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WELDING HAMMERS AND INHALED SMOKE FROM WELDER CONGESTION TO LUNGS AND DIZZINESS
EMP WA> GRINDING A DRIL BIT WHEN A SMALL PC OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE UNDER SAFEY GLASSES.
INJURED WAS GRINDING PIECE OF STEEL ON POWER GRINDER METAL CAUGHT ON GRIND WHEEL PULLING IT IN AND PULLED INJURIES THUMB IN WITH IT INJURY LOST END OF LEFT HAND THUMB.
HE WAS WELDING AND EYES BEGAN TO BURY AND IT ON AFTER WELDING ABOUT 40 HRS RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN BOTH EYES DR PERSRIBED ONIMENT AND REST.
WHILE RUNNING A DISC SANDER SOME METAL FRAGMENTS 2 IMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING SLIGHTLY OVERHEAD ON VERTICAL PIPE AND WAS BURNED THROUGH COVERALLS WITH SPATTER. HE NOTICED A RED LINE RUNNING UP HIS ARM FROM THE BURN.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING HIS BUTTON BIT WITH A DIE GRINDER HE CLAIMS A FILING WENT UNDER HIS FACE SHIELD AND UNDER HIS GLASSES LODGING IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE HE COULD FIND NOTHING IN HIS EYE WENT HOME WHEN HIS SHIFT WAS OVER HE SAYS HE FELT DISCOMFORT THAT NIGHT AT HOME AND WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 9-23-88 HE WENT TO DR WHO REMOVED A STEEL FILING FROM HISEYE
WAS JACKHAMMERING TOE IN THE QUARRY THE TOE WAS ONLY A SLIGHT HUMP WHEN HE STARTED THE HOLE HE STOPPED TO CLEAN THE HOLE OUT THE TRIGGER ON THE AIR JACKHAMMER STUCK OPEN WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK CHIPPED OFF AT THE TOP OF THE HOLE CAUSING THE AIR HAMMER TO FALL AWAY FROM HIM HE GRABBED THE HAMMER FEELING A PIAN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE GOR DUST IN HIS EYES.
I.NAME WAS CHANGING THE DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A COUPLING FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS RT ARM JUST BELOW HIS ELBOW
EMMP STATES HE WA> WORKING AT PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER INSTALLING A NEW TOGGLE PLATE. A THREE PART LINE WAS BEING LOWERED BY CRANE THROUGH A HOLE IN FLOOR WHEN A HOOK SNAGGED ON PITTMAN BREATHE R AND WAS DISENGAGED CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE EMP IN LOWER BACK AREA.
OBSERVING JAW CRUSHER HANG-UP. SHOVEL TOOTH ON CABLE BEING USED TO FREE HANG-UP. SHOVEL TOOTH STRUCK FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PACKING MUD IN HOLE.WHERE DRILL WAS OPERATING DRILL BIT CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING TOE AND CUTTING FOOT.DRILL OPERATOR THOUGHT INJURED PERSON WAS OUT O F WAY AND CLEAR OF MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS WITH A TORCH UNDER PERSONAL VEHICLE AND PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED ON RITHGHT EYELID AREA
NORMAL WELDING DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CONVEYOR BELT CONTRACTOR INSTALL NEW BELT. CRANE BOOM ON CONTRACTOR CRANE COLLAPSED CRUSHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE DRILL. AS HE WAS CHANGING THE STEEL, IT FELL OUT OF THE 2 ARMS THAT HOLD IT UP, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMP. WAS DRILING WITH AIR TRACK ON LEDGE AND ROCK FELW AND STRUCK EMP. IN LEFT EYE. EMP. WORKED REST OF DAY AND FELT DISCOMFORT THAT NIGHT,, RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DASY AND TEN WENT TO DOCTOR.
