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EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WELDING WHEN A HOT SPARK FROM WELD GOT UNDER THE TOUNGUE OF HIS HSOE AND BURNED HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SETTING EQUIPMENT STAND DOWN ON THE FLOOR. ONE LEG HIT A BROOM, CAUSING THE LOCK PIN OT COME OUT, LETTING THE STAND COME DOWN, HITTING HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWE EN THE EQUIPMENT STAND REST AND BASE.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE BACKING UP A LOADER, HE SAW ANOTHER LOADER COMING UP BEHIND HIM. HE HIT HIS BRAKES, THINKING IT WAS CLOSER THAN IT REALLY WAS. THE SEAT ROCKED BACK, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK.
EMPL BENT OVER STEEL ANGLE AND WAS TRYING TO PULL IT OUT OF TOPSOIL PILE.IT WAS EMBEDDED IN TOPSOIL 6" OF MATERIAL COVERING ANGLE.WHILE TRYING TO DO SO HE INJURED LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING, SLIDING A CHAIN UNDER STEEL PLATE IN ORDER TO LIFT IT OFF FOR DELIVERY TRUCK. HIS RIGHT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EDGE OF 4' X 8' STEEL PLATE. THE EDGE W AS SHARP RESULT3NG IN A LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. STITCHES REQUIRED.
THE EE STATES T2AT HE WAS SQUATTING UNDER THE TRUCK CHECKING REPAIRS ON THE POWER TAKEOFF PUMP. HE COULD NOT TELL IF THE ROUND SHAFT WAS TURNING SO HE TOUCHED THE SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HI S THIMB WAS CAU1HT BETWEEN THE 2 SHAFTS ON THE POWER TAKEOFF PUMP. IT TORE OFF HIS NAIL & SLIGHTLY FRACTURED HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
CLIMBED ON LADDER TO REMOVE ROOTS FROM HEAD PULLEY ON SHAKER PLANT WITHOUT TURNING MACHINE OFF AND DURING COURSE OF OPERATION CAUGHT ARM IN PULLEY CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO RIGH FOREARM.