At 1:00 pm the employee was cutting new shim plates for Jaw crusher, as EE was cutting with the Torch the sparks from the cutting caught on EE's left pant leg, it caught on fire and when our employee noticed EE quickly put it out with water.
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August 9, 2022
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
VCNA Prairie LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While repairing the steps to the water truck, the employee was attempting to hold a bracket in place, while using a hand drill. The employee was attempting to drill out old broken rivet to install new plate and bolts. While drilling out out the old rivet, the drill bit made contact with the employee's Left index finger nail cutting the nail.
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