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THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF A VALVE PACKING GLAND USING A VICTOR OXY/ACETYLENE TORCH DUE TO A LEAK ON THE FLASH BACK ARRESTOR COUPLING AT THE TORCH A SMALL FLAME DEVELOPED WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF THE ACETYLENE & SMOTHER THE FIRE HE MOVED HIS LEFT ARM IN FRONT OF THE TORCH CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO LEFT FOREARM

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A CAT 235 EXCAVATOR FROM LOWBOY. HE WAS OPERATING HIS MACHINE WITH THE OPERATORS FOOR LATCHED OPEN. WHEN THE EXCAVATOR BROKE OVER DESCENDING THE LOWBOY RAMPS, HIS DOOR SLAMMED, CLOSING ON TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. RING FINGER AND MIDDLER FINGER WERE FRACTURED WITH AVULSION.

EE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF WELDING ON THE WALK HOUSING OF THE 3 DRAGLINE, WHICH IS LOCATED UP INSIDE A MANHOLE. THE MANHOLE IS APPROX. 2FTX6FT IN DIAMETER. EE WAS WEARING A WHITE SUIT WITHOUT A GREEN JACKET. WHICH CAUSED A REFLECTION FROM THE WHITE SUIT. EE HAD BEEN WELDING FOR APPROX. 4-6 HOURS.

EMPLOYEE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WAS TWO POSSIBLE JOBS GOING ON THAT EMPLOYEE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. 1) PULLING A SHAFT SLEEVE OFF OF PUMP REQUIRES HEATING THE SLEEV E WITH A TORCH, USING A PULLER AND HITTING OR TAPPING IT WITH A HAMMER. 2) REBUILDING A GRIZZLEY IN THE SHOP- A LOT OF TORCH WORK AND GRINDING. IN BOTH OF THESE JOBS, METAL WOULD HAVE BEEN TH

EE WAS WORKING OVERHEAD USING A ROUTER WHEN A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON LAUNDERS WHEN HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DUMP ROPE OFF CABLE REEL. WHEN MAKING THE LAST CUT TO FREE THE CABLES, TH EEND OF THE CABLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON A TRACTOR IN AN AWKWARD PSOTIION USING A IMPACT WRENCH HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

STANDING BY MATRIX PIPE WHEN BLOCKAGE DISCHARGED CAUSING THE PIPE TO STRIKE THE EMP THROWING HIM 15 FT AND STRUCK HEAD ON ANOTHER PIPELINE

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE #1 DRAGLINE WHILE MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING SHEET METAL ON THE OUTSIDE WHEN SLAG FROM THE WELDING ROD PENETRATED THE MACHINE HOUSE, DROP PING ONTO THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPL WELDING IN MAINT.SHOP THROUGHOUT DAY AND REPORTED EYE IRRITATION UPON REPORTING TO WORK 1-4

EE AND CO WORKER WAS REMOVING FABRICATED STEPS FROM A FLATBED TRUCK. THE CO WORKER WAS USING THE TORCH AND THE EE WAS HOLDING THE STEPS. WHEN THE STEPS WERE CUT FREE, THE ROLLED BACK AND STRUC K THE EE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING A GRADALL WHEN IT SUDDENLY DECELERATED CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

EE AND CO WORKER WAS IN A MANLIFT BASKET WELDING WHEN THE EE RECIEVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER WHEN IT FELL INTO A HOLE CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO FALL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL.

EMPL OPERATING PAN.WHILE BEING PUSHED BY BULLDOZER,EMPL JOLTED BY BULLDOZER PUSHING PAN CAUSING NECK STRAIN.

