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INJURED STGATES3THAT WHILE OPERATING THE HYDRATE PLANT LIME PUSHED ONE OF THE DOORS OFF THE BARRELL OF THE HYDRATOR HE ALLEDGES THAT HE GRABBED THE DOOR BEFORE IT FELL APPROX 20FT TO THE FL OOR & IN DOINGT3SO INJURED HIS BACK
INJURED AND FEL5OW EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING FANS ON A WET SCRUBBER WHEN THE FAN WAS STARTED BY FELLOW EMPLOYEE.INJURED DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY LOCK ON THE FAN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.FELLOW EM PLOYEE DID,BUT 9EMOVED IT WHEN HE THOUGHT INJURED GAVE SIGNAL TO START FAN.
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INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRMAN TIGHTEN THE SPRING BOLTS OF HIS 35 TON HAUL TRUCK INJURED WAS HOLDING A SOCKET WRENCH WHEN THE REPAIRMAN WHO WAS USING AN IMPACT DRILL STARTED THE DRILL PINNING THE INJURED EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING OUT END OF SHIFT REPORT FAIL TO TURN OFF BAGGING MACHINE AND WHEN HE REMOVED A HYDRATE BAG FROM THE MACHINE THE LIME CONTINUED TO FLOW FILLING BOTH EYES WITH LIME
INJURED REACHED TO RELEASE AIR LOCK VALVE AND BUMPED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER ON THE METAL FRAME OF THE DRILL. THIS CAUSED A SMALL LACERATION FIRST AID WAS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME ELEVEN DAYS LATE R EMPLOYEE ASK TO SEE A DR BECAUSE OF SWELLING AND THE PRESENCE OF INFECTION