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REPLACING COLUMN BEAMS IN THE SAND PLANT USING COFFING HOIST TO RAISE BEAM INTO PLACE, COFFING HOIST HOOKED INTO (EYE BOLT). EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE BEAM UP TO GO INTO PLACE. THE EYE B LT BROKE ALLOWING BEAM TO FALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING FRACURE (CHIP) OF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WELDIN1 LINERS IN CRUSHERS AND SAID HE GOT FLASH BURN FROM REFLECTION OF WELDER.
I NAME WAS DOIN1 ARC WELDING ON PIT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 60 LB AIR HAMMER TO BREAK OUT CONCRETE DETERATION SO NEW CONCRETE COULD BE POURED EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF WALL AND HAMMER HANDEL
EMPL OPERATING 8OZER WEEDS BLEW FROM ENGINE FAN IN HIS FACE.PARTICLES OF WEEDS WENT INTO HIS EYE.
EMPL CUTTING WI3DOWS FROM SHEET OF PLEXIGLASS TO BE USED IN DREDGE.A CHIP GOT BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.EMPL FELT HE HAD REMOVED PARTICLE AT THE TIME AND DIDNT REPORT IT UNTIL 12-15- 86 WHEN IT STAR7ED GIVING HIM PROBLEMS AND WAS SENT TO DR AT THE TIME.
EE RECEIVED WEL8ING FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES WHEN HE TRYED TO WATCH ANOTHER EE PERFORM SOME WELDING. EE RECEIVED A SMALL FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES.
CUTTING LOADER 6UCKET POINT FROM SHORT HEAD C RUSHER USING TORCH, WEARING CUTTING GOGGLES, RESPIRATOR. HOT STEEL DROPPED ON LEFT WRIST ON OUTSIDE OF ARM APPROX 2" FROM HAND
EMPL AND ANOTHE9 EMPL WELDING PATCHES ON LARGE PUMP SHELL AT SAME TIME.RECD WELDING FLASHES EITHER BY HIMSELF OR FROM OTHER EMPL.CANNOT REMEMBER RECEIVING FLASH SO DOESNT KNOW EXACT TIME.
EE ALLEGES POSS3BLE EXPOSURE TO TOXIC FUMES.
EMPL STARTING DIESEL ENGINE ON SHOVEL.TO START ENGINE OPERATOR MUST PUSH A ROD 10\\ BEHIND FAN BLADE.EMPL HAD RAG IN HER HAND WHEN SHE PUSHED ROD.THE FAN BLADE CAUGHT RAG AND DREW HER HAND INT O FAN.SHE LACERATED LITTLE AND RING FINGERS OF LEFT HAND REQ 8 STITCHES ON EACH FINGER.
RUNNING ELECTRIC HOIST FOREIGN MATERIAL IN LEFT EYE FROM OVERHEAD OR FROM SIDE.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE WELD UP A NEW CHAIN CURTAIN. HE WAS HOLDING PIECES TOGETHER & GOT FLASH BURNS IN HIS EYES.
USING JACK HAMMER TO REMOVE CONCANIS? JACK HAMMER STEEL BROKE AND JACK HAMMER CAME DOWN ON EMPL LEFT FOOT.
EMP WAS OPERATING THE 200 W DRAGLINE WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT STARTED TO SLIP OFF THE PEDAL & EMP SHIFTED IN HIS SEAT TO KEEP FOOT ON ,PEDAL LUMBO-SACRAL STRAIN
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING STRAPS FOR THE WELDER TO WELD ONTO THANKS, IN DOING SO RECEIVED WELDING FLASHES.
CAUSED HYDRAULIC JACK TO BLOW UP, THROWING STEEL WEDGE AT EMPLOYEE.
CUTTING DOWN 8\\ WATER LINE USING CUTTING TORCH AND CHAIN FALLS,PIPE FELL UNEXPECTEDLY,STRIKING EMPL ON KNEE AND LEFT FOOT.CONTUSION AND ABRASION OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPL HAD LEFT VEHICLE AND WAS WAITING FOR HOPPER TO EMPTY ENOUGH FOR HIM TO DUMP.A ROCK FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER OPENING-COVERED WITH CHAINS AND CURTAINS-AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING LA CERATION REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.EMPL HAD LEFT PROTECTION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE TEMP WAS 98 DEGREES.
WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER D4 GRADING HAD SURFACE WHEN BULLDOZER BACKED OVER SMALL HILL ALLOWING BULLDOZER TO DROP MAKING OPERATOR STRIKE BACK SHARPLY AGAINST SEAT