EMPL MODIFYING SINGLE-AXLE TRAILER TO MOUNT PORTABLE WELDING MACHINE AND CUTTING TORCH.WAS USING OVERHEAD HOIST IN SHOP TO HANDLE TRAILER.HAD TURNED TRAILER OVER TO WORK ON BOTTOM SIDE AND WAS USING OVER HEAD HOIST TO RETURN TRAILER TO RIGHT-SIDE -UP POSITION..WHEN TRAILER FRAME WAS LIFTED TO THE POINT WHERE PERPENDICULAR TO SHOP FLOOR AND EMPL PUSHED ON TOP OF FRAME TO POSITION TR

EMPL APPLYING HARD COAT WELD TO INSIDE OF 42" 90 DEGREE PIPE FITTING.A FAN WAS SET UP TO EXHAUST FUMES AND SMOKE OUT AND AWAY FROM EMPL.AIR TURBULENCE CAUSED FOREIGN MATERIAL TO ENTER LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS LAND CLEARING USING A BULLDOZER AS THE EMPLOYEE STARTED PUSHING A TREE THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF SIDE OF THE TREE CAUSING A QUICK SURGE WITH BULLDOZER EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER HE BE GAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN

EMPL INSTALLING LEFT REAR SHOCK ON VEHICLE USING IMPACT WRENCH.7/8" SOCKET RETAINER RING LOST SPRING TENSION ALLOWING SOCKET TO COME OFF STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.EMPL SENT TO HOSP AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF A 18" GATE VALVE BEING SUSPENDED FROMTHE BOOM OF A BULLDOZER. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THE BULLDOZER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO LINE UP THE BOLT HOLES IN THE FLANGES. AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STOOD UP FROM A KNEELING POSITION TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, THE VALVE SLIPPED, SWINGING TOWARD HIM AND PINNING HIM BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER GATE VALVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND DOING OTHER ODD JOBS WHEN HIS RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRITATED.

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE CUTTING TREES USING A MACHETE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE DID NOT HEAR THE WARNING TO CLEAR THE LINE AND WAS STRUCK ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BY A SMALL TREE.

WELDING PUMP SLED IN PUMP CREW SHOP. PHONED NURESE TO REPORT EYE BURNING AND WATERY. TREATED FORFLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES

EMPL WAS MOVING A DRAG MOTOR USING AN OVERHEAD HOIST EMPL HAD TO RELOCATE THE DRAGLINE HOIST CABLE TO LET THE OVERHEAD CRANE COME TO THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE SO THAT HE COULD PULL THE MOTOR TH E EMPL L LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND PINION GUARD ON THE FRONT DRAG MOTOR

WHILE CHANGING OUT DUMP CABLES ON DRAGLINE BUCKET THE CABLE STRUCK BUCKET RIGGING AND BOUNCED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEES NOSE CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS

EMPL WAS REMOVING THE HEAD BOLTS FROM A DIESEL ENGINE USING A 1/2" IMPACT WITH A PULL HANDLE THE SOCKET BROKE AND THE TORQUE REACTION FORCED THE MEPL HAND AGAINST A FUEL INJECTOR CAUSING A SCA RAPING WOUND

EMPL OPERATING CUTTING TORCH -BURNED LEFT THUMB.

EMP AND CO WORKERS WERE CUTTING DOWN TREES WHEN AN ENTANGLED VINE STRUCK THE IN EMP IN THE BACK AND RIGHT ARM

EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE BACKFILLING A SPILLWAY USING A PORTABLE DIRT TAMPER. THE MACHINE STARTED SPRAYING MOTOR OIL CAUSING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO FALL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE DI RT TAMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BEARINGS OFF OF A PINION SHAFT USING A TORCH WHEN HE BURNED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMP. LOST CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC HAND GRINDER WHILE GRINDING ON THE OUTER SKIN OF THE #5 DRAGLINE TUB. THE GRINDING WHEEL GLANCED OFF THE EM. LEG LACERATING IT JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS SETTING CYCLONE ON BACK OF TRUCK WITH THE CRANE.THE CYCLONE SPUN AROUND CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO JUMP FROM THE TRUCK.EMP EMPLOYEE STUCK 2IS HAND OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL,AND HIS WRIST STRUCK THE PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING OUTSIDE OF SLIMES LAUNDER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE, DRILLING HOLES IN RUBBER BELTING. EMPLOYEE STATES HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AND WENT TO THE CLINIC. THE NURSE LOOKED I3 HIS EYE AND COULD SEE A SMALL BALCK SPOT ON THE IRIS OF THE LEFT EYE. SHE TRIED TO REMOVE IT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND SENT HIM TO THE DR WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A BURN TO THE

