WHILE WELDING ON CAT D-11 DOZER EMPLOYEE SUFFERED WELDING FLASH.
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Showing all 108X56X8 TO FINE EDGE EE HELPING OR ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DISLODGED FROM ROOF. STRIKING BOTTOM AND ROLLER VERY CATCHING SELF REASURED OF EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO BE PULLED TO BOTTO M.
DRILLING HOLE & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEE HEAD OF BOLTER & DRILL STEEL
EMPLOYEE BOLTING FACE & SET HEAD OF BOLTER DOWN ON RT FOOT
EMPL ROOF BOLTING & PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK EMPL ON UPPER PORTION OF BACK. EMPL WENT OFF WORK ON 11/16/90.
USING PAINT SPRAY SYSTEM ON STRUCTURAL STEEL COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS CHEST PAINS, AND HEADACHE. NOSE BLEED ALSO EXISTED.
WORKMAN JUST FINISHED SETTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH CRANE ASSISTANCE CRANE OPERATOR RAISED LOAD LINE ABOVE WORKMAN READY TO SWING CLEAR WHEN CRANEMAN WAS DISTRACTED BY GROUND WORKER CRANEMAN T HOUGHT LOAD LINE BRAKE WAS SECURE DIVERTED ATTENTION TO GROUND WORKER LOAD LINE BRAKE WASNT LOCKED BALL DROPPED (15FT(+-)& STRUCK WORKER
REWORKING SUMP DESIGN CUT TOP SQUARE END OFF,CONFIGURATION OF CONICAL DESIGN.WORKER FAILED TO SUFFICIENTLY CRIB CONE END OF SUMP.WHEN LAST CUT WAS MADE THE CONE END WEIGHT OVER SHADOWED THE PA RT THAT WAS CUT LOOSE,WORKER WAS ON LADDER ALONG SIDE OF SUMP WHEN CONE END LAYED DOWN ON GROUND,LADDER SHIFTED AND FELL TO GROUND ALONG WITH WORKER,APPARENTLY INJURING LOWER BACK FROM IMPACT
HE RAN OVER A VERY LARGE ROCK WHILE OPERATING A D10 CAT BULLDOZER. HE THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE BOLTING FACE SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE AWAY FROM ROOF AND SLID ALONG DRILL STEEL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FACE.