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INJURED WAS GRINDING METAL. THE GRINDER SLIPPED, KICKED UP AND THE HANDLE CAME UP UNDER THE FACE SHIELD INFLICTING THE CUT.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PVC PIPE WITH A HANDSAW.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO TILT A FULL 55 GALLON DRUM
INJURED WAS CUTTING VEGETATION FROM AROUND MONITOR WELLS.
USING GRINDER BECAME JAMMED ATTEMPT TO FREE IT IT KICKED BACK STRIKING THE INJ IN R FOREARM
INJURED WAS CHECKING CONTINUITY ON LINES BETWEEN STARTER PANEL, MOTOR, AND SWITCH. HE HA DHIS METER IN THE OHM'S RESISTANCE MODE. HE THEN STARTED TO CHECK VOLTAGE ON THE LINE, FAILING TO TUR N HIS METER TO VOLTS MODE.
INJURED WAS LOWERING A COIL OF WRE WT APPROX 500 LBS USING A WINCH WITH A FRICTION BRAKE HE LOOSENED THE BRAKE TO ALLOW THE LOAD TO BE LOWERED HE LET THE BRAKE OFF TOO FAST WHICH CAUSED THE CR ANK HANDLE TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING HIS RING FINGER
INJURED WAS CHE7KING TANK LEVEL IN VACCUUM TRUCK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM CORRUGATED METAL FOOT STEP THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT LEG TO STRIKE VACCUUM MANIFOLD PIPING
INJ SETTING IDL9 SPEED ON FORKLIFT.INJ REMOVED ENGINE COVER AND WHILE WORKING ON IDLE SPEED INJ RIGHT GLOVED HAND GOT HIT BY ENGINE FAN.
INJURED WAS PIC5ING UP TOOLS AFTER TAKING LIGHTS OFF POLE POLE WAS SUSPENDED ABOUT 2FT WITH CHERRY PICKER EMPLOYEE RUNNING CHERRY PICKER PULLED WRONG LEVER MAKING THE POLE SWING SIDEWAYS HITT EMPLOYEE & KNOC5ING HIM AGAINST 6IN TRUNK LINE & HIS KNEE HIT A 6IN VALVE
INJURED WAS KNE9LING AT THE BACK OF THE DRILL RIG BY THE ROTARY TABLE HE HAD JSUT REMOVED THE HOIST PLUG FROM THE DRILL COLLAR WHICH WAS IN THE HOLE HE WAS SWINGING THE SAND LINE BLOCK OUT OF THE WAY AND WAS3PREPARING TO STAND UP I.NAME MOVED THE ROTARY TABLE BACK INOT THE DRILLING POSITION PINCHING I.NAMES FINGERS
INJ LAYING DOWN36'' DRILL COLLARS.WHILE HE WAS PUSHING COLLARS TO CLEAR PIPE RACK HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJ WAS GUIDING3A TRUCK TRAILER LOADED WITH PVC LATERALS TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING UP WHEN EDGE OF TRAILER PUCHED A 2 IN PVC LATERAL AGAINST PANEL CAUSING A BIND WHICH RESULTED IN THE 2 IN PV BREAKING AND A3 PIECE HIT THE INJUREDS MOUTH
LOOSENING SANDF3LTER VALVES.ALLEGED INJURY.