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REPAIRS TO THE 1RIMARY CRUSHER WERE COMPLETED, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT WERE BEING PICKED UP, A WELDING MACHINE HAD ITS LEADS RUN OUT TO THE CRUSHER. THE NEGATIVE (GROUNDING LEAD) WAS ROLLED UP AND S TORED ON THE MA7HINE THE POSITIVE (ELECTRICALLY CHARGED) LEAD WAS LAYING ON A MATAL WALK WAY, THE WELDER WAS RUNNING (ON LINE)
WHILE BRINGING 7HE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE THE COU PLER UNIT WHICH CONNECTS THE DRILL STEEL TO THE HAMMER CAME LOOSE FROM BOTH THE STEEL AND THE HA MMER. THE COUPL9R FELL AND STRUCK THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE CAUSING A POSSIBLE FRACTURE
HYDRAULIC RAM F9OM DRILL FELL OFF MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD CAUSING LACERATION IN CENTER OF FOREHEAD, RENDERED HIM MOMENTARILY UNCONSCIOUS. PER EMP APPARENTLY A BOLT SHEARED OFF ONE SIDE AND THE WELD BR2KE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRACJET
STITCHES WERE R9QUIRED FOR A LACERATED 1ST FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ROCK WAS BEING THROWN UNDER THE TRACK OF AN AIR TRACK
I NAME WAS WOR5ING IN A CONFINED AREA WITH I NAME,THEY WERE CUTTING /WELDINGIRON.I NAME WAS PUTTING HIS CUTTING GLAGGES ON,I NAME MOVED HIS CUTTING TORCH WHEN I NAME COULD NOT SEE THE MOTION AND PASSED HIS 2AND IN FRONT OF THE CUTTING TOURCH.RESULTING INJURY.3DEGREE BURNTO THE LEFT HAND.