INJURY OCCURRED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SIDE FRAME OFF D9L DOZER.A TRUCK CRANE WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE FRAME.EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING IT TRACK FRAME FROM POSITION ON DOZER WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE BLADE PUSH ARM.THIS CAUSED THE FRAME TO SWING AROUND AND CATCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE FINAL DRIVE ON THE DOZER.THE RESULT WAS A BROKEN AND CUT FINGER WHICH REQUIRED GOING TO HOSPIT
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Showing all 4ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE EMPL WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT PIN OUT OF END OF HOIST CYLINDER ON 992B. HOT SPARK FROM TORCH BURNT HOLE IN ONE OF PLASTIC HYDRAULIC LINES THAT FEED OIL TO BUCKET POSITIONER. PRESSURE IN LINE CAUSED OIL TO SPRAYOUT & IGNITE BURNING EMPLS ARMS & LEGS. EMPL WAS TAKEN BY CO VEHICLE TO HOSPTIAL. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MACHINE.
OILER ATTEMPTED TO OIL TRAVEL CHAIN WHILE MACHINE WAS WORKING-OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW THAT OILER WAS OFF THE MACHINE. OPERATOR SWUNG MACHINE STRIKING THE OILER.
OPERATOR PULLED MACHINE UP TO THE RAMP LEADING DOWN TO THE BENCH. APPARENTLY HE TOOK THE MACHINE OUT OF TRAVEL, LEAVING IT IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT ENGAGING DIGGING DOGS TO HOLD IT. HE THEN ATTEMPTE D TO SWING THE BOOM WHICH RESULTED IN THE MACHINE MOVING ON ITS OWN. THE MACHINE THEN RAN DOWN OVER THE FACE OF THE CUT AND LANDED ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE OILER BEING THROWN CL