EMPLOYEE WAS SA3DBLASTING A ROTOR FROM THE POWER PLANT MOISTURE IN THE AIR CAUSED THE SANDBLASTING SAND TO PLUG THE MAIN HOSE OF BLASTER HE DISCONNECTGED HOSE & HOOKED ANOTHER HOSE TO THIS TO BLOW THE SAND 6ACK OUT THE OTHER END WHEN AIR PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE END OF THE HOSE HE WAS HOLDING FLEW OUT OF HIS HANDS & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH
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Showing all 18INJ WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE OF METAL USING THE LARGE AIR HAMMER IN THE BLACKSMITH SHOP HE WAS HOLDING IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND OPERATING THE HAMMER WITH RIGHT HAND THE BENT PIECE OF METAL TURNED UN8ER THE WEIGHT OF ANVIL ON HAMMER PULLING HAND PUTTING THUMB UNDER POINT OF IMPACT
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 OFF STEEL PLATE THAT HE HAD JUST BURNED WITH A TORCH EMP WAS SITTING ON THE FLOOR GRINDING IN A CORNER UNDER A WORK BENCH HE WAS USING THE DISC GRINDER OVERHEAD WITHOUT A 180 DEGREE GUARD IT3JUMPED BACK CUTING HIS LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A WASTE GAS FAN BLADES WHILE GRINDING ON ANOTHER BLADE WHILC CHANGING POISITIONS HE MOBED HIS LEG INTO THE GRINDER DISK EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A WASTE GAS FAN IN A REPAIR PIT EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON ONE OF THE FAN BLADES WHILE GRINDING ON ANOTHER BLADE WHILE CHANGING POSITIONS HE MOVED HIS LEG INTO THE ROTATIN
EMP WAS O PERAT3NG AIR POWERED HAMMER THE TWIST LOCK HOSE CONNECTION CAME LOOSE AND THE HOSE BLEW APART STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE CUT ON CHIN
EMP WAS HAND DRSSSING A DRILL BIT THE BIT CAUGHT AND FLIPPED OVER AGAINST THE GRINDING WHEEL CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH AUTOMATIC WELDER, PIECE OF SLAG FELL ON LEFT PANTS LEG BURNING THRU TO LEG.
INJURED WAS UNHOOKING A ROD CHARGER, TWO CABLE HOOKS JAMMED WHILE LIFTING UP IT RELEASED SUDDENLY & HIT HIM IN THE HIP..
I.NAME WAS STANDING ON A SET OF STEPS ON THE UPPER SECTION OF THE FRAME OF THE 665 100-TON TRAILER WHERE THE FRONT TORQUE TUBE HAD BEEN ATTACHED. HE WAS GRINDING THE I NSIDE SURFACE OF THE RH UPRIGHT PLATES WITH AN AIR GRINDER USING A 9" GRINDING DISC. HE RAISED ABOVE THE METAL & EDGE OF DISC CUT INTO RIGHT KNEE THRU 2 PAIRS OF PANTS.
I.NAME CUT OLD SAFETY CABLE ON CATWALK OF 133 SHOVEL HUNG LIGHTED TORCH OVER HAND RAIL CALLED HIS PARTNER TO THROW NEW CABLE FROM TRUCK WALKED PAST LIT TORCH AND BURNED HIS LEG WHILE DOING SO.
INJURED WAS GRINDING A DOZE BLADE AFTER A WELDER COMPLETED HIS WORK. FELT IRRITATION IN LEFT EYE AT HOME AFTER WORK.
INJURED & PARTNER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 41 STANDPIPE INSIDE OF SURGE TANK A CHERRT PICKER WAS USED TO LOWER THE PIPE INTO THE TANK WHEN THE PIPE WAS LOWERED PART WAY INTO THE TAN K THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF RELOCATING THE HOOK UP TO THE CHERRY PICKER WHEN THE PIPE SLID DOWN THROUGH A LOWER CHAINFALL HOOK UP & FELL 10\ STRIKING HIM
INJURED WAS RELINING A TAILING CHUTE. HE WAS GETTING INTO THE CHUTE AND REACHED ACROSS A PIECE OF PLATE THAT HAD JUST BEEN BURNED OFF, BURNING HIS RIGHT WRIST HE LATER CAUGHT THE TORCH ON AN A ANGLE CAUSING THE FLAME TO CAUSE A SMALL BURN ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
AFTER JACKHAMMERING CEMENT OUT OF BALLING DRUM FOR 4 DAYS HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE STRAIN
WHILE WELDING ON ROD MILL DISCHARGE CHUTE HE RAISED HIS HOOD AND GOT FLASHED
BEFORE PUTTING THE WASTE GAS FAN ON THE PLATTEN WELDING TABLE TO DO SOME WELDING HE WAS GRINDING OFF SOME OLD WELDS TO ALLOW THE FAN HE WAS GOING TO WORK ON TOLAY FLAT ON THE TABLE WHILE KNEEL ING ON HIS LEFT KNEE HE WAS GRINDING WHEN SUDDENLY IT KICKED OFF OF AN OLD WELD STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SOCKET FLEW OFF FROM AIR OPERATED WRENCH STRUCK & CUT LEFT EYEBROW AREA RESULTING IN A 2/3" CUT REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.