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EE WAS CHECKING CRUSHER FOR AN OIL LEAK WHEN THE BOTTLE BLEW OFF THE CRUSHER JACK, SPRAYING HOT OIL IN HIS EYE.
EE WAS CUTTING STEEL PLATE VERTICALLY TRYING TO FREE THE PLATE. HE LIFTED THE RIGHT SIDE THEN THE LEFT SIDE REPEATEDLY WHILE STANDING OVER THELEFT SIDE OF PLATE. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE LEFT SIDE CAME FREE HITTING HIM IN LEFTSHOULDER & HEAD A
EE WAS CHANGING A BUCKET SEGMENT WHEN THE PLOW BOLT SPUN WITH A SHARP EDGE, CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS REPLACING BELT CLAMPS ON THE 2B TRANSFER WITH A GRINDER. THE GRINDER SLIPPED OFF ONE OF THE METAL CLAMPS AND HIT THE RUBBER BELT. WHEN THE GRINDER HT THE RUBBER, IT TOOK OFF ABRUPTLY, K NICKING THE TOP OF THE EE'S LEFT THUMB, AT THE SECOND KNUCKLE, CAUSING INJURY.
THE EE WAS CUTTING A PIPE WITH A TORCH AT THE 8X20 SCREEN. THE PIPE THE EE WAS CUTTING FELL ONTHE TORCH HOSES, CUASING THE TORCH TO BRUSH ACROSS THE EE'S RIGHT ARM, BURNING IT.
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL.HE STOOD UP, AND HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE. HE WORKED HIS KNEE BACK AND FORTH, AND IT POPPED BACK INTO PLACE.
THE EE NOTICED SOMETING IN HIS EYE AROUND 12PM HE THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY DUST AND THAT IT WOULD STOP BOTHERING HIM THE EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETYGLASSES. AFTER THE EE RETD HOME FROM WORK, HIS EYE CONT TO BOTHER HIM. HE WENT TO THE FRICK HOSP TO GET THE PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE JACKS ON THE DRILLNG RIG TO MOVE THE DIRLL TO THE NEXT LOCATION. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW OFF OF THE CONTROL LEVER. WHEN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW OFF OF THE CONTRO L THE OIL SPRAYED OUT OF THE CONTROL PANEL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYES.
THE EMPLOYEE, WHILE ROOF BOLTING, HAAD A DRILL STEEL PLUG UP. HE ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG THE STEEL BY CHATTERIN GIT, WHICH IS A COMMON PRACTICE. HOWEVEER, HE CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS CREA TES EXTREME HEAT. THE STEEL DID NOT UNPLU SO HE GRABBED THHE STEEL IN HIS HANDS TO UNSCREW IT. THIS RESULTED IN BURNING OF THE PALMS OF BOTH HANDS.
EE WAS CUTTING (TORCHING) AN OLD CUTTING EDGE OFF OF H10 HIGHLIFT BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL STURCK THE EE IN THE TOOTH, RESULTING IN A SMALL HOLE IN THE FRONT TOOTH. EE WILL MAKE AN APPT. WITH HIS DENTIST TO HAVE TOOTH REPAIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER. HE WAS PUSING OVERBURDEN TO HIGHLIFT. THE DOZER SLID FROM RIGHT TOLEFT THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY. WHEN THE DOZER SLID RIGHT TO LEFT, AND THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY, IT CAUSED A JERK TO EMPLOYEE'S NECK.
EE WAS SHARPENING A DRILL BIT WITH A HAND GRINDER. WEARING SAFETY GLASSES A PIECE OF METAL DUST GOT UNDERNEATH THE SAFETY GLASSES. A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM RIGHT EYE, AND EE WAS PRESC RIBED 2 DAYS OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING (HARDSURFACING) ON A HIGHLIFT (H-10) BUCKET HE WAS NOT WEARING CLOTHING THAT COVERED HIS ARMS.THEREFORE FLASHBURNS WERE THE RESULT.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON 08-23 -91.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCALER MACHINE, SCALING ROCK. A PIECE OF ROCK SHATTERED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. THE ROCK CUT EMPLOYEE'S FACE REQUIRING 4 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING H ARD HAT.
WELDER WAS USING AIRARC, CUTTING OUT CRACKS ON BACK OF BUCKET ROLL ON BUCKET OF 475 MICHIGAN (H-8). THE WELDER WAS REACHING SLIGHTLY UPWARD WHILE USING AIRARC. CHUNK OF HOT METAL FELL ON ARM A ND BURNT THROUGH WELDERS WORK JACKET, HOODED SWEATSHIRT, AND SHIRT. THE METAL BURNT AN 8 INCH SECTION OF WELDERS ARM, ON INNER PART OF ELBOW AND A 2 INCH SECTION ON WRIST.
EMPL SCALING FACE AREA IN UG MINE USING SCALER.WHILE EMPL SCALING UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF FACE,LARGE PORTION OF FACE BROKE LOOSE,FALLING & STRIKING FRONT OF MACHINE.MACHINE WAS THROWN BACKWA RDS RESULTING IN BEING THROWN FORWARD RESTRAINED ONLY BY SEAT BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING THE ROOF USING A S-330 GETMAN SCALER. A SLAB OF ROOF CAME OFF THE ROOF AND HIT THE FRONT OF THE SCALER CAUSING THE REAR OF THE MACHINE TO LIFT VIOLENTLY THE EMPLOYEE HOWEV ER WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. THE ACTION RESULTEDIN GREENSBURG, TODAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN BASKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT & WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING HOLES FOR A PRODUCTION SHOT A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO KJJERK SUDDENLY & STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW ON SIDE OF BASKET HE WAS STANDING IN
I.NAME WAS BREAKING ROCK WHEN A PIECE FLEW THROUGH THE WINDOW STRIKING HIM INTHE RIGHT ARM CAUSING LACERATIONS