A WRENCH THE EM1LOYEE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND HIS HAND CAUGHT EDGE OF A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN FROM THE JOY DRILL THAT HE OPERATES. HE WAS STEPPING DOWN BACKWARDS, ONLY ONE STEP, AND HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED AS HE TOUCHED DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING POST ON BATTERY WITH SOLDER. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AND A SMALL PIECE OF SOLDER STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.
TRYING TO GET A VCR-150 ROCK DRILL TO ROTATE AFTER REPAIRING. EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING STRIKING BAR WITH HIS HAND WHILE DRILL WAS UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING BAR KICKED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A CRUSHER CHUTE AND WAS USING A CHAIN FALLS TO HOIST ONE ENDOF CHUTE WITH JUST A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE END, AND THE CHUTE SLIPPED FROM THE CHAIN BRUISING HIS SIDE.
THE FEMALE THREADS ON THE FILLER CAP ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK ON A 996C RUBBER TIRED CAT LOADER WERE WORN. THIS ALLOWED THE CAP TO BLOW OFF BEFORE THE PRESSURE WAS REDUCED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS REM OVING THIS CAP TO ADD ADDITIONAL FLUID.