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HAD BELLY PAN OF BULL DOZER PICKED UP WITH CHAIN HOIST WITH COMEALONG PULLER CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED CAUSING BELLY PAN TO CATCH ARM AND SKIN SECTION OF FOREARM BELOW ELBO W.
WHILE RUNNING A DISC SANDER SOME METAL FRAGMENTS 2 IMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.
WHILE DESCENDING STEPS FROM WASHER SCREEN, DREW STEPPED THRU HOLE MADE BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, INJURING BACK & RIGHT LEG.
WHILE DESCENDING STEPS FROM WASHER SCREEN A SECTIN OF CATWALK GAVE WAY, EM LEFT LEG WENT THROUGH HOLE CUT GASH BELOW LEFT KNEE.
HELPING CHANGE HAMMERS IN MILL THEY WERE USING ROD TO KNOCK OUT PIN TO REMOVE OLD HAMMER HE WAS GUIDING THE ROD AND FINGER SLIPPED MASHED RT INDEX FINGER AT SECOND JOINT
HAD RAINED DAY BEFORE WAS GREASING THE PULLEY ON PUG MIL FOOT SLIPPED FELL BACKWARD RT ELBOW HIT GUARD RAIL
AFTER CUTTING CHANNEL LOOSE HE PULLED ON FRONT CHANNEL TO BREEAK LOOSE FROM SIDES OF SCREEN BACK CHANNEL CAME LOOSE & JERKED HIS BACK CAUSING INJURY.
THE SHOP OVERHEAD DOOR HUNG UP WHILE PULLING ON THIS DOOR HE STRAINED HIMSELF IN HIS GROIN AREA
PULLING FAN BEL7S ATTACHED TO BREAKER BAR FOR EASIER LIFTING WITH HANDS WHILE BENDING TO LIFT BAR ,BACK WAS SPRAINED.
WAS PREPARING T2 GREASE BEARING ON CONVEYOR WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR GREASE LINE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. LANDING ABOUT 1J TO 15 FEET ON THE GROUND. BROKE HIS RT WRIST AND ARM AT THE WRIST 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE KNIFE SLIPED OFF THE BELT CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND (BACK) BETGWEEN FOREFINGER & THUMB THIS REQUIRED TWO OR THREE STITCHES
STEPPED UPON FU9L TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED OFF & LANDED ON LEFT FOOT BRUISING LEFT HEEL
CHANGING #5 SCREEN AT PLANT-LIFTED UP ON SCREEN THE WRONG WAY. SPRAIN AT MIDDLE OF BACK AREA.
RAINY WEATHER WITH A LIGHT DRIZZLE FALLING. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A STEP WHILE HE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVE A STOVE USED FOR TESTING ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE 4TH STEP OF A SET OF 5 AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE 2ND STEP. THIS RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
REPLACING FUSES IN BREAKER BOX, TURN BREAKER BACK ON, BOX BLEW UP.
PUTTING AXLE IN FRONT END LOADER. PUSHED AXLE IN AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN GEAR AND AXLE MASHED THE FINGER. A
CLUTCH WAS TOO STIFF-PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG.