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Employee was hooking a wash hose, to wash out the tunnel. Upon turning on the water supply valve only a little water came out and then it stopped. While employee was reaching to turn off the water and the hose blew out below the valve, resulting in skin abrasion and local swelling to the right wrist. The hose that was being used was a 2 inch lay flat PVC hose.
EE was changing bearing at tail of BE304. When tensioner bar was removed, stored energy released and hand was smashed between 2 pieces of plate resulting in lacerations requiring stitches and 2 fractured fingers on left hand.
Employee was operating a concrete pump truck at a new construction site, the flexible hose at the end of the boom became clogged. Instead of following procedure EE decided to hit the hose while it still had pressure on it. When the clog broke loose, so did the pressure. That release of pressure caused the hose to whip and hit EE in the side of the head.
Wet Plant Attendant reconnected a 2" rubber airline to a 2" metal nipple. The airline was recharged and end of airline blew off nipple striking employee in mouth. Employee was taken to ER in Kermit, Texas where EE received 3 stitches in lip. Also has a broken front tooth. Clamps were not tighten enough to prevent blow off.