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HE WAS SANDING BLASTING TRAILER & THE SAND BLASTING HOSE CAME ACROSS HIS HAND.
HE WAS CUTTING DOWN A DUMP CABLE WITH A TORCH. THE TENSION COLLAPSED AND HE GOT BURNT FROM THE TORCH ON HIS LEFT ARM.
HE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER AND THE DOZER KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T GP BACL OMTP GEAR/ JE WAS GPOMG DOWN A HILL WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HIT BOTTOM CAUSING HIS NECK TO SNAP BACK.
THE HOIST CABLE ON THE 2400 DRAGLINE BROKE AND CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING GLASS AND PIECES OF THE GLASS SHATTERED. A PIECE OF GLASS CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG.
HE WAS ASSISTING EE THE MECHANIC BY PUTTING A PIN IN THE BUCKET OF A HI-LIFT. EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR THE PIN REPAIR AND EE WAS STANDING TO THE LEFT OF HIM. A COUPLE OF METAL SHAV INGS FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING EYE GLASSES.
HE WAS BACKING UP IN THE DOZER AND HE STARTED A SNEEZING SPELL. HE HIT A BOULDER AND THE DOZER TWISTED ON IMPACT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE AND HIT HIS HEAD OFF THE BAR IN THE ROLL CAGE.
HE WAS JUST FINISHING RIGGING UP A LIGHT & WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY WHEN HE WAS IN THE DRAGLINE IT WENT OVER THE HIGHWALL & FELL 85 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE DRAGLINE IT WENT OVER THE HIGH WALL & THE MACHINE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL 85 FEET