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EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SPRING LOADED HOSE REEL WHICH SPUN SUDDENLY.
EMPL WAS REMOVING 8" CHECK VALVE WHEN IT SLIPPED & SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN LARGE ROCK.
EMPL REMOVING CLAY FROM CONVEYOR AND SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON ROCK.WAS TREATED AND IMMEDIATELY RELEASED TO FULL DUTY BY DR.
MOVING LARGE PIPE FROM ABOVE TO BELOW, IT WAS HEAVY, HE LOST HIS GRIP AND IT CUT INTO HIS HAND.
MOVING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER
HE WAS SIPHONIN1 DIESEL FUEL OUT OF GALLON BARREL THROUGH A HOSE AND THE FUEL COME OUT OF THE HOSE BEFORE HE EXPECTED IT TO AND HE STARTED COUGHING AND SAYS HE SWALLOWED ABOUT ONE HALF CUP. H E VOMITED SEVER5L TIMES AND FEELING LIGHTHEADED.
THAT MORNING TH9 LOADER OPERATOR I.NAME CALLED THE 3 WELDERS INTO THE UTILITY TRAILER TO TALK TO US ABOUT WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE WELDERS. HE STARTED TO GET LOUD SO I, I.NAME DIDNT WANT TO HE AR AND I STARTE8 TO WALK OUT OF THE MEETING TO GO BACK TO WORK. HE I.NAME GRABBED ME BY THE SHIRT AND SHOVED ME AGAINST THE UTILITY TRAILER WALL HURTING MY LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TRUCTED TO USE BREAKER BAR TO TURN PULLEY TO FREE LODGED ROCK. TRIED TO DO THIS MANUALLY, CAUSING BELTS TO SNAP-CRUSHING AND CUTTING HIS HANDS IN THE PULLEY. CRUSH INJURY.
I WAS GOING TO 1UT COME COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE RADIATOR WAS RUNNING HOT AS I TOOK THE RADIATOR CAP OFF I FELT THERE WAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE UNDER THE CAP BUT I COULD NOT H OLD IT DOWN DUE3TO EXTREME HEAT SO I LET GO AND JUMPED OFF THE LOADER BUT I COULD NOT GET FAST ENOUGH THE HOT WATER BURNED MY RT HAND AND RT STOMACH AND CHEST
WATER SPEWED FR2M RADIATOR BURNING LEFT ARM AND LEFT LATERAL CHEST