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EE WAS CUTTING (TORCHING) AN OLD CUTTING EDGE OFF OF H10 HIGHLIFT BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL STURCK THE EE IN THE TOOTH, RESULTING IN A SMALL HOLE IN THE FRONT TOOTH. EE WILL MAKE AN APPT. WITH HIS DENTIST TO HAVE TOOTH REPAIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER. HE WAS PUSING OVERBURDEN TO HIGHLIFT. THE DOZER SLID FROM RIGHT TOLEFT THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY. WHEN THE DOZER SLID RIGHT TO LEFT, AND THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY, IT CAUSED A JERK TO EMPLOYEE'S NECK.
EE WAS SHARPENING A DRILL BIT WITH A HAND GRINDER. WEARING SAFETY GLASSES A PIECE OF METAL DUST GOT UNDERNEATH THE SAFETY GLASSES. A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM RIGHT EYE, AND EE WAS PRESC RIBED 2 DAYS OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING (HARDSURFACING) ON A HIGHLIFT (H-10) BUCKET HE WAS NOT WEARING CLOTHING THAT COVERED HIS ARMS.THEREFORE FLASHBURNS WERE THE RESULT.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON 08-23 -91.
WELDER WAS USING AIRARC, CUTTING OUT CRACKS ON BACK OF BUCKET ROLL ON BUCKET OF 475 MICHIGAN (H-8). THE WELDER WAS REACHING SLIGHTLY UPWARD WHILE USING AIRARC. CHUNK OF HOT METAL FELL ON ARM A ND BURNT THROUGH WELDERS WORK JACKET, HOODED SWEATSHIRT, AND SHIRT. THE METAL BURNT AN 8 INCH SECTION OF WELDERS ARM, ON INNER PART OF ELBOW AND A 2 INCH SECTION ON WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN BASKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT & WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING HOLES FOR A PRODUCTION SHOT A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO KJJERK SUDDENLY & STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW ON SIDE OF BASKET HE WAS STANDING IN
I.NAME WAS BREAKING ROCK WHEN A PIECE FLEW THROUGH THE WINDOW STRIKING HIM INTHE RIGHT ARM CAUSING LACERATIONS