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WELDING STEEL PIPE OVERHEAD SPARK FELL IN EAR EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 06-26-9 5 AFTER IRRITATION IN LEFT EAR REQUIRED DOCTOR VISIT & MEDICATION EMPLOYEE TO RETURN TO DOCTOR IN J ULY
EE WAS LAYING DOWN CUTTING STEEL WITH A TORCH AND SOME HOT METAL WENT DOWN INTO HIS EAR. THE METAL BURNED A HOLE IN HIS EAR DRUM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON NEW STRUCTURE TO HOLD HYDROCYCLONES. DURING HIS WORKING SHIFT HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH BURN FROM ANOTHER WELDER LOCATED ON SAME STRUCTURE.
WELDERS FLASH FROM TWO CONSECTIVES DAYS OF WELDING PLUS STEEL PIECE REMOVED FROM THE LEFT EYE.
HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE AND CAME DOWN BACK OF BOOM ENTERING CAB THROUGH FRONT WINDOW WHICH WAS OPEN STRIKING OPERATOR.
DROPPED A COUPLING IN DRILL HOLE DRILL WAS NOT ROTATING TOOK LEFT HAND AND REACHED DOWN IN HOLE TO GET THE HOOK UP THE COU ING WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION HIS L HAND GLOV E ON IT GOT CAUGHT ON THE STEEL AND WRAPPED GLOVE AND HIS HAND AROUND IT TORE GLOVE AND MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER OF L HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED RING FINGER REATTACHED
MCCOMB NOTICED HE HAD A LOW TIRE ON HIS LOADER WHILE LOADING QUARRY ROCK HE BROUGHT THE LOADER TO THE YARD AND PUT IT IN THE SHOP TO AIR THE TIRE WHILE AIRING THE TIRE THE LOCK RING BLEW OFF STRIKING MR MCCOMB