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EE was welding on a portable tank in the welding shop with the tank sitting on a table, during welding there was a minor ignition that caused the tank to fall off the table striking the victim on the left arm.
Miner had tightened bolts in scalping screen and was using welder to weld nuts to keep them from loosening up. Slag came off of nut and fell down shirt, landing in navel area of abdomen causing burn.
Miner was welding on back plate for skirtboard of Plant Feed Belt when he began to have a headache, face began to tingle and pulse rate increased due to fumes from several welders being blown around due to frequent changes in the direction of the wind.