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TWO WELDERS WER9 ATTEMTPING TO DRIVE TOOTH FROM DRAGLINE BUCKET USING A BAKCINGOFF PUNCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER INJURIED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE 16 INCH HANDLE OF PUNCH WHILE FELLOW EMPLOYEE STRUC IT. WHEN IT WA8 STRUCK SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE OF THE PINCH AND IMBEDDED IN FINGER. FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED AT HOSPITAL AND 6 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED PUNCH WAS IN GOOD CON
EMPLOYEE HAD FI3ISHED WELDING A CLEVIS AND WITH HELP OF ANOTHER WORKER MOVED IT OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP BY SUSPENDING IT FROM A LONG STEEL BAR. BOTH MEN HELD RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE BAR AND WHEN THEY REACHED T2EIR DESTINATION, THEY STOOPED TO LOWER THE BAR. INJURED EMPLOYEE RELEASED HIS END OF BAR AND HELPER RELEASED HIS END IMMEDIATELY AFTER. CLEVIS FELL OVER TOWARD CAUSING THE WELD
VICTIM WAS TIGH7ENING LUGNUTS OF A WHEEL BY USING A WRENCH & SOCKET. HE SLIPPED AN ALUMINUM PI E OVER HANDLE FOR ADDED LEVERAGE & FROM A STANDING POSITION USED HIS FOOT TO FORCE DOWN THE WREN CH & PIPE. HIS 0OOT SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS. THE WRENCH RECOILED & SENT THE PIPE UPWARD STRIKING IN MOUTH. INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE A CUT LIP & A CHIPPED TOOTH.
WIRE ROPE SPOOL WAS IN FRONT-END LOADER BUCKET WHEN VICTIM CUT RESTRAINING WIRE FROM ROPE END. AS ROPE UNWOUND, SPOOL TURNED SLIGHTLY AND CONTINUED TO UNWIND. AS ROPE END MADE 3RD REVOLUTION, IT STRUCK VICTIM ACROSS NOSE. INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO A FRACTURED NOSE AND ASSOCIATED ABRASIONS. INJURY DID NOT RESULT FROM NONN-COMPLIANCE OF REGULATIONS BUT FROM POOR JUDGEMENT ON PART OF V