EQUIPMENT BEING OPERATED OVERHEATED. OPERATOR SHUT DOWN EQUIPMENT & AFTER WAITING FOR IT TO COOL TOOK OFF RADIATOR CAP WHEN HE WAS BURNED ON HAND WITH HOT STEAM. SOME GOT TRAPPED AROUND WATCH BAND ALSO.
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Showing all 3EMPL WORKING ON BRAKE CONTROL ON BULLDOZER BRAKE CONTROL FELL ON HAND CASUING LACERATION. MACHINE WAS NOT IN OPERATION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
INJ WAS ADJUSTI3G DRILL STEEL THAT HAD SHIFTED FROM STORAGE RACK-HE WAS STRADLING LOWERED MAST AND BRACING STEEL WITH R HAND WHILE REACHING WITH L HAND WHEN STEEL SHIFTED POSITION, CRUSHING TI P OF RING FINGE9 ON RIGHT HAND