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Operator was bolting together flange on a baghouse noltec when dust materials broke free, causing dust to come out between the flange and noltec, striking the operator in the face. Dust went around the safety glasses and entered the eyes.
Wire Harness shorted out in a 390 Cat excavator. This triggered the fire suppression system to activate. The employee exited the cab of the excavator as the suppression system went off. The employee may have inhaled some of the suppressant and was sent to the local emergency room for evaluation.
Employee was holding a metal collar in his left hand while cleaning it with a hand angle grinder. The wire wheel on the grinder grabbed the collar spinning it into his left palm causing a laceration.
EE was changing cutting edge on the 966 loader. He was holding the bolt head with one hand and operating the air gun with the other. The nut grabbed onto the threads which spun the bolt and split his finger open.