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April 5, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Dean Word Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO TRIM BEAMS UNDER SCALE-A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO EE RIGHT EAR. SLAG WAS MOLTING HOT. THE EE HAD TO LAY ON HIS SIDE IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE JOB.

January 9, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator MACHINERY

Dean Word Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE BREAKING LARGE BOULDERS WITH A PECKER ON A BACKHOE, SOME OF THE SHOT ROCK SLID OVER ONTO THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE, TRAPPING THE OPERATOR INSIDE.

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