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EE WAS INJURED WHILE REPLACING A BROKE DRILL STEEL ON A REEDRILL. AS THE EE WAS INSTALLING THE NEW DRILL STEEL, IT APPEARS HIS CLOTHGING BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRILL STEEL.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEELS, THE STEEL FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD, EAR, NECK & COLLARBONE. HE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION & CUT TO EAR.
WAS WORKING ON D-6 CRAWLER TRACTOR-LIFTING TRACK ROLLER W/ELEC. HOIST. GOT L HAND RING FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN HOOKED TO ROLLER. MANGLED AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF FINGER.
CUTTING IRON, WITH BLOW TORCH PC CUT FELL HI T KNEE CONTUSION
WAS WELDING INSIDE ROCK CHUTE. HAD BACK PAINS AFTER HE WAS FINISHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A METAL CAUSING WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT CAUSING A LACERATION.
TRIMMING WEEDS,LAID TRIMMER DOWN WHILE RUNNING IN BED OF PICKUP.TURNED TO GRAB GOGGLES AND TURNED BACK INTO RUNNING TRIMMER MAKING 3 CUTS INTO THIGH CAUSING DEEP BRUISE.
WAS SAWING PLYWOOD WITH SKILL SAW, SAWDUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY HOT WATER BURNING RIGHT ARM AND BACK.
WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND A METAL SLEDGE. WAS HOLDING METAL WITH ONE HAND. GRINDER CAUGHT ON METAL, RICHOCHETED TOWARDS HAND HOLDING METAL AND GRINDING WHEEL CUT LEFT THUMB.
GRINDING PIECE OF METAL ON CHUTE FOR SAND SCREW WHEN IT FELL OFF GRINDING STAND AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT.
WELDING RAILS ON CRUSHER WITH AUTO ARC WELDER. ARC FLASH TO EYES WHEN EYE SHIELDS WERE NOT IN PLACE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WITH AN ELECTRIC DISC GRINDER HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF GRINDER HANDLE HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT BY GRINDING DISC THIS REPORT IS BEING FILLED LAT E BECAUSE WE WERE NOT INFORMED TGHAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED OUT PATIENT SURGERY UNTIL WE RECEIVED TGHE BILL FOR THIS SERVICE
EMP WAS CUTTING BOLTS LOOSE ON IMPACTOR, I NAME HANDED ANOTHER EMP A WRENCH AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO CUTTING TORCH
AUGER FLIGHT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. 9 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT
WHILE WALKING UNDER TOP DECK OF VIBRATOR-BETWEEN HAMMERMILL & CEMENT TOWER-A ROCK FELL OFF & HIT
WAS HOOKING UP 5INKAGE ON DRAGLINE PUTTING PIN IN LINKAGE ARMS.WAS LINING UP HOLE TO INSTALL PIN WHEN ARM MOVED AND CAUGHT END OF FINGER BETWEEN TWO MACHINE PARTS AND SEVERED INDEX FINGER RIGH T HAND AT FIRST3JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING A HOPPER GATE WITH CLEAR GOGGLES ON WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW BETWEEN THE NOSE AND THE GOGGLES INTO HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAD THE METAL REMOVED BY TWEEZERS
EE WAS HEATING 7UBE ON MANTEL OF CONE CRUSHER DOING REPAIR USING OXYGEN-ACETYLENE TORCH APPARENTLY FLAME BLEW DEBRIS & ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. EE ATTEMPTED TO WASH OUT EYE THEN WENT TO D R 2 DAYS LATER WIT2 CONTINUED DISCOMFORT. DR REMOVED 5-6 PIECES OF DEBRIS OUR OF RT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY SHIELD.
WAS DOING REPAI9S ON CATERPILLAR MODEL DJB HAUL UNIT GRINDING ON A STEEL PLATE METAL DEBRIS FLEW IT STRUCK GLANCED OFF OF HIS R. ARM AND UP UNDER THE FACE SHIELD HE WAS WEARING AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. HE 7RIED TO WASH OUT THE MAT L BUT FAILED WENT TO DR 2ND DAY LATER DR. REMOVED APPROX. 8 PIECE AND TREATED SOME INFECTION THAT HAD DEVELOPED. HE WENT BACK TO DR TO HAVE R EYE RECHE