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EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON DREDGE BUCKET LIP. THE BUCKET ROLLED TOWARD HIM AND EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP BUCKET AND LAYED HAND ON THE HOT WELD, BURNING PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EE WAS WORKING 2N T HE CONVEYOR WHILE CUTTING BOLTS FOR RETURN ROLLER A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT INTO HIS BOOT BURNING TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ON DECK OF SHOVEL HOUSE WHEN THE UNDER CARRIAGE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IN ORDER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, EMPLOYEE HAD TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE GREASE WAS ON FIRE. HOT GREASE CAME IN CO NTACT WITH FACE ABOVE LEFT EYE, CORNER OF RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT PART OF FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SHOVEL WHEN THE HOIST BRAKE JAMMED; AND WHEN IT WAS KNOCKED LOOSE, THE BRAKE HIT HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMP WAS OPERATING 814 DRAGLINE AND WAS HOLDING TRAVEL CLUTCH THE FORCE AND AKWARD POSITION REQUIRED TO OPERATE MACHINE CAUSED EMP TO PULL MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN CONCRETE WITH ROTO HAMMER WHILE DRILLING HOLE IN CONCRETE EMPLOYEE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK IN HIS LEFT EYE
EMP WAS OPERATING JAW CRUSHER WHILE DOING THIS A ROCK FELL THREW A HOLE IN SIDE PLATING INTO THE BULL WHEEL OF THE CRUSHER THE BULL WHEEL THREW ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER STRIKING EMP ON SIDE OF HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUSTY ANGLE IRON WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT IN THE SIDE OF HIS GOGGLES LODGING IN HIS EYE
WELDING CAT-WALK UNDER DRY SCREEN WHEN PIECE OF SLAG FROM WELD POPPED AND IMBEDDED IN EYE.