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SHOULDER STRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HAMMER A CHAIN LINK TO ROUND IT OUT. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CRUSHER SCREEN WITH AN AIR IMPACT GUN WHEN A WOBBLY BROKE AND A PIECE OF IT STRUCK HIS HAND.
REMOVING CARAGE BOTH WITH IMPACT WRENCH EE WAS HOLDING OTHER END OF BOLT WITH GLOVED HAND. BOLT SPUN CUTTING PALM REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPL REMOVING HOOP FOR SPRAY BAR FROM CONVEYOR.HAD REMOVED 2 BOLTS FROM LEFT SIDE AND 1 BOLT FROM RIGHT SIDE AND WAS HOLDING THE HOOP UP WITH LEFT HAND WHILE REMOVING THE LAST BOLT.AS BOLT LOO SENED THE HOOP FELL ACTING LIKE A SCISSORS CATCHING TIP OF LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND CUTTING OFF TIP.
WELDING ON STEEL PARTS SUFFERED FLASH BURN.
SETTING SAW HORSE STAND FOR CONVERYOR AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GRIZZLY WHEN GRIZZLY WAS JARRED.THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL BETWEEN BARS SRTIKING LEFT SHIN.SHIN WAS CUT TO BONE APPRX 4-5 INCHES REQUIRING 10 INNER AND 10 OUTER STITCHES.
CUTTING A FINAL DRIVE HOUSING OFF OF DETAIL BACKHOE. NEEDED A CRANE TO LOWER IT BUT HIS CRANE DIDN'T WORK. TRIED TO LOWER IT WITHOUT CRANE. WHEN GUARD WAS CUT LOOSE IT FELL TO THE GROUND AND R OLLED UP PINCHING HAND BETWEEN GUARD AND FINAL DRIVE.
HAULING JETY STONES IN 769 TRUCK FROM MINE TO LOADING AREA AT RIVER NEAR THE BOTTOM OF HILL ROCK SHIFTED AND CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER TO RIGHT HIT FSOFT SHOULDER AND STUMP CAUSED TRUCK TO ROLL
REMOVING BOLT WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED & MASHED FINGER AGAINST MACHINE. BROKE 3RD FINGER.
SORTING OIL LIMES FOR EQUIPMENT ONE LIME HAD A LOOSE WIRE WHICH CUT LEFT HAND.
LIFTING STEEL PLATE FROM FLOOR,PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.
PUTTING #2 STEEL IN RACK ON DRILL WHEN SOMETHING HUNG UP AND SLIPPED CAUSING #1 STEEL AT #2 STEEL TO MOVE TOGETHER CRUSHING LEFT THUMB.
WHILE MOVING METAL WELDING TABLE MY LEFT ANKLE ROLLED UNDER & I HEARD A POP LEFT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED & BRUISED
WHILE EMPL WAS POUNDING BOLT AT CRUSHER HE SLIPPED ;& HIT LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
WHILE MOVING STACKS OF 18" PIPE CLAMPS OFF PALLETS ONE STACK TIPPED OFF,AND I TWISTED MY BACK REACHING OVER A STACK TYRING TO STOP IT FROM FALLING OFF THE PALLET.
EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP STARTING WATER PUMP HE HAD CONNECTED THE JUMPER CABLES TO THE BATTERY AND STARTED TO MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PUMP WHEN HE TOLD THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TO GO AHEAD AND START THE PUMP THE PUMP BACKFIRED AND THE EXHAUST HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO HAVE METAL FRAGMENTS IN HIS EYES
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND FELT SOMETHING POP.TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE HE REINJURED AN EXISTING INJURY WHICH OCCURRED AT ANOTHER EMPLOYERS WORKSITE.
WORKER FELL DOW3 CRUSHER STEPS STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON STEPS, CONSEQUENTLY CAUSING NERVE DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND FACE.
A MECHANIC FORE4AN WAS ASSISTING AN OILER IN REPOSITIONING A SMALL PORTABLE FUEL TANK THE PICKUP BEING USED TO TOW THE WHEEL MOUNTED TANK STALLED WITH THE OILER DRIVING THE HOOD OF THE PICKUP WAS RAISED AND3AIR CLEANER REMOVED OILER ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WHILE FOREMAN CHECKED THE CARBURETOR FOR GAS FLOW THE CARBURETOR BACKFIRED ADN BLEW FLAMES OUT BURNING THE EMPLOYEES LO
A MECHANIC FORE4AN WAS ASSISTING AN OILER IN REPOSITIONING A SMALL PORTABLE FUEL TANK THE PICKUP BEING USED TO TOW THE WHEEL MOUNTED TANK STALLED WITH THE OILER DRIVING THE HOOD OF THE PICKUP WAS RAISED AND3AIR CLEANER REMOVED THE OILER ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WHILE FOREMAN CHECKED CARBURETOR FOR GAS FLOW CARBURETOR BACKFIRED AND BLEW FLAMES OUT BURNING THE EMPLOYEES LOWER F