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THE WELDER HIT THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER WITH A HAMMER TO CLEAN RUST AND HARD MUD AFFIXED. THEREWAS AN APPARENT SMALL LAYER OF RUST FROM WHERE APARTICLE (FOREIGN OBJECT) FLEW TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE RESULTING IN AN IMBEDMENT. A PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE PARTICLE AND TREATED A VERY SHALLOW DEPTH INJURY IN ONLY ONE VISIT. HE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.
THE MAN WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT A TRUCK TIRE FROM THE HUB. WHILE DOING SO HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE RIGH UPPER PART OF THE ARM BONE.
THE INJURED AND FELLOW MECHANIC WERE TAKING OUT A TRANSMISSION WITH A FEW BROKEN BOLTS WHICH THEY APPARENTLY DID NOT NOTICE ON TIME TO HOIST THE EQUIPMENT. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION TURNED TO ONE SIDE HITTING THE INJURED ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK LUMBAR PART. TRANSMISSION OF AN OFF ROAD HAULER.
FAILURE TO LIFT HEAVY OBJECT USING THE CORRECT WAY USING FEET MUSCLES INSTEAD OF BACK MUSCLE.
EMPL DURING LUNCH HOUR LEANED OVER LEFT AND FAINTED.FELLOW WORKER SAW IT HAPPEN,EMPL TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
REPA2RING WATER TRUCK TA(K FORGOT TO REMOVE PC OF 6" BY 34" STEEL CHANNEL FOJRM TOP OF TANK IT FELL DOWN AND HIT WELDER ON FIRST FINGER L. FT.
ACORDING TO FORM 373 REPORT SUBMITTED EMPLOYEE SUFERRED A SLIP WHILE HELPING TO LEFT AN ELECTRIC MOTOR TO BE INSTALLED IN ONE OF THE SCREENS. AS A REUSLT OF THESLIP HE WAS OVERCIX CONDITION.
..TRIED TO TIGH7EN BOLTS AND NUTS FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM USED TO MOVE BLADE OF DOZER UP AND DOWN.
REASON STILL UN5NOWN BUT I BELIEVE THAT HE SUFFERED A HEAT FAINTING IN WHICH THE BRAIN SUFFERS FROM A TEMPORARY SHORTAGE OF BLOOD SUPPLY. HE WAS WORKING IN STANDING POSITION THE SUN WAS HOT AN HE PROBABLY PRA7TICED A VOLUNTARY RESTRICTION OF WATER. HE TOLD ME LATER THAT HE FELT THIRSTY BEFORE FAINTING
DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN PLATFORM WHERE I.NAME WORKING AND THE NEXT WALKING LEVEL OF 2\.WHILE TRYING TO GET CLEAR OF LOAD HANGING FROM A CRANE HE STEPPED BACK AND FELL DOWN TO NEXT LOWE ER LEVEL.