CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SPOOL & HIT HIM NEAR THE EYE.
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Showing all 7INJURED WAS REPLACING FAN BELTS ON V8 GENERATOR. EH WAS SPINNING FAN B HAND TO ALLOW BELT TO GO ONTO THE PULLEY. ONE BELT GOT LODGED IN FAN, WHEN THE FAN WAS PULLED ON, THE NEXT BLADE CAME A ROUND AND CUT THE FINGER.
HE WAS CUTTING 5 H-BEAM OFF CRUSHER, A SPARK HIT THE ANGLE IRON, CIRCLED AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR.
ON 1/12/87 HE W5S CLEANING SNOW OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK; HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND FELT HIS KNEE POP BUT FELT NO PAIN. ON 1/21/87 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, HE PUSHED ON LTHE CLUTCH AND FE LT HIS KNEE POP3AGAIN AND THEN FELT PAIN.
EMP WAS WELDING3WHEN A HOT PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE
EMPL RUNNING DO1ER OVER ROUGH GROUND.WHILE BACKING MACHINE UP WENT OVER ROUGH CENTER OF AREA JARRING OPERATOR.
WELDING.