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WORKING 3RD FLOOR, #4 BLDG., NORTHSDIE, UNDER STAIRWAY (AT PLATFORM). EE WORKING ON STAIRWAY, CUTTING BOLTS WITH CHIPPING HAMMER. BOLT FLEW OFF--HIT EE ON TOP LIP.
OPERATING BULLDOZER IN QUARRY-SORTING & MOVING RIP RAP. DROVE OVER PIECE OF RIP RAP WITH LEFT TRACK OF BULLDOZER WHEN CAME ONTO GROUND-JARRED OPERATOR AND HE HIT HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER INSIDE OF EQUIPMENT
ON MARCH 26 EE WAS USING AUTOMATIC WELDER ON BUCKET FOR 992 LOADER. UPON ARRIVING AT WORK ON FRIDAY HE SAID THAT HE HAD WELDING FLASH BURNS IN BOTH EYES WENT TO N YORK HOPSTIAL EMEGENCY ROOM A ND THEY REFERRED HIM TO DR FOR TREATMENT.
EMPL WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER WITH RIPPER ON IT. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE HAD HEAD TURNED TO RIGHT REAR WATCHING RIPPER BREAK UP STONE.
WHILE INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT IN 40 TON TRUCK HE WAS USING A ONE INCH IMPACT TOOL.VIBRATION AND ANGLE AT WHICH HE WAS HOLDING TOOL CAUSED HIS LEFT ELBOW TO GET SORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING WELDING REPAIRS TO PRIMARY DRILL. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER MECHANICS DOING WELDING IN THE REPAIR SHOP.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE LYING ON GROUND USING CUTTING TORCH UNDER BUCKET.
HEAVY EQUIP OPER CLEANING SETTLEMENT POOL FELT MACHINE BEGIN TO TILT TOWARD POOL.BANKING 3-5'HIGH GAVE WAY UNDER MACHINE.OPER HAD ENOUGH TIME TO SWING BOOM ARM INTO PLACE PREVENTING SUBMERSION OF OPERATOR CAB.
WHILE ON HIS LUNCH BREAK EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING AT A TABLE LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE REPAIR SHOP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN OVERHEAD HOIST TO DRAG CONVEYOR BELTLINE. CLAMPING MECHANISM SL IPPD FROM THE BELTING AND SWUNG HITTING EMPLOYEE SITTING AT TABLE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
USING A FLINT STRIKER IN HIS LEFT HAND TO LIGHT OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE TORCH.BURNING TIP OF TORCH MELTED DOWN AND HOT METAL FELL BETWEEN RING AND MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND AND BURNED A HOLE THR OUGH WELDING GLOVE.HE RECEIVED A BURN TO LEFT RING FINGER.
STANDING ON DECK OF SCOW, EMPLOYEE FELT FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER AND HE WAS OPERATING CRAME. THEAT NIGHT HIS RIGHT EYE CONINUED TO BOTHER HIM.
WHILE USING BURNING TORCH TO BURN & REMOVE TRAMP IRON FROM 5 1/2' CRUSHER.EMPL BURNING OVERHEAD WHEN PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND FELL HITTING HIM IN FOREHEAD.CAUSED BUMP ON FOREHEAD.
LABORER WAS HURRYING TO FINSH HIS DUTIES AT A HOLE BECUASE DRILL WAS BEING MOVED OUT OF AREA. AS DRILLER WAS MOVING THE DRILL, HE REPOSTIONED THE BOOM FOR BETTER STABILTIY DOING SO, A PIECE O F STEEL SHIFTED AND FELL OUT OF THE RACK HITTTING HIS FOREARM. SINCE THE BOOM IS IN A NEAR HORIZONTAL POSTION WHEN THE DRILL IS BEING MOVED, THE STEEL ROLLED FROM THE RACK, KNOCKING THE LEFT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL IT FELL ONTO HIS RT KNEE AND CAUGHT HIS RT HAND BETWEEN HIS LEG AND PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A BURN TO HIS RT KNEE AND A SPRAIN TO HIS THUMB 3
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE CUTTING STEEL THE SHARP EDGE ON A PIECE OF STEEL CUT HIS THUMB LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PROPANE TORCH TO LOOSEN MATERIAL THAT WAS FROZEN IN A SCREENING CHUTE, A LUMP OF MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND ROLLED , STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEGS
WHILE MAKING REPAIRS AT GRAPPLE EMP WAS USING A TORCH TO BURN GRAPPLE HAD TO BE USED AND EMP WAS STEPPING BACK OUT OF THE WAY TORCH SLIPPED AND FELL FROM HIS HAND AND IN FALLING BURNED THE CALF OF LEFT LEG