EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING SLIGHTLY OVERHEAD ON VERTICAL PIPE AND WAS BURNED THROUGH COVERALLS WITH SPATTER. HE NOTICED A RED LINE RUNNING UP HIS ARM FROM THE BURN.
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Showing all 12EE. WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO BOLT A METAL STRAP TO THE FRAME OF A STICK PICKER. HE PUT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE STRAP AND FRAME TO HOLD THE BOLT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE HOLE IN THE FRAME , AND WHEN HE TRIGGERED THE WRENCH, THE BOLT WENT HOME FASTER THAN THE EE ANTICIPATED SQUASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPL WAS CUTTING STEEL FLT BAR WITH ROTARY SAW EHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WASHED IT OUT & DEBRIS WAS REMOVED.
CUTTING A STEEL3PLATE IN HALF WHEN ONE HALF DROPPED OFF EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK BRINGING THE WELDING T ORCH ACROSS WRIST 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS
MOLSTEN METEAL 8RIPPED DOWN INSIDE HIS GLOVE WHILE HE WAS WELDING BURN BECAME INFECTED ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED BY M.D.
WHILE BACKING O5ERFILL,SOMETHING BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPL USING WEED1EATER STANDING ON A SLOPE.LOST FOOTING AND SLID DOWN SLOPE STRAINING HIS BACK.
DRILLING HOLE W3TH 4'' DRILL DRILL CAUGHT AND TWISTED CAUSING HAND TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND DRILL.
EMPL WALKED UND9R WET PENDULUM TO MOVE HOSE.PENDULUM DROPPED HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK.
EE WAS SAWING A BOARD WITH A SKILL SAW WHEN SAW KICKED BACK AT HIM STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & LEFT THUMB.
I,NAME WAS ENLARGING THE OPENING IN THE FALSE BOTTOM OF A ROCK CHUTE, USING A CUTING TORCH, SO HE WOULD HAVE ROOM TO WELD INSIDE. HE FINISHED BURNING A PC. OF STEEL & WAS CHANGING POSITIONS. W HEN HE TURNED HE KNOCKED SOME HOT SLAG DOWN HIS LEFT SHIRT SLEEVE, WHICH WAS ALSO THE HAND HE WAS HOLDING THE LIGHTED TORCH IN. HE JERKED HIS LEFT ARM BACK WHEN THE SLAG BURNED HIM, IN DOING
HERMAN JOHNSON INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DONALD SCHULTE TO DEWATER SOME BLAST HOLES USING A BILL LANE AIR OPERATED PUMP INFLATABLE SLEEVE RUPTURED DOWN INSIDE HOLE AND AIR PRESSURE ESCAPING FROM HOLE BLEW PUMP HOSES WATER AND DRILL CUTTINGS UP OUT OF HOLE STRIKING MR JOHNSON ON RT SIDE OF FACE AND HEAD FORTUNATELY HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF IMPACT HE WAS APPROX 2FT