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EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH & AT SOME POINT A PIECE OF STEEL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE. THIS WENT UNNOTICED UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT IT WAS REMOVED BY A DR & DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A STEEL HOPPER & HIT A BRACE THE SURFACE GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ARM
SUBJECT WAS STANDING OFF OF THE ROADWAY WHERE A D-8 CAT DOZER WAS PULLING A SLED LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK. SLED DUG INTO ROAD PULLING OUT BURIEDELECTRIC PIPE. PIPE STRUCK INJURED IN BOTH LEGS BELOW KNEES
EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN AN ABSTRUCTED BORE HOLE PRIOR TO LOADING WITH EXPLOSIVED. WHILE OPERATING INGERSOL RAND TRACK DRILL, DRILL STEEL CAME UNCOUPLED. STEEL COUPLING FLEW OFF OF DRILL HITTING HIM IN MOUTH. SHATTERED FRONT TOP TOOTH. CHIPPED BOTTOM TOOTH. LOOSENED OTHER FRONT TOOTH, LACERATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A LITTLE PROTECTIVE PIPE COVER OFF OF A SHOCK CYLINDER ON THE REAR OF A HAUL TRUCK. TO GET TO THE PLACE HE WANTED TO GRIND, HE TURNED THE GRINDER UPSIDE DOWN. THE GRINDER CAUGTH ON SOMETHING AND KICKED BACK CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WRIST.
HE WAS WELDING ON A METAL PLATE. WHILE POSITIONING THE PIECE, HIS FINGERS WERE BURNED BY THE ARC. LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH AND PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE. BURNED THE EYE.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO MOVE ROCKS WHICH WERE JAMMED IN CRUSHER & ROCKS MOVED & SMASHED RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH INJURED STARTED TO LOOSEN THE BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS CONTACTED THE FLAME FROM THE CUTTING TORCH
WHILE FEEDING C9USHER A ROCK ESCAPED FROM CRUSHER STRIKING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE WHILE HE WAS STANDING IN DOORWAY OIF CONTROL BOOTH. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR PRE CAUTIONARY EXAM1 RETURNED TO WORK FOLLOWING DAY