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THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CABLE WENCH TO LOWER A PREP SCREEN. THE PRAWL LOCK RELEASED, JERKING THE WENCH HANDLE OUT OF THE EMPLOYEES HAND, ROTATING COUNTER CLOCKWIDE AND SLAPPING THE BACK OF HI S LEFT HAND IN BACK OF THE KNUCKLES.
LEFT INQUINAL HERNIA AND RIGHT INGUINAL BULGE. HE WAS PULLING UP ON A 5 FT. PRYBAR, TRYING TO HELP THE HYDRAULIC LIFTING RAM TO LIFT THE LID OFF OF A BARMAC CRUSHER. THE HYDRUALIC LIFTING CYLI NDER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A DECK SCREEN OUT OF THE FRONT END LOADER BUCKET, THE SCREEN WAS CAUGHT ON A METAL FLANGE ATTACHED TO THE EL-JAY SCREENING PLANT AND EE JERKED ON IT. WHEN TH E SCREEN CAME LOOSE, EE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE SCREEN FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. EE HAS A LACERATION AND A FRACTURE TO THE THIRD DIGIT OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELOCATING A 4/4 UNDER A CONCRETE BARRIER FORM.THE BOTTOM OF THE FORM HAD TO BE UNPINNED.THE BOTTOM PLATE FELL SMASHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A METAL CONCRETE FORM TO BREAK LOSE THE FORM.A FOREIGN BODY HIT HIS LEFT EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS EYE PROTECTION.
AS I STEPPED OFF ASPHALT SPREDDER I STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE-FLL BODY WEIGHT-FELL TO GROUND
CLEANING SCREENS.