USING HYDRAULIC PORTA-POWER TO PUSH V-BELT SHEAVE OFF VIBRATING SCREEN SHAFT HAND CHAIN HOIST USED TO HOLD WEIGHT OF SHEAVE.WHEN SHEAVE CAME OFF CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED LEFT HAND BECAME WRAPPED I N HOIST CHAIN AND HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN SHAEAVE DROPPED JERKING HIM FORWARD INTO VEAM.
WHILE CUTTING METAL PLATE WITH A TORCH A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW UP UNER CUTTING GOGGLES AND INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PART OF SMALL CREW CLEARING TREES AT STIPPING SITE. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HARDWOOD TREE ABOUT 5" TO 6" ACROSS USING TOP EDGE OF CHAIN SAW. 'E HAD HIS LEFT LEG FORWARD OF HIS BODY AND WAS CUTTING AT APPROCIMATELY A RIGHT ANGLE TO HIS LEG. THE SAW KICKED BACK AS THE TREE BENT AND STRUCK JUST BELOW HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A SHALLOW CUT ABOU 3" LONG. DOCTOR CLEANED WOUND,
EMPL WAS CUTTING STEEL FLT BAR WITH ROTARY SAW EHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WASHED IT OUT & DEBRIS WAS REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE AS USING CUTTING TORCH WHEN PIEC OF METAL ENTERED LEFT EYE
BURNING ANGLE FOR HANDRAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS USINGA CUTTING TORCH TO CUT STEEL FOR FEEDER.MOLTEN STEEL DROPED IONTO HIS BOOT CAIAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPL GRINDING SLAG FROM DISASSEMBLED CONVEYOR WITH HAND-HELD GRINDER.GRINDING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPL LEFT LOWER LEG.
THE COMPANY HAD RENTED 2 CRANES TO DISMANTLE A CONVEYOR. THE CRANES WERE SUPPORTING GANTRY AND CONVEYOR FRAME. ONE MAN WAS STANDING ON CATWALK AND ONE MAN WAS INSIDE FROAME OF CONVEYOR CUTING LAST BOLT FROM GANTRY WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUTG LOOSE THE 70 FT RUSTED CONVEY FRAME COLLAPSED IN THE MIDDLE. CUTTING TORCH WAS SWAYING AROUND, AND THE MEN WERE BEING SHAKE
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE WORKING DOWN IN JAW CRUSHER THE BLOCK BEING LET DOWN BY CRANE BUMPED LEFT KNEE CAUSING SPRAIN INJURED 2-23-88 WENT TO DR 2-24-88
WHILE OPERA TING A D-6 CAT DOZER T HE EMPLOYEES BACK WAS JERKED IN THE SEAT WHEN THE MACHINE WENT INT O GEAR INSTEAD OF NEUTRAL
SUBJECT WAS HOLDING METAL MATERIAL WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS WELDING. HE WAS NOT WEARING CORRECT EYE PROTECTION BUT WAS TURNING HIS HEAD AWAY FROM THE WORK. HE LOOKED BACK & EYES WERE BURNED BY AN ARC.
(NAME)WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM HOUSING OF SAND SCROOR.HE WAS HOLDING A CONTOR PUNCH USING A #2 MACHINE HAMMER.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF PUNCH STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB TAKING 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE CU T.
REMOVING SLAG WITH CHIPPING HAMMER PIECES OF SLAG FELL INTO BOTH EYES.
DRILL OPER CLEA3ING DRILL WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOT WATER UNIT DISCHARGE END OF WAND DROPPED DOWN BY LEATHER BOOT LEFT .STEAM WENT THROUGH STITCHING ON TOP OF BOOT AND BURNED HIS FOOT.TOP.
EQUIPMENT OPERA7OR TRAVELING WITH DRAGLINE CRANE, ENGAGED TRACK LOCK LEVER TO STEER, LEFT HAND WAS ON LEVER AS IT KICKED ITS SELF OUT HITTING HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.
