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AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING HIS BUTTON BIT WITH A DIE GRINDER HE CLAIMS A FILING WENT UNDER HIS FACE SHIELD AND UNDER HIS GLASSES LODGING IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE HE COULD FIND NOTHING IN HIS EYE WENT HOME WHEN HIS SHIFT WAS OVER HE SAYS HE FELT DISCOMFORT THAT NIGHT AT HOME AND WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 9-23-88 HE WENT TO DR WHO REMOVED A STEEL FILING FROM HISEYE
WAS JACKHAMMERING TOE IN THE QUARRY THE TOE WAS ONLY A SLIGHT HUMP WHEN HE STARTED THE HOLE HE STOPPED TO CLEAN THE HOLE OUT THE TRIGGER ON THE AIR JACKHAMMER STUCK OPEN WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK CHIPPED OFF AT THE TOP OF THE HOLE CAUSING THE AIR HAMMER TO FALL AWAY FROM HIM HE GRABBED THE HAMMER FEELING A PIAN IN HIS BACK
USING HYDRAULIC PORTA-POWER TO PUSH V-BELT SHEAVE OFF VIBRATING SCREEN SHAFT HAND CHAIN HOIST USED TO HOLD WEIGHT OF SHEAVE.WHEN SHEAVE CAME OFF CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED LEFT HAND BECAME WRAPPED I N HOIST CHAIN AND HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN SHAEAVE DROPPED JERKING HIM FORWARD INTO VEAM.
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EMPL GRINDING SLAG FROM DISASSEMBLED CONVEYOR WITH HAND-HELD GRINDER.GRINDING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPL LEFT LOWER LEG.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT MATERIAL HE WAS WORKING ON BROKE ALLOWING JACKHAMMER TO SLIP PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND CRUSHER.
I.NAME REMOVING3BIT FROM BENT DRILL ROD BY HOLDING BIT IN WRENCH AND USING DRILL TO UNSCREW ROD.WHEN IT CAME OFF THE END WHIPPED AROUND AND HIT I.NAME IN THE ARM AND CHEST.
I,NAME CLAIMED 4HILE HE WAS REMOVING SPIDER BOLTS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HE WAS STANDING ON A WALKWAY HOLDING A 1" AIR WRENCH, CHEST LEVEL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WHEN THE NUT ON THE BOLT WAS T IGHTENED A PIEC9 OF RUST BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
I.NAME CLAIMED 4HILE CHANGING WEAR SLEEVE ON HAMMER WHICH WAS WORN THIN & TAPERED AS A RESULT VERY SHARP WHILE TRYING TO KNOCK BIT ALIGNING BEARING OUT OF SLEEVE RESULTING CUT REQUIRING STITCH ES 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING THE MOTOCRANE.HE SAID THAT HE WAS PULLING ON THE SWING LEVER,WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION RUNNING FROM HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO HIS NECK.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER BY HOLDING STEEL PLATE PANELS IN PLACE ON A VERTICLE SURFACE UNTIL THE PANELS WERE WELDED SECURELY.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHILE GUIDING A SECTION OF ROOF TO BE PLACED FOR LOADING A BERTICAL PIECE OF ANGLE IRON CAUGHT AND SPURNG BACK STRIKING HID FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOOK CABLE ONTO SHEAVE. HE MOTIONED THE BLOCK UP AND WHEN IT STARTED UP HE TOOK HOLD OF THE CABLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THREE OF HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAB LE AND THE SHEAVE.
EMPL CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT NEAR SECONDARY CRUSHERS WHEN SHEAVE ON MOTOR SPLIT APART AND PIECE OF SHEAVE STRUCK EMPL INTHE BACK BREAKING 2 RIBS.
EUCLID TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED IN AREA WHERE THEY WERE TAKING MATERIAL OUT TO MAKE A NEW RAMP DROP BALL WAS 150\ FROM TRUCK BEING LOADED. THERE EWAS A DIRT AND ROCK BIRM BETWEEN DROP BALL AND T RUCK SOMEHOW A ROCK WENT OVER BIRM AREA WENT INTO DRIVERS SIDE OF WINDOW HITTING LEFT SIDE OF FACE IN EYE AREA