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Cutting a bearing with a grinder and a metal piece went into their right eye.
Piece of metal flew into left eye while cutting using buffer
Employee was using a cutting torch to cut a steel beam, approx. 200 lbs., 5" wide, about 1 foot from the ground. As ee was cutting the beam, it shifted and fell across both feet. EE right 2nd toe was fractured and ee sustained contusions to both feet.
Miner was operating a TD-25 dozer that was stuck in the mud. He was in reverse and hooked by a tow chain to another dozer that was pulling him out. The tow chain that was used to free the stuck dozer broke and a link of the chain broke through the back window of the dozer and struck the miner on the shoulder
Something flew into left eye while he was welding.
While welding, a piece of metal blew into left eye inside welding hood.
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC REMOVING AND INSTALLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON SCREEN DECK ON PORTABLE SCREENING PLANT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CRANE TO LIFT THE MOTOR. HE PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SNATCH HOOK AND THE SCREEN FRAME AND PLUMBING TRIED TO STOP THE SNATCH HOOK AND HIS HAND WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE END OF A BALL VALVE.