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[PRESSURE CLEANING] LOST CONTROL OF HIS BALANCE WHILE WORKING IN A CLOSED AREA CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE PRESSURE GUN. THE FLEXABLE WAND [AN EXTENSION ON END OF GUN] SLID OUT OF HIS H AND, CAME UP ACROSS HIS FACE SEVERAL TIMES, INJURING HIS FACE & LEFT EYE. CAUSES FOR LOSE OF CONTROL ARE IN QUESTION.

EE WAS LOADING ANFO INTO EXPLOSIVES TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK BIN DOORS WERE OPEN. HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE TRUCK TO CLOSE THE DOORS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY HYDRAULIC CONTR OL LEVERS. ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. AS HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE LEVERS TO CLOSE THE DOORS, HE EVIDENTLY ALSO PULLED ON ONE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN TURNING THE DRAG ROP DRUM ON A 2570 DRAGLINE IN ORDER TO POSITION IT TO RECEIVE NEW DRAG CABLES. A STEEL CABLE AND A SHACKLE WERE HOOKED TO THE MAIN HOIST OVERHEAD. AS PRES SURE WAS PUT ON THE DRUM, THE SHACKLE BROKE CAUSING BOTH SHACKLE AND CABLE TO FLY VACKWARD STRIKING EE IN CHEST AND FACE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING IN SPOILS LEVELING MATERIAL. AS HE WAS BACKING UP IN THE PUSH SLOT THE TRACTOR HE WAS OPERATING ROLLED OVER A ROCK CAUSING EE TO JARR HIS NECK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT FROM A MINER OUT FIELD. HE WAS HOOKING UP A CABLE FROM AN ELECTRICAL BOX TO THE BLADE OF A TRACTOR SO THAT THE TRACTOR COULD PULL IT OUT. AS EE WAS REACHING UP TO HOOK THE CABLE TO THE TOP OF THE BLADE, HE HAD TO STRETCH TO REACH AND WHILE DOING SO, HIS FOOTWENT UNDER THE TRACTOR BLADE, INJURING THE TOES.

EE WAS WELDING HE WAS USING AHAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND THE WELD. THE GRINDER SLIPPED ANS TRUCK EE IN THE HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER ON A SLOPE. WHILE BACKING UP RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO SLIP OFF QUICKLY AND THROWING EE AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND SIDE CONSOLE.

DOZER OPERATOR RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH JARRED THE DOZER CAUSING BACK PAIN. HE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION WHICH CAUSED AN ALLERGIC REACTION AND HIVES.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING AN AIR BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A 2570 DRAGLINE. AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING PLACED IN POSITION, EE HAD HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE PEDESTAL AND HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO REPLACE 440 VOLT BREAKER. EMPLOYEE WENT TO MAIN SUBSTATION AND TOOK POWER OFF. EMPLOYEE USED METER TO CHECK BREAKER FOR VOLTAGE. HE DID NOT GET READING AND ASSUMED POWER WAS OFF. WHEN EMPLOYEE STARTED TO UNDO THE LEAD TERMINALS W/ SCREWDRIVER AN ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED BURNING EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONRUBBER MAT, WEARING HARD HAT & GLASSES, NO GLOVE

SPRAY FROM CO WORKER S PRESSURE GUN OR DEBRIS FROM THE TRUCK BEING CLEANED HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE KNOCKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF. HE DID NOT NOTICE HE WAS STEPPING INTO SPRAY AREA OF CO WORKER.