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EE WAS LIFTING INGERSOL RAND JACK HAMMER WHILE HOLDING HOLES IN BOLTERS. WHILE DOING SO HE FELTBACK PAIN
EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS WITH A TORCH FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF A TRUCK. A HOT BOLT FELL ONTO HIS SLEAVE, BURNING THE EE'S RIGHT ARM & BACK.
EE WAS ATTEPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK WHICH WAS LODGED IN CRUSHER OPENING. FOLLOWING PAST PRACTICE, A HOOK WAS LOWERED BY CRANE INTO CRUSHER WITH IDEA OF HOOKING ROCK AND BY LIFTING, WOULD R OLL ROCK INTO POSITION THAT IT WOULD FALL INTO CRUSHER AND BE CRUSHED. HOOK SLIPPED FROM ROCK WHILE BEING LIFTED BY CRANE, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT ARM ABOVE THE WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING LARGE JACK HAMMER IN #2 ROTARY KILN TO REMOVE CASTABLE AND CLIPS. REPORTS PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW BACK AND CHEST.
INJURED WAS BLOWING LIME OUT OF MIXER AFTER MIXER CHOKER GOT DEBRIS IN LEFT EYE.
HE WAS OPERATING THE TRAYLOR JAW CRUSHER WHEN A BRIDGE OCCURRED. HE LOWERED THE CRANE HOOK AND HELD THE CABLE WITH LEFT HAND. HE STILL HOLDING THE CABLE TIGHTENED UP ON THE CRANE- THE CRANE TH EN SLAPPED HIS LEFT HAND.
HE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF 8" PUMPS DISCHARGE HOSE BLEW OFF DOUBLE BOLT CLAMPS HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. HE FELL ON GROUND BUT DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. HE GOT UP. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DISCHARGE VALVE ON HYDRATOR VALVE JAMMED & HANDLE HIT OPERATOR RT THUMB & KNUCKLES WHEN HANDLE HIT HAND IT SLIPPED OFF THE VALVE & HANDLE TURNED OLERA TORS HAND ONTO SIDE OF HYDRATOR
EMPL CUT A WELD AND LIP FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
USING DRILL IT JAMMED INJ EMP HAND FRACT
INJURED EMPLOYEE CONNECTED JUMPER CABLES TO AIR COMPRESSOR IN ORDER TO START IT. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, THE CABLES IMMEDIATELY GOT HOT AND STARTED BURNING. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN TO SWIT CH OFF BUT HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE TONGUE OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE AND FALL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WHILE WELDING UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK BED, FELT PULL IN CHEST AND SHOULDER.
INJURED EE WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL REPETITIVE FUNCTIONS OF PACKING OPERATION AGGREVATED PERVIOUS INJURY OF RIGHT HAND.
INJ GRINDING SUPPORTS FOR NEW GUARDS ON QUARRY BELT,PIECE OF STEEL OR FIBERGLASS EMBEDDED IN EYE.EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.