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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK DRILL. THE AREA HE WAS DRILLING HAD DIRT AND THE MACHINE GOT STUCK. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL THE MACHINE OUT BY HIMSELF AND THE TRACK DRILL WENT DEEPER INTO THE MU D AND OVERTURNED.
WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT THE EE STARTED TO OPERATE THE TRACTOR AND OVERTURN THE EQUIPMENT.
THE EE WAS STARTING UP A WATER PUMP, WHEN THE STARTING CABLE HIT HIM IN HIS NOSE, BREAKING HIS NOSE.
EE WAS DRILLING OUT A BROKEN SCREW FROM A BOOSTER WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE VISE IT WAS IN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE.
EE WAS DOING CLEANING DUTIES IN THE HAMMERMILL THAT WAS GRINDING CLINKER. CLINKER PARTICLES FELL ON NECK AND HAND CAUSING ABRASSION.
HE WAS CUTTING WITH ACETYLENE A METAL MOBILE CRANE PART. WHEN HE WAS MOVING THE PIECE OF METAL, THE HOT SIDE OF THE CUTTING AREA TOUCH HIS RIGHT FOREARM.