUTTING EDGE. EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING SO AS TO AVOID FALLING. EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CUTTING EDGE AND VISE MOUNTED ONMAINTENCE TRUCK BED.
LIGHTENING ENTE9ED RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAME OUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER AND RIGHT BALL AND ARCH OF RIGHT FOOT.WHILE ANGING KPF WITCHON 45' POLE,LIGHTENING STRUCK LINE AND FLASHED O VER AND HIT EMP5OYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING END GATES OUT OF SNOW BY SHOP TO MOVE THE AMBULANCE THE END GATES WERE STOOD BY SHOP WALL AND ONE OF THE GATES FELL OVER HITTING HIS LEFT FOOT
HAULING SLAG TO HAUL ROAD. CLAM GATES ON BEALL TRAILER IS CHAINED TO PERMIT FLOW OF SLAG ON TO DUMP AREA. LARGE ROCK LOADED BY 988 F.E. LOADER AT SLAG PILE LODGE IN GATES. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPT ING TO CLOSE THEM EMPLOYTEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF CHIAN INTO GATE OPENING AS THE ROCK SLIPPED ALLOWING GATES TO CLOSE ON HIS FOOT.
A ROCK LODGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND SCRAPER BODY. EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRE AND SCRAPER. AS HE GOT BACK INTO THE SCRAPER HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT IN THE STEP AND THE RIGH T FOOT ON THE TIRE. DUE TO HIS FOOT BEING WET AND MUDDY IT SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM THE SCRAPER. HIS LEFT ANKLE WAS BROKEN
AFTER REPLACING SAFETY RAM EE WAS INSTALLING PIN IN LEFT ARM ON 657 CAT SCRAPER & WAS BLEEDING AIR FEOM HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, CYLINDER MOVED FASTER THAN USUAL PINNING THE SMALL FINGER ON THE R IGHT HAND BETWEEN THE APRON ARM & THE SCRAPER BODY.
EMP WAS FILLING RADIATOR OF HAYES ORE TRUCK WITH WATER AND THE LOUVERS CAUGHT HIS FEET AND HE FELL OFF BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS LOWER BACK
USING GRINDER TO SHARPEN DRILL BITS AT SHOP.WHEEL DISINTEGRATED STRIKING RIGHT HAND TOP OF HEAD CAUSING 4\\ LACERATION.HAD HARD HAT ON AND FACE SHIELD.PIECES OF GRINDING WHEEL HIT FACE SHIELD BREAKING IT AND PIERDEC HOLE THROUGH IT.
CRANE WAS REPLACING TRANSFER CASE GUARD ON 651 CAT SCRAPER. HE WAS TIGHTENING THENUT ON THE BOLT WITH 3/4" END WRENCH ON BACK AND THE 1/2" AIR IMPACT WRENCH IN LEFT HAND. WHEN THE NUT TIGHTENE D THE IMPACT 3/4" SOCKET BROKE IN HALF WITH PART OF THE SOCKET HITTING THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE TRACK ROLLER FRAME OF A D-9 CAT TRACTOR. HE WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE WELDING WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER ABOVE HIM. THE HAMMER SLIPPED AN D STRUCK FIRST EMPLOYEE HEAD.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING THE FRONT ENGINE IN A CAT MODEL 657 SCRAPER. HE WAS UNDER THE FRONT OF THE SCRAPER HELPING TO GET IT INSTALLED & WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD.