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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 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.
..TRIED TO TIGH7EN BOLTS AND NUTS FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM USED TO MOVE BLADE OF DOZER UP AND DOWN.