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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRAGLINE. HE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE HAD A HOLE IN HIS PANTS NEAR THE TOP OF BOOT ON RT FOOT. HIS LEG WAS POSITIONED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL HE WAS TRIMMING TO ENTER HIS BOOT WHICH WAS UNLOACED THRU THE HOLE IN HIS PANTS.
OPERATOR ALLEGES THAT WINDOW OF CAT HOE FELL ONTO TOP OF HEAD WHILE EXCAVATING WASH OUT PIT, IN CONCRETE DIVISION. THE OPERATOR WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY, WENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL THE END OF THE WORKDAY ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.
LABORER USED A GAS DRIVEN PUMP TO REMOVE WATER FROM A SURGE TUNNEL. HE WORKED IN TUNNEL WHILE PUMP WAS RUNNING. LABORER FELT HIMSELF GETTING DIZZY AND TURNED OFF FEED TO CONVEYOR BELT. PLANT O PERATOR WENT TO INVESTIGATE WHY MATERIAL FLOW STOPPED AND FOUND LABORER OUTSIDE THE TUNNEL.