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MORTAR SAND BELT TRIPPED OFF LINE. RESET ENGAGED & BELT WAS RESTARTED. BELT STOPPED AGAIN. FUSE DISCONNECT WAS OPENED & FUSES WERE REMOVED. WHILE REINSTALLING NEW FUSES, ELECTRICAL ARC OCCURRE D CAUSING FLASH OVER BURNING RIGHT HAND. LIGHTINHIT LINE DURING THIS CHANGE-OVER RUNNIGN IN ON EQUIPMENT.
WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BOLTS HEADS OFF FLASHING WHEN FIRE CAME OFF HOT METAL AND WENT INTO BOOT AND BURNT LEFT FOOT.
AIR LINE BLEW OFF DRILL HEAD & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH & CHAIN. CAUSED A JAGGED CUT FROM ONE END OF THE MOUTH TO THE OTHER END ON THE INSIDE DO MOUTH. ALSO A PUNCTURE FROM INSIDE TO THE OUTS IDE ON CHIN BELOW LIP. KNOCKED FRONT TEETH LOOSE & BENT PARTIAL PLATE.
EMPLOYEE PUSHED TRAVEL LEVER AND KNUCKLED THE CRANE. WHEN HE REACHED FOR LEVER TO MOVE THE CRANE, THE LEVER SLIPPED OUT ON ITS OWN AND JAMMED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND BRUISED FINGER.
CLUTCH DRAGGED ON REHAUL BRAKE FOOT CAUGHT & CLUTCH PUSHED FOOT TOO FAR BACK BRUISED FOOT
WELDING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT-RUST FROM EQUIPMENT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.