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HE WAS ON ONE K3EE GRINDING SLAG WITH A SANDER. THE SANDER HIT A LARGE PIECE OF SLAG KICKING THE SANDER DOWNWARD MAKING CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE CAP CAUSING A 2 INCH LACE RATION. 3
I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE ASSISTING THE A-L WELDING DRIVER UNLOAD FULL COMPRESSED OXYGEN BOTTLES FROM THE VENDOR\S TRUCK, AS THEY WERE LOWERING THE HYDRAULIC LIFT FULL OF BOTTLES, THE LIFT DID N OT FUNCTION PROPERLY CAUSING THE BOTTLES TO SHAKE AND FALL OVER. I.NAME TEACHED OUT TO CATCH ONE OF THE BOTTLES CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND THE PIPE RACK.
I NAME WHO HAS FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN LAB WORK WAS CRUSHING SAMPLES WHEN A PEBBLE LODGED IN THE ROLL CRUSHER.I NAME TURNED OFF THE ROLL CRUSHER & REACHED IN WITH TWEEZERS BEFORE THE MACHINE STOPPED ROLLING TO REMOVE THE PEBBLE. THE ROLLER GRABBED THE TWEEZERS CAUSING I NAME FINGER TO BE CUT.
I.NAME AND I.NAME MOVING AIR TRACK FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER.I.NAME OPERATING CONTROLS AND WATCHING AIR TRACK WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR TRAILER -BEING PULLED BY AIR TRACK CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CO NTROLS AND AIR COMPRESSOR CAUSING LACERATION REQ 7 STITCHES.
APPARENTLY ON APRIL 5THY I.NAME WAS BLOWING DIRT PARTICLES OUT OF PULVERIZER TO CLEAN IT WHEN PC OF DUST GOT IN HIS EYE HE FINISHED WORKING THAT SHIFT &NEXT SHIFT ON FRI ON MON.(040984)I WAS I WAS INFORMED HE HAD AN EYE INFECTION WHICH WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY SCRATCH I FEEL IF THIS ACCIDENT HAD BEEN REPORTED & TREATED PROMPTLY THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LOST TIME ACCIDENT
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP DRILL DRILL WAS PUT IN REVERSE TO STOP WHEN DRILL STOPE KNOCKED OPERATOR OUT OF CAB AND BROKE BONE IN KNEE.
MR CHAMBERS AND MR NEUMANN WERE USING THE OVERHEAD CRANE IN THE CIP AREA TO LIFT A WELDING CART THEY HOOKED THE CART UP AT A SLIGHT ANGLE AND AS THE CART WAS RAISED THE CABLE SLIPPED OFF TH SPOOL CAUSING THE CART TO FALL APPROX 6 TO 8 INCHES STRIKING MR CHAMBERS FOOT
WORKING ON HYDRAULIC HOSE BENEATH SHOVEL.STILL HAD PRESSURE IN IT AND CAME LOOSE,KNOCKING BOTH MEN TO GROUND.EMPL HIT HEAD ON FRAME OF SHOVEL CAUSING LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD.-20 STITCHES.