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EE WAS CHECKING THE AIR VOLUME ON A SQUIRREL CAGE FAN IN PREPARATION TO INSTALL IT ONE THE GRIT PLANT BAGGING SYSTEM. UPON STICKING HIS RIGHT HAND IN EXHAUST OF SQUIRREL CAGE FAN THE FAN CAUGH T HIS 1,2,3 FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING THEUNDER SIDE OF EACH.
TAKING BED OFF 769A CAT TRUCK CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG BED & I NAME (OUR MECH) WAS STEADING IT TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING THE CRANE WHEN THE CRANE OPERATOR MADE A MOVE THAT CAUSED THE BED TO SWING AG AINST I NAME HOLD & FORCED WEIGHT TO SHIFT I NAME POSITION & MAKE HIS BACK HURT
HE WAS REMOVING A NUT FROM THE SOCKET OF THE IMPACT WRENCH HE WAS USING WHEN HE ACCIDENT;Y HIT THE TRIGGER ON THE IMPACR WRENCH CAUSING A NUT TO SCREW ONTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER UP TO THE SECO ND JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE GENERATOR VAN AT TIME OF INJURY. EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS SEVERED TO THE ELBOW AND HE RECEIVED INTERNAL INJURIES.
HE WAS USING A GRINDER WHILE REMOVING SLAG FROM AREA TO BE WELDED, HIT A CARITY AND THE GINDER KICKED BACK. HE LST CONTROL AND THE GRINDER CUT HIS FOREARM. THE CUT IS MINER IT TOOK SEVEN STI TCHES AND WILL NOT LOSE ANY MORE WORK.
WE HA DHIRED TWO INDEPENDENT CRANE CONTRACTORS TO COME IN AND HELP SET UP OUR NEWLY DESIGNED ATACKING CONVEYOR.THE ONE CONTRACTOR WAS EXTENDING HIS BOOM AND JIB CAME LOOSE FROM HOLDER SWINGING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM.THE JIB APPROX 15' IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHING APPROX 2000 LBS STRUCK PLANT MANAGER FROM THE BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE JIB WENT ON TO HIT FOREMAN WHO
OPER SHO VEL IN QUARRY AND SHOVEL JARRED HARD WHIEL TRYING TO DIG OUT ROCK CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
WHILE SHARPENING DRILL BITS A PIECE OF METAL HIT LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A LOADER CUTTING EDGE HOLDING THE HEAD OF BOLT WITH LEFT PALM WHILE OPERATING ANIMPACT WRENCH WITH RIGHT HAND.BOLT HEAD SPUN CUTTING LEFT PALM.
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 WITH A DISC GRINDER, THE DISC CAUGHT THE METAL AND KICKED BACK, CUTTING THE WIRXX WRIST OF THE OPERATOR
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CUTTING TORCH AND ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HIS THUMB WHEN A HOSE RUPTURED.
OPERATOR EXPERI9NCED PAIN IN HIS BACK TO THE DEGREE THAT HE REQUIRED A MEDICAL OPINION. DOCTOR SAYS REST FROM VIBRATIONS OF MACHINE WITH DRUG THERAPY. VIBERATION AND ROCKING MOTION OF MACHIN E WERE NORMAL T2 ITS OPERATION AND AGGRAVATED EMPLOYEES CONDITION OVER TIME.
WHILE WELDING ON THE BUCKET WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HE GOT HIS EYES FLASHED AND BURNED
GRINDING BEVEL ON STEERING CYL.ROD WITH AIR POWERED DIE GRINDER METAL SHAVINGS GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE BURNING NUT OFF BOLT WITH TORCH A PARTICLE OF SLAG ENTERED UNDER EYELID GOGGLES WERE AVAILABLE BUT NOT USED WENT TO DR