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WHILE REMOVING THE SAFETY CABLE FROM A TRUCK BED LOCKING MECHANISM. IT DISLODGED FROM ITS CLAMP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES THUMB RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BENT OVER WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK TO MAKE AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE POT LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK, WHEN HIS HOLD HAD APPARENTLY KNOCKED LOOSE A SMALL CHUNK OF DIRT WHICH ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE FROM BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING IRRITATION.
WHILE REMOVING OLD WEAR FROM MILL , LINER FELL APPROX ONE FT HITTING THE EMP L INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES TO CLOSE
DURING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS OF A SCREEN DECK EMPLOYEE SAFETY ROPE HUNG UP AND WHILE FREEING IT UP HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
DISMOUNTING SHOVEL EXCAVATOR EMPL FELL 3' TO GROUND BELOW ,LADDERA WAS BEING REPAIRED AND EMPL WASNT AWARE OF THIS.EMPL SUFFERED CONTUSIONS TO BOTH FEET-HEEL PORTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WASTE OIL BARRELS TO THE STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON THE STEEL RACK AND FELL INTO THE RACK, SUSTAINING A CUT TO THE FACIAL ARE UNDER THE R IGHT EYE AND THE NOSE. THE INJURY REQUIRED ELEVEN SUTURES.
DURING A MINOR MAINT. ROUTINE TO DIS-ASSEMBLE AN AUTO-SAMPLER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRESCENT WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY RUSTED. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE UN-EXPECT-TANTLY THE EM PLOYEES HAND SLIPPED AND HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE SAMPLER FRAME, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE FIFITH DIGIT AND A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE SAME FINGETIP.
WHILE PLACING STEEL PLATES IN A STEEL CONTAINMENT RACK USING A FORKLIFT TO TRANSPORT THE PLATES THE STEEL WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE FORKLIFT AND AS IT SWUNG EMPL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STE EL PLATE AND THE FORKLIFT FRAME CUTTING THE INSIDE OF THE INDEX FINGER
DURINGT FABRICATION OF A STEEL RACK EMPLOYEE HAD TACK WELDED A CROSS STRUT USING IT AS A STANDING RUNG TACK WELD FAILED & EMPLOYEE FELL FROM STEEL RACK APPROX 8FT TO FLOOR RESULTING IN SMALL L ACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD REQUIRING ONE STITCH
A ROCK WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE BASE OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE TOUCHED THE ROCK WITH HIS HAMMER THE HAMMER ROLLED PULLING HIS R HAND UNDER THE ROCK AND CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER
EMPL HAD FUELED HAUL TRUCK.SLIPPED OFF LADDER ONTO MUDDY GROUND HURTING RIGHT ANKLE.
HE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM KEYWAY HE LIFTED A ROCK TO THROW IT OUT OF THE KEYWAY AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK BECAUSE OF LIFTING THE ROCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND SEVERE PAIN CAUSED HIM TO GO HOME H E THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A PULLED WING MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A D8H TRACTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS FLAGGING ORE CONTROL ON SHOT MUCK.ROCK SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. IN ATTEMPTING TO BRACE HIS FALL HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHARP-EDGED ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION.
ACUTE LUMBAR SPRAIN/STRAIN DUE TO BOUNCING IN SEAT WHILE DRIVING EQUIP.
EMP. WAS FUELIGN EQUIPEMNT FROM THE FUEL AND LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN AN AIRBORNE PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE AND IT COULD NOT BE WASHED OUT WITH EYE WASH.
UNLOADING OF STEEL THREADED PIPE. PIPE CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN SIDE OF TRUCK AND END OF PIPE.