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INJURED WAS SPRAYING PERMANENT STOPPINGS PER 75.333 WITH A SODIUM SILICATE PRODUCT. THE SPRAY MACHINE CLOGGED AND THE INJURED WAS PERFORMING REMEDIAL CHECKS AND ACTIVATED THE MACHINE, CAUSING PRODUCT TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE MACHINES HOPPER INTO BOTH OF HIS EYES. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
BACKING UP CUTTER CATCHING FOOT BETWEEN A ROCK THE CUTTER BENDING STEEL TOE BOOT BACK CAUSING SKIN TO BE CUTTER OFF LEAVING BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A WATER PUMP WITH A PULL STRING.STRING WAS PULLED AND ENGINE BACKLASH JERKED HAND RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER ON RIGHT AHND.RING FINGER.
GRINDER WAS TURNED ON TO SHARPEN ROOF DRILL BITS GRINDING ROCK CAME APART ONE PIECE HIT MAN IN RIBS.NO SERIOUS INV WAS ANTICIPATED AT FIRST BUT SORENESS HAS PERSISTED FOR A WEEK SO INV EMPLOYE E HAS DECIDED TO GET EXAMINED BY A MD.
OPERATOR OF BULLDOZER WAS BOUNCED UP AND HIT HEAD ON INSIDE OF CANOPY, CAUSING A CUT ON HIS HEAD AT THE HAIRLINE.
PUTTING LAST ROOF BOLT INPIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HITTING LEFT FOOT.
POURING AND SPREADING CONCRETE FOR ROADWAY.
POURING AND SPREADING CONCRETE FOR ROADWAY.
A PIECE OF ROCK WAS UNDER ROOF BOLTER HEAD. WHILE GETTING ROCK FROM UNDER HEAD, HE HELD HIS HAND OVER DRILL STEEL AND HE HIT BOOM LIFT LEVER WITH HIS BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE DRILL CABLE THAT WAS WHAPPED AROUND BOLTER WHEEL.
EE WAS INSTALLI3G ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE TOP FELL ON HIM.