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EE WAS USING A AIR ARC WELDER TO CUT A PIECE OF METAL WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AS HE WAS CUTTING HE EVENDENTLY ENCOUNTERED SOME RUST BUILD UP THE SLAG POPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING A HOOD TYPEEYE PROTECTION.
EE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF PIPE FROM A 6" X 20'JOINT OF PIPE. AS HE MADE HIS FINAL CUT A SECTION OF THE PIPE ROLLED OFF THE STAND STRIKING HIM ON THE FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SLOPE WITH DOZER (RECLAMATION) - WHILE PUSHING DOWN HILL HE RAN OVER A ROCK. THIS TILTED DOZER CAUSING OPERATOR TO LURCH FORWARD. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE INJU RED RIGHT HAND ON ONE OF THE CONTROL LEAVERS. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-13-97.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BUILDING AN ACCESS ROAD TO NEW DRILL BENCH AS HE MADE A PASS WITH HIS DOZER A TREE LIMB FLIPPED UP FROM THE SIDE OF THE DOZER BREAKING SIDE GLASS OF CAB SOME FRAGMEN T OF GLASS STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE & LEFT EYE ER FOR REMOVAL OF 1 PC GLASS FROM LEFT EYE RETURNED TO WORK
EMPLOYEE DID NTO REPORT INJURY TO SUPERVISOR OR COMPLETE ACCIDENT REPORT. HE CALLEDIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT HIS CONDITION WAS A REOCCURANCE OR REAGRIVATION OF PRIOR INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL TO RESET FOR NEXT DRILL HOLE. WHILE IN PROCESS OF MOVING HE PLACED HIS HAND ON CAB WAL AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED THUMB IN DOOR JAMB, THE DOOR SWUNG CLOSED ON THUMB CAU SING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING STATIONARY GRINDER TO REMOVE METAL BURR FROM A PIECE OF METAL THE METAL ROTATED CAUSING A CUT TO THE PALM OF EMPLOYEES RT HAND
EE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING HOLE AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE DISENGAGOING ONE DRILL STEEL FROM ANOTHER WHEN THE STEEL PIN THAT LOCKS THE LOWER DRILL STILL BECAME DISLODG ED AND CAME OUT EE JUMPED BACK INTO CAB STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE CAB OF THE DRILL COMPARTMENT.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS FROM WELDER WHILE WORKING IN AREA WHERE WELDING WAS BEING DONE
BACKING DRILL OUT ON DRILL BENCH BENCH GAVE WAY CAUSING DRILL TO TURN OVER BREAKING OP R ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TRUCK MOUNTED WELDER HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE WELDERS COOLING FAN
WELDING IN HOPP9R AND GOT A CARCH IN HIS BACK.
STEAM JENNY PRE8SURE HOSE BURST AND SPRAYED EMPLOYES EYES FILLING THEM WITH WATER AND DIRT NO PERMANENT DAMAGE M SERVICE IN OR8ER TO AVOID DAMEGE.COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT BEFOR BEING PLACED IN SERVICE AGAIN.