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OPERATOR OPENED THE CAP OF THE COOLANT CONTAINER WHILE COOLANT WAS STILL TO HOT.
EE WAS HELPING REMOVE ANGLE IRON FRAME FROM SHAKER PLATFORM. FRAME CAUGHT ON BRACKET & EE PULLEDIT LOOSE. EE PINCHE 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRAME & HANDRAIL, BREAKING 2 FINGERS & CUTTIN G FINGERS.
EE WERE DRIVING BEARING OFF OF SHAFT USING CHISEL AND HAMMER. INJURED EE WAS HOLDING CHISAL AND SECOND EE SWINGING HAMMER. HAMMER MISSED CHISEL , STRIKING BACK OF LEFT HAND OF EE HAND WAS SWOL LEN AND BRUISED.
OPERATOR WAS LOWERING CUTTERHEAD USIGN HADN OEPRATED BRAKE ON WINCH. LARGE DRIVE GEAR ON WHICH SHATTERED, AND PIECES OF GEAR METAL BROKE, BROKE ASSEMBLY AND HIT OPERATOR, CAUSING CUT ON RIGHT THIGH AND BRUISING RIGHT ARM. 10 STITHCES ON THIGH.
SHARP INCLINE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED HIM AND WELDER SLID OFF SIDE OF TRUCK. WELDER LANDED ON INJURED, HE SAID HIS LEG HURT WAS ALSO AFRAID OF BACK INJURY SO WE CALLED AMBULANCE .
TAKING PIPELINE APART WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT PIPE WENT TO ONE SIDE AND SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND FRAME OF THE BOAT.
I.NAME OPERATING A CRANE,THE CRANE HOOK SWUNG AND HIT I.NAMES RIGHT WRIST AGAINST THE TRUCK BED.THEY WERE UNLOADING THE TRUCK.
HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN MOTOR FROM ICE IN THE POND AND WHEN HE PULLED ON IT,IT CAME UP AND THE PROPELLER OF THE MOTOR CUT HIS LEFT HAND.