EE WAS WELDING ON SUPPORT LEG S FOR SCREEN SYSTEM. BEAT AND TWISTED TO REACH BACK SIDE AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK AREA.
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Showing all 4WITH ENGINE RUNNING HE WAS CHECKING FOR LEAK IN RADIATOR HOSE. LEFT HAND WAS HIT BY FAN.
EE WAS OPERATING BACKHOE ON STEEP GRADE. DOOR ON BACKHOE WAS HELD OPEN WITH WIRE. DOOR CAME LOOSE FROM WIRE AND SLAMMED ON EE'S LEFT HAND THAT HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH ON DOOR JAM. DOOR BRO KE A SMALL BONE IN EE'S LEFT HAND. DOOR LATCH WAS FIXED IMMEDIATELY THE SAME DAY. THIS WAS A BORROWED BACKHOE WHICH HAD JUST ARRIVED ON SITE.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE BOLTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF A DOZER, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT IN HIS GLOVE AND MADE A SMALL BURN ON HIS THUMB, HE DID NOT GET MED ATTENTION AT THE TIME BUT THE BURN BECAME INFECTED LATER RECIVED NOTICE 10-11-94.