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HELPING WELDER HOLD IRON DURING WELDING PROCESS
ASIST CRANE OPER LEG GOT CAUGHT ETWEEN THE CABLE AND SAFETY LINE
INJURED WAS WELDING WITH SAFETY GLASSES WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG HIT HIS EYE. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK NOR DID HE NOTIFY HIS SUPERVISOR OF INJURY. EMPLOYER FIRST KNEW OF INJURY ON 8-14-89.
WIRE FROM GRINDING WHILE INBEDDED IN CHEST.
I NAME WAS ALIGNING THE REAR END OF A TRACK MACHINE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ENGAGED MACHINE CAUSING I NAME TO LOSE FOOTING
IN MAY INJURED WAS HIT IN THE CHEEK WITH A HOT METAL CHIP.THIS INJURY APPEARED TO HEAL WITH OUT TREATMENT. IN EARLY JULY INJURED FELT A LUMP ON HIS CHEEK AND OBTAINED MEDICAL ATTENTION.A CYST WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT FULLY RECOVERED.NOTWREPORTING DELAY DUE TO BACK ORDER OF FORMS FROM DAVE BRABANK.
OPERATOR USED AIR WINCH IMPROPERLY, TURNED ON FULL & WINCH TIGHTENED & THREW OPERATOR OFF AGAINST I-GEAM. OPERATOR STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW CAUSING FRACTURE.
500 LB STEEL PLATE FELL ON WORKERS RIGHT HAND FRACTURE OF INDEX FINGER.
WORKER WAS GRINDING ONE END OF A 1/2 IN X 3 1/4 IN STEEL BOLT WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL ON A MILWAUKEE BENCH MOUNTED 3/4 HP TWO WHEEL GRINDER
MAN WAS SUBJECT9D TO INTENSE LIGHT OF ARC WELDING IN CONFINED AREA. RESULTED IN ARC WELDER'S BURN OF THE EYES.