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54736YEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A HEADLINE CABLE.EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING OLD CABLE TO THE TOOTH OF THE BACKHOE BUCKET IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE OLD CABLE WHEN THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE TRAPPED HIS AR 40253WEEN THE BUCKET AND THE PUMPSHELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLATE METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF TRASH OR METAL POPPED UP & CAME UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING CHIPPING & GRINDING DURING WORK HOURS BUT DIDNT ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED HE BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN DURING THE NIGHT WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE EYE REDDENED THE NEXT MORNING
EMPL WAS WELDING UNDERNEATH TRUCK. HE ROLLED OVER & FELT STING OR PUNCTURE IN LEFT THIGH. HE THOUGHT IT WAS INSECT STING FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT CAN FEEL SOMETHING IN LEG NOW. ACCIDENT WA REPORTE D TO SUPERVISOR 7/25/91 & WENT TO DR 7/26/91.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SIDE GRINDER TO REMOVE PLATE FROM THE BUCKET OF A KOMATSU LOADER.THE SIDE GRINDER KICKED BACK CUTTING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WEDGE TYPE EYE ON END OF CABLE, HE HOOKED TO SPUD COLLAR TO TIGHTEN WEDGE. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BOLT ATTACHING CABLE TO SPUD COLLAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTE NING CABLE THE BOLT BROKE INTO AND PENETRATED GLOVE ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING BETWEEN TWO WELDING MACHIENS ON BED OF WELDING TRUCK. HE WAS ADJUSTING THE IDLER ON THE MACHINE. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF ONE OF THE WELDING MACHIENS. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS HAND SLIPPED GOING BEHIND THE GUARD ON THE WELDING MACHINE AND INTO THE FAN OF THE WELDING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & GRINDING ON A GRAVEL DREDGE WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPL USING STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN TRUCK UNDERCARRIAGE.IT HAD EXPERIMENTAL HOSE WHICH WE PURCHASED FROM RUBBER HOUSE OF BATON ROUGE.WE HAD NOTIFIED THEM IN THE PAST WE WERE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE HOSE.
ASSIST WELDERS ON ROCK CRUSHER, WELDERS STRUCK ARC EMP EYES BURNED