THE EMPLOYE HAD3PARKED THE GRADER FOR LUNCH. HE REMOVED HIS ASHTRAY TO SEE IF IT WOULD ALLOW MORE AIR FLOW THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER DUCT. HE STUCK HIS HAND DOWN IN THE OPENING AND STRUCK TH E FAN BLADE. TH9 TIP OF THE EMPLOYEE S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PARTIALLY AMPUTATED AND REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LO2KING FOR A TOOL IN A TRUCK TOOL BOX. A PLUG DRAIN VALVE ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED BUT WAS PLUGGED WITH TRASH. THE COMPRESSOR BUILT UP PRESSURE BLOWING THE PLUG OUT, KNOCKING 9MPLOYEE S GLASSES OFF, FILLING HIS EYES WITH SAND AND DEBRIS. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE LAKE CITY EMERGTICENTER AND WAS TREATED FOR CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO HOOK A FORK LIFT HOIST THROUGH A PAD EYE ON TOP OF AN ELECTRIC WELDER. THE PAD EYE WAS SMALL AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HEADACHE BALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PUT THE HOOK T2ROUGH THE PAD EYE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN THE MECHANIC HOISTED DOWN, THE HEADACHE BALL PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE PAD EYE RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT MI

A SWIVEL YOKE W5S OFF CENTER BETWEEN THE MAST RAILS ON A DRILL RIG.I NAME INSERTED A SMALL PLUG IN PULLDOWN SPROCKET. I REACHED UP WITH MY RIGHT HAND TO FEEL FOR THE PLUG. OPERATOR MOVED PULLD OWN CHAIN SLOWL2 BUT I STILL HAS MY FINGERS ON THE PLUG. AS THE SPROCKET TURNED MY TWO FINGER WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLDOWN CHAIN AND SPROCKET. I RECEIVED THREE SUTURES IN TRIGHT MIDDLE FI

USING A DRILL P9ESS, HE HAD BORED OUT THREE BOLT HOLES. ONE OF THE HOLES HAD SOME BURRS ON IT AND HE DECIDED TO USE THE DRILL TO REMOVE THE BURRS. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE PLATE IN BOTH HAND S AND LIFTED TH9 PLATE UP TO THE DRILL BIT. THE PLATE BEGAN TO SPIN, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS GRIP AND THE PLATE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING BOLTS IN PUMP BOOT USING AN IMPACT WRENCH IMPACT WRENCH WAS ACCIDENTLY BUMPED INTO REVERSE WHICH CAUSED BOLT TO QUICKLY BACK OUT CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN T HE TOOL & THE P6MP MOTOR EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES EMPLOYEE RECEIVED THREE SUTURES

EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH CO WORKERS WERE SETTING INTERMEDIATE SWING GEAR WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED ON OUTSIDE OF GEAR, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

HE AND CO WORKERS WERE REMOVING JAW CLUTCH FROM A LINBELT DRAGLINE. AFTER LEVER AND PIN WERE REMOVED, ONE CO WORKER ASKED THE OTHER CO WORKER TO BE SURE THE CONTROL LEVER WAS IN MEUTRAL POSIT THINKING THE CONTROL WAS A THREE POSITION CONTROL LEVER, HE MOVE THE CONTROL LEVER TO CENTER THE CYLINDER WAS ENERGIAED AND THE PISTON WAS PROPELLED FROM THE CYLINDER BY ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE