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GROUND FROZEN, STEPPED ON ROCK, SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
CLIMBING DOWN OFF DOZER, STEPPED ON PUSH BEAM, FOOT SLIPPED LEFT LEG FELL BETWEEN PUSH BEAM AND ROLLER FRAME FOOT LODGED RIGHT LEG WENT TO OUTSIDE OF PUSH BEAM, FALLING TO GROUND. HITTING ON LEFT SHOULDER, WEATHER COND, RAINING.
SERVICE3 MAN WAS CHECKING OIL ON LOADER REACHED FOR HAND RAIL AND IT BROKE OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF MACHINE
EE FELL INTO THE OPEN DOOR LATCHES GETTING OUT OF DOZER
THE EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REPLACE A PIN FOR A TRACK LINK ON A 400 KOMATSU EXCAVATOR. WHILE STRIKING THE PIN WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE PIN STRUCK THE EE IN HIS LEFT HAND. THE METAL SLIVER WAS REMOVED & HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
OPERATOR WAS TRING TO WORK ON BACK UP ALARM WITH MECHANIC HE HIT HIS HAND ON SIDE OF LOADER. DR SAID HIS HAND WAS BRUISED.
EE GOT DOZER STUCK & WAS HELPING HOOK CABLE TO MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND MACHINE AND TURNED ANKLE IN DIP IN GROUND.
HYDRAULIC HOSE RUPTURED AND SPRAYED OIL ONTO TURBO CHARGER EXHAUST SYSTEM ON WHEEL LOADER CAUSING IMMEDIATE FLAMES.
USING A GRINDER TO CLEAN SLAG OF PAINT OFF OF A FRAME ON A MACK WATER TRUCK, WHEN THE WIRE BRUSH ON THE GRINDER KICKED BACK INTO LEFT ARM ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. ABRASION ON BOTTOM SIDE OF LEFT AR M.
WELDING ON DRILL WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HISD RIGHT EYE. EYE WAS SCRATCHED.
SAW WATER LEAKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT HEATER CUTOFF VALVE. WHEN REACHING IN TO CUT WATER OFF AT VALVE, FAN SUCTION PULLED GLOVE & HAND INTO FAN BLADE.
GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT IN HIS EYE.
WAS CUTTING METAL AND IT BURN HIS EYE AND A PIECE OF PAINT GOT IN HIS EYE. BURN TO HIS EYE.
HAULAGE TRUCK PARKED IN WIDE SPOT AT INTERSECTION WAITING ON LOADO HAULAGE TRUCK. ENGINE ON PARKED TRUCK STOPPED, TRUCK LOST AIR PRESSURE AND ROLLED DOWN 20% GRADE HITTING BERM AFTER ROLLING A BOUT 100 FT. STEERING ASSIST KNOB SWUNG AROUND ON IMPACT AND BROKE 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND AND CHIPPED A KNUCKLE.
CHANGING DRILL BIT FROM DRILL STEEL, USING BREAKOUT WRENCH. INJURED UNSCREWED STEEL FROM HEAD, STEEL FELL AND HIT KNEE WHICH BROKE TWO SMALL BONES IN ANKLE.
TABLE BUSHING ON DRILL WAS RAISED OUT OF POSITION SO OPERATOR COULD CHANG EDRILL BIT. THE SUPPORT USED TO HOLD TABLE BUSHING WAS TO BIG. CAUSING IT TO FALL ON OPERATOR. SCRAPED SHIN ON LEFT HA ND SLIGHT BRUISED.
PURCHASING AGENT WAS CHECKING FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON R-100 HAULER AFTER CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OFF OR HAULER HE STEPPED IN AN OLD HOLE LEFT BEHIND AFTER DRILL WAS BEING WORK ON RESULTING IN A INJU RY TO THE LOWER LEFT LEG AFTER A DR EXAMINATION FOUND THE LEG SLIGHTLY BRUISED.
THIS MAN WAS SITTING IN THE OPERATOR'S SEAT OF THE DRILL AND WHEN HE STARTED TO STAND UP, HE GRIPPED THE DOOR HANDLE TO HELP PULL HIMSELF UP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WAS WORKING ON DRILL BENCH VICTIM FELL THROUGH CRACK IN DRILL BENCH & BECAME STUCK BRUSING CHEST & RIGHT LEG.
CHANGING BIT ON DRILL AND DRILL WRENCH BRAKE STRIKING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND STEEL.
INJURED WAS HOOKING UP A 4 IN WATER PUMP TO A PICK UP TRUCK AND HE DROPPED THE PUMP CATCHING HIS FINGER AS IT FELL
WAS DRILLING A 6OLT OUT OF ROLLER FRAME ON DRILL WHEN A PC.OF METAL GOT INTO EYE