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EE WAS TIGHTENING FEEDER FLOOR BOLTS WHEN 3/4" IMPACT SWIVEL BROKE. PIECE OF SWIVEL HIT SIDE OF STEEL BOX AND RETURNED STRIKING EE ON LEFT THUMB
BREAKING CRANE DOWN EE WAS PUTTING STABILIZING PAD BACK IN PLACE TO MAKE CRANE MOBILE. PAD DID NOT SET IN PROPER POSITION. EE RESET PAD. STABILIZING PAD THEN CAME DOWN WEDGING EE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A STEEL PLATE ONTO THE BUCKET OF A SHOVEL. A FRAGMENT OF STEEL CAME OFF PLATE AND LODGED IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
EE WAS REMOVING A SWING TRANSMISSION FROM CRANE WHEN THE HEADACHE BALL DESCENDED AT A SLOW SPEED& HIT THE EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.
HAD 2 WELDERS WORKING IN THE SAME AREA. ONE WELDER RAISED HIS HOOD TO CHECK HIS WELD AND BE RECEIVED MINOR FLASH BURNS IN BOTH EYES FROM THE OTHER WELDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAMCLEANING THE BACKHOE. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO WASH MUD OFF SHOES. POWER WASHED SHOES WITH APPROXIMATELY 1700 PSI AT APPROXIMATELY 220 DEGREE WATER.
EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING A STEEL PATCHON THE BACK OF A MASON SCREW. IN THE PROCESS OF TRIMMING THE PATCH AREA, THE TORCH FLAME CONTACTED AN AREA OF SCALE AND POPPED CAUISNG HOT SLAG TO HIT HIS F ACE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WENT BEHIND GOGGLES CAUSING ABURN TO TEAR DUCT OF HIS LEFT EYE.
LEANING BACK & WELDING OVERHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE HOLE THE PRESSURE FORECED THE STEEL TO GO TO THE LEFT & HIT THE STOP ON THE TOWER WHERE THE EMP LOYEE'S HAND WAS HOLDING THE STEEL.
EE WAS ASSISTING ON A CONVEYOR BELT CHANGE ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT WAS SUSPENDED OVER CONVEYOR APPROX. 1 1/2. BELT SWUNG STRIKING EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD BEFORE FALLING ONTO CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A SHARP CUTTING EDGE BOLT FROM SPINNING WHILE REMOVING IT WITH AN AIR IMPACT GUN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN DISCHARGE CHUTE ON THE #2 SCREEN. A PIECE OF SLAG HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE BURNING THE LEFT ANTERIOR TIBIA WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EMPL OPERATING DOZER,THE EXHAUST STACK FELL OVER CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE FLOOR. THE WAND HE WAS USING WENT ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT, CAUSING TH FOOT TO GET BURNED.
BREAKING UP FROZEN MATERIAL WITH JACKHAMMER HAMMER BROKE THROUGH & DROPPED QUICKLY WITH EMPL HOLDING ONTO IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SLAG FROM THE WELD OF AN OVERHEAD METAL CHUTE, AND WAS USING A SLAG CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE THE SLAG. THE HEAD OF THE SLAG CHIPPING HAMMER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM THE WELD OF THE OVERHEAD METAL CHUTE AT THE CONVEYORS AT THE WASH PLANT. THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S UPPER CHEEK BONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF H
EMPL WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE BOOMER H-229 JUMBO DRILL BACKING UP TO PULL STEEL FROM THE HOLE WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AT THE PRESSURE BLOCK CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPEW OUT THROUGH OUT THE CAB AREA WHICH COVERED EMPLS FACE EYES AND BODY WITH THE FLUID EMPL WAS NOT WEARING APPROVED EYE PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS HARD FACING CUTTER HEAD. EMPLOYEE STOPPED WELDING TO HELP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO FINISH A JOB THEN RETURNED TO WELDING. EMPLOYEE SAID HE FORGOT TO PUT BACK THE LEATHER LEG WRAPS HE W AS WEARING EARLY WHEN HARD FACING. AFTER WELDINGFOR ABOUT 1 HOUR HOT SLAG DROPPED IT BETWEEN HIS BOOT AND FOOT BURNING THE EMPLOYEE.
MECHANIC WAS LAYING PRONE WHILE USING GRINDER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM THE GRINDING STRUCK HIS EYE
EMPL STATES HE WAS GRINDING STEEL ON A CRUSHER REPAIR AND SPARKS FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES
EMPLOYEES WERE TIGHTENING PIPE FLANGES WITH 3/4INIMPACT WRENCH WITH SWIVEL ADAPTOR INJURED EMPLOYEE ASKED FOR IMPACT WRENCH ANOTHER EMPLOYEES HANDED WRENCH WITH ADOPTER POINTING TO INJURED EMP LOYEES HAND IN THE EXCHANGE THE TRIGGER WAS ENGAGED CAUSING THE SWIVEL ADAPTER TO STRIKE INJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE THUMB OF LEFT HAND
INJURED WAS MOVING AROUND INSIDE CRUSHER WITHOUT USING EYE PROTECTORS AT TIME AN AIR ARC WAS STRUCK.
HE WAS WORKING AS A WELDER'S HELPER AND HOT SLAG BURNED HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-30-89 BECAUSE HE DID NOT REALIZE AT FIRST THAT IT WAS NEEDED.
MAN WAS USING GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE R KNEE CAUSING A 4 CM LACERATION AND EMBEDDING A FOREIGN BODY THAT REQURED REMOVAL ANTIBIOTICS STERILE DRESSING AND SUTURES
INJURED WAS US3NG A BULLDOZER TO PUSH MOBILE SCRAPERS THAT WERE WORKING IN A BURROW PIT WHEN JOB WAS COMPLETED OPERATOR BEGAN BACKING AWAY ON A HARD SURFACE AREA SUDDENLY HIT A SOFT BASED ARE A CAUSING A QUI7K AND UNEXPECTED JOLT TO OCCUR
SLIPPED WHILE USING DRIVE AIR WRENCH TIGHTENING WHEEL NUTS.
CHANGING CABLE ON CRANE CABLE END CAME UP AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ON JAW
BURN (2ND DEGREE) ON RIGHT LEG-WHILE AIR-ARCHING ON BOOM PIN OF FRT-ENG LOADER, A PC OF HOT SLAG DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE\S LEG.
POWER WRENCH SOCKET CAME LOOSE, HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT CHEEK - HAD X-RAY JUST BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WELDING ON DREDGE PIPE IN SHOP-RECEIVED FLASH-BACH BURN IN BOTH EYES.