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BACKHOE HIT THE BACK OF AN OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOGETHER A 200' SECTION OF 20" PIPE OT ANOTHER PIPE. ONE SIDE WAS BOLTED UP. EMPLOYEE FLAGGED RUBBER TIRE DOZER TO LINE PIPE TOWARD HIMSELF TO CHOSE GAP ON HIS SIDE. THE P IPE SLIPPED OFF BLOCKS AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ANKLE WITH RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ANKLE.
BACKED DOZER ACROSS OPEN CUT OF ABOUT 2 FEET DEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING OFF 1 1/2" CABLE FROM BULL DOZER WINCH CABLE HOOK. AFTER CALBE WAS BURNED INTO THE FREE CABLE END TURNED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES RT LEG.
EE WAS HOLDING BOLTS WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS OPERATING AN ARI IMPACT GUN. A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS BLOWN IN R EYE FROM EXHAUST AN OFF THE IMPACT GUN.
INSTALLING SPROKET SEGEMENTS ON DOZ. LAC RIGHT HAND.
WHILE FEEDING 1X3X29 BOARD THRU THE FEED END OF THE TABLE SAW EE WENT TO RETRIEVE LUMBER UPON COMPLETION OF CUT AND IN THE PROCESS HIS LEFT HAND CAME ACROSS SAW BLADE AMPUTATING LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER TO 2ND JOINT.
OPERATING CHERRY PICKER TO PICK UP DUMP TRUCK ALL FOUR OUTRIGGERS WERE SET DOWN &BOOM WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES & MACHINE TURNED OVER OPERATOR JUMPED OUTHITTING HIS KNEE ON HANDRAIL
HIT 3 BUMPS IN ROAD,BOUNCED AROUND HARD IN SEAT CAUSED TWISTING OF BACK.
CRACK DEVELOPED IN WELDING LENSE PAIN DEVELOPED Y
EMP & OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN PROCESS OF CLOSING KNIFE GATE VALVE WITH CHAIN WALKERS ON BRAW FEED INJECTION LINE. VALVE STEM & KNIFE CAME OUT OF VALVE BODY & RELEASED H2O STRIKING HER. SHE FELL OVER PIPE & FELL ON TO ANOTHER PIPE STRIKING THE L SIDE OF HER FACE.
EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A 68 & 24 PIPE. PIPE WA SON THE GROUND, NECESSARY TO REHOOK PIPE, WHEN LOAD WAS SHITTED PIPE SHITTED TOWARDS CRANE APPROX. 2 FT, ENTRAPPING LEFT LEG AGAINST RIGHT REAR OUT RIGGER.
THEY WERE RELOCATING A PIPE.AS DOZER MOVED PIPE TO FLANGE CAUGHT ON A SHORTER PIECE OF PIPE.HE HEARD THE FLANGE HIT AND HE TRIED TO MOVE BUT HIS RIGHT ANKLE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FLANGE OD ELBOW AND ANOTHER SPOOL ON THE GROUND.
WAS LUBRRICATING THE HI-SPEEDGEARS ON LOG WASHERWHEN LUBE WAS STARTED THROWN INTO EYE.
EMP WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH THE AREA WAS CRAMPED SLAG BLEW BACK ENTERING LEFTEAR (DID NOT HAVE PROTECTIVE EAR COVERING ON )
EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING HYD DITCH UNDER POWER LINE WITH BOOM LOWERED TO CLEAR WIRES, WITH BUCKET LOADED, TRYING TO CLEAR THE GROUND PULLED THE HOIST CABLE SOCKET INTO POINT SHEAVE BREAKING HOIST CABLE; CABLE CAME DOWN BOOM INTO CAB HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
WHILE LOWERING LOAD TO FLOOR, CHAIN GUIDE BROKE AND CHAIN WAS JAMMED ON OVERHEAD CRANE. AFTER TRYING FROM THE FLOOR TO REACH CHAIN, HE STEPPED ON WEMCO CELL FOR ADDED REACH, CHAIN CAME FREE. I LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO FLOOR. UPPER RIGHT ARM HIT CORNER OF MOUNTING PLATE ON WAY DOWN.
MINER WAS DIRECTING A BULLDOZER PULLING A POWER CABLE THAT WAS PARTIALLY BURIED. THE TRACTOR TURNED TO MISS A PIPE AT SAME TIME CABLE BROKE FREE FROM PILE OF DIRT AND WHIPPED OUT KNOCKING THE MINER TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING KEYS WAYS IN BRASS STOCH WITH MILLING MACHINE STOCK CAME LOOSE IN WISE PULLING EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND INTO CUTTER .