DRILL HELPER CO3NECTED NEW SECTION OF HOSE TO COMPRESSOR AIRLINE. WALKED TOWARD DRILL NEAR LINE AFTER STARTING COMPRESSOR. HOSE COUPLING CAME LOOSE BETWEEN NEW & OLD SECTION. END OF LINE HIT E MPLOYEE ON HEEL3OF LEFT FOOT DROPPING HIM TO GROUND. NO RESTRAINT CHAINS OR CABLES ON NEW SECTION OF HOSE. SENT TO DR. FOR X-RAY WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN & RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT MATERIAL HE WAS WORKING ON BROKE ALLOWING JACKHAMMER TO SLIP PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON THE NEW CONSTRUCTION SITE. STRUCTURE IN A BASKET OF A CHERRY PICKER. LEVER KNOCK HIM AROUND CAUSING HIS HAND TO GET CAUGHT AND TORE AWAY MEAT ON HIS THIRD FINGER.
I NAME WAS CUTT3NG A PIECE OF METAL WHEN SMALL PIECE SHIFTED CAUSING IT TO PINCH LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL GRINDING B3TS AT DRILL SITE.FLAKE OF METAL LODGED IN LASHES OF RIGHT EYE AND WAS TRANSFERRED INTO EYE BY RUBBING.EMPL SUFFERED SOME DISCOMFORT GOT WORSE DURING NIGHT.EMPL SENT TO CO DR RE MOVED SMALL FLA5E OF METAL FROM CORNEA OF RIGHT EYE.NO DAMAGE TO EYE.RX MED FOR PAIN.
WHILE USING CUT7ING TORCH AT SHOULDER LEVEL MELTED STEEL DROPPED ON A KNIFE JUST ABOVE HIS FOOT CAUSE 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ANKLE.
WHILE AT IRWINDALE ON CRUSHING DECK WORKING ON PLUGGED SEVEN FOOT CRUSHER CHANGING POSITION OF ADJUSTING RAMS, EMPLOYEEHS LITTLE FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN RAM BARREL AND RAM BRACKET.
I.NAME REMOVING3BIT FROM BENT DRILL ROD BY HOLDING BIT IN WRENCH AND USING DRILL TO UNSCREW ROD.WHEN IT CAME OFF THE END WHIPPED AROUND AND HIT I.NAME IN THE ARM AND CHEST.
WHILE MOVING GR5SS AND CUTTING WEEDS AND BRUSH-SOMETHING GOT IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
I,NAME CLAIMED 4HILE HE WAS REMOVING SPIDER BOLTS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HE WAS STANDING ON A WALKWAY HOLDING A 1" AIR WRENCH, CHEST LEVEL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WHEN THE NUT ON THE BOLT WAS T IGHTENED A PIEC9 OF RUST BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
WELDING AND INS7ALLING GUARDS REPAIRMAN TURNED AROUND WHEN ANOTHER WELDER STRUCK AIR ARC AND ALSO SAND WAS BLOWING.
CHIPPING SLAG F9OM WELD.
USING FULL LENG7H ARC AIR STICK IN CLOSE AREA,WRONG AREA OF STICK COULD SOMETIMES STRIKE BUCKET-FLESHING BESIDE HELMET-BURNING EYES.
THE EMP WAS HEL1ING ANOTHER EMP WHO WAS WELDING ON BACKING SHIM FOR THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHILE HE WAS HELPING, THE I NJ EMP RECEIVED WEDLING FLASHES IN BOTH EYES
EMPLOYEE LEANED3OUT OF CHRUSHER JUST AS FELLOW EMPLOYEE FINSHED CUTTING OFF BOLT OUTSIDE. AS CUTTING TORCH WAS SWUNG UPWARD, IT CAUGHT IN A TATTERED HOLE IN THE ARM SLEEVE, AND BURNED THROUGH TO THE SKIN. 3
I.NAME CLAIMED 4HILE CHANGING WEAR SLEEVE ON HAMMER WHICH WAS WORN THIN & TAPERED AS A RESULT VERY SHARP WHILE TRYING TO KNOCK BIT ALIGNING BEARING OUT OF SLEEVE RESULTING CUT REQUIRING STITCH ES 3