EE WAS WORKING AS A WELDER, CUTTING METAL, WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG HIT HIS ELBOW, BURNED A SMALL SPOT.
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Showing all 44EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING ROAD IN MOTORGRADER WHEN GRADER STRUCK A ROCK BURIED IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE GRADER TO STOP SUDDENLY THROWING EMPLOYEE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED A CUT TO RIGHT EYELID REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS DRILLING OUT BROKEN BOLTS USING DRILL PRESS IN THE SHOP. PART WAS CLAMPED TO DRILL TABLE WITH A C-CLAMP AND BEING HELD WITH LEFT HAND. DRIL BIT HUNG IN THE HOLE PULLING PART LOOSE FROM TABLE AND PULLED HAND INTO DRILL BIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SPROCKET SEGMENTS WHEN SOCKET FROM IMPACT WRENCH JUMPED FROM BOLT AND SMASHED FINGER.
WHILE OPERATING A RUBBER TIRED DOZER, THE EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK.
GRINDING WELD HOT PARK BOUNCED OFF IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN A SMALL THORN TREE AND WAS STRUCK ON A FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND BY A THORN.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A DRAGLINE TUB DURING THE DAY THAT EVENING HIS EYE STARTED TO BOTH HIM HE WENT TO THE E.R. WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE.
EE WAS POSITIONING HIS MOBIL CRANE TO MAKE A PICK. HE BACKED THE CRANE INTO A DITCH. THIS CAUSED THE MACHINE TO OVERTURN RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS FOOT.
EE WAS OPERATING A D-8 DOZER. WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FOWARD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD THROWING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW HARD THROWING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW AND CAUSING PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BALDES.
EMPL RECEIVED WELDING SLAG IN EYE LACERATED EYELID & CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A VESSEL IN PREP PLANT. WHILE GRINDING NEXT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, HE WAS STRUCK BY FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ANOTHER GRINDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP MOT OR GRADER & STRUCK RUTS IN ROAD & WAS JARRED WHILE HIS BODY WAS T WISTED
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON A D9 TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN SOCKET ON A 1 1/2 IMPACT SLIPPED OFF NUT AND IMPACT WRENCH STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HAND AGAINST SIDE OF CASE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO LIFT AN INTAKE FAN MOTOR WITH AN ELECTRIC HOIST. THE HOIST AND TROLLER THAT HOIST WAS HOOKED IN CAME OFF OF THE END OF HOIST BEAM, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HE AD.
WHILE FABRICATING STEEL A PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN L BAR CAUSING IRRITATION TO L EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REAPIR AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH AND THE EXHAUST BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT INTO EYE.DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 05-30-91.
EMPL SETTING HOIST BRAKE ON REPAIR SLED TO BE USED ON DRAGLINE.WHILE USING OVERHEAD CRANE HE PINCHED TIP OF INDEX FINGER.
WELDING REC FLASH BURN TO EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS IN LOWER FLAME OF DRAGLINE WHILE MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED TO DIFFERENT LOCATION.WHEN MACHINE MOVED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR.
WELDING SM PC OF METAL LODGED IN L EYE
FLASH BURN TO EYES
WELDING FLASH TO EYES
CRAMPED WORKING AREA
CUTTING TORCH SPARKS BURNT IN EYE Y
DIRECTING UNLOADING OF PALLLET SLIPPED OUT OF YOKE RING BEING HELD BY HOIST METAL STRUCK EMP ON TOP OF FT
EMPL REPAIRING ON STEEL BOX GOT PIECE OF SLAG IN EYE.EMPL WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
USING HAND GRINDER GRINDING WHEEL BROKE STIKING EMP ON FINGER
USING CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE WELDING SLAG SOMETHI G WENT IN EYE
EMPL USING AIR CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE SLAG & FOREIGN MATERIAL WENT INTO EYE.EMPL WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPACT SOCKET AND HAD HAND ON SOCKET. THE SOCKET PIN CAME LOOSE CAUSING LACERATION BETWEEN RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPL WAS RUNNING SEATER STONE ON GENERATOR COMMUTATOR WHEN STONE BROKE. HIS FINGER WAS JERKED & CONTACTED RISER BARS. SEVERE ABRASION RESULTED EMPL WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.
A 2570 BUCKET WAS BEING TURNED OVER AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WELDING SHOP WHEN THE BUCKET FLIPPED OVER A SMALL PC. OF METAL STRUCK I. NAME IN THE LEFT SHOULDER.
I. NAME SOUGHT TREATMENT FOR FLASH BURN. HE AIR ARCED ON HIS SHIFT AND WAS NOT SURE WHEN HIS EYES WERE EXPOSED TO A FLASH. HE FELT HIS LENS MIGHT BE CRACKED OR THE LENS RETAINER WARPED. THE END.
I.NAME WAS GROU3DING ON 3902 D-9H BEHIND THE A2570. HE ROLLED UP & OVER A ROCK THE SIZE OF A HARD HAT. WHEN THE TRACK ROLLED OFF THE ROCK I.NAME RECEIVED A JARRING OR SLIGHT WHIPLASH.
I.NAME WAS GREA8ING CENTER PIN ON THE 2570-A WITH A HIGH PRESSURE GREASE LINE. THE FITTING HE WAS GREA SING BECAME PLUGGED - GREASE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUNCTURE HIS THUMB A ND BECOME FILLE8 WITH GREASE
I NAME WAS OPER5TING A CAT D 9 L HE BACKED UP AND RAN OVER A ROCK. HE SAID THE JAR FROM RUNNING OVER THE ROCK HURT HIS BACK. LOST TIME BEGAN 03 24 87
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A PENCIL TYPE GRINDER ON THE END OF AN EQUALIZER BAR FOR 3910 D-96 PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN HIS PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND TREATMENT BY DOCTOR ON 091986 PIECE OF IMBEDED METAL REMO VED 3
I NAME WAS OPER5TING A D9L STRIPPING THE CROWEBURG SEAM HE WA RUNNING THE DOZER IN REVERSE AND HIT A BIG ROCK THAT ROLLED IN BEHIND HIM ON LEFT SIDE WHERE HE COULD NOT SEE WHIPLASHING HIS BA BACK SHORTLY AF7ER HE STARTED VOMITING
TURNING SPROCKE7 SEGMENT WITH CHAIN AND OVERHEAD HOIST.FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN SPROCKET AND CHAIN RESULTING IN LACERATION TO FINGER.STITCHES INVOLVED.
I,NAME WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN OUT OF A SIDE CUT. THE JOLT OF THE DOZER RUNNING OVER THE ROCK CAUSED A BACK SPRAIN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I,NAME WAS OPERAT ING THE DOZER IN THE SPOIL.
MR CUPPY WAS WELDING ON A 2570 BUCKET AND RECEIVED FLASHBURN TO HIS LEFT EYE ACCIDENT REPORTED LATE
MR LEWIS WAS WELDING AND GRINDING ON THE 2570A MAST APEX FROM A WORK BASKET WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GRINDING POSITIONS THE GRINDER CONTACTED HIS LEFT HAND STITCHES REQUIRED
MR THOMAS WAS WELDING AND GRINDING ON A 2570 BOOM PIPE WHEN A SMALL PARTICLE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE MR THOMAS WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY