Employee was cutting a piece of steel in half with a torch. The cut piece fell and hit employee's left knee & thigh causing a contusion.
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Employee was removing bolts on a surge tank cover using an air impact gun. When a bolt broke, the gun fell out of his right hand and struck his left index finger, causing a laceration and contusion.
EE was using a wire wheel grinder. He dropped the tool and the spinning wire brush struck him on his left thigh, causing an abrasion to his skin.
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Employee was cutting nuts with a torch to release bolts on a 980 loader cutting edge. As the nut was split, pressure on the nut caused it to release and it struck the worker in left knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A TORCH. THE PIECE BROKE OFF & FELL, STRIKING EE'S FOOT. IT CAUSED A FRACTURE JUST ABOVE HIS RT. BIG TOE PAST THE STEEL TIP OF HIS BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO LOOSEN A GREASE FITTING THAT HAD SEIZED UP. THE FITTING EXPLODED, SHOOTING OUT A BALL BEARING THAT BECAME IMBEDDED IN EMPLOPYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS USING A WIRE WHEEL GRINDER TO CLEAN THREADS ON A CRUSHER FRAME. THE GRINDER JUMPED BACK AND THE WIRE WHEEL BRUSHED EE'S FACE, CUASING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF A WELD WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG GOT INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD.
WHILE CUTTING SPRING BOLTS, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A SPRING BASE WHEN THE BOLT CAME OFF.
EE WAS CUTTING OFF A BOLT FROM A HEEL PLATE WHEN A SPARK GOT BEHIND HIS WELDING GOGGLES, BURNING HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE CUTTING A MANTLE WITH A TORCH, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT INTO WELDER'S GLOVE, BURNING HIS HAND.
WHILE CUTTING METAL BLOCK OFF A TRUCK CAB, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG BURNT THRU EE'S PANT LEG AND DROPPED DOWN INTO HIS WORK BOOT CAUSING BURN TO ANKLE.
EE WAS SITTING AND WELDING A CHUTE LINER. WHEN HE TURNED TO WELD THE OTHER SIDE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING NEXT TO ANOTHER WELDER. WHEN FIRST EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS SHIELD HE WAS FLASHED BY ANOTHER WELDER, RECEIVING FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A D8 BLADE. HE WAS HOLDING THE BOLT HEAD WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE USING AN IMPACT WRENCH ON THE NUT. THE BOLT HEAD SPUN CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT PALM THROUGH WORK GLOVES, 4 STITCHES PLUS TETANUS SHOT.
WHILE CLOSING DOOR ON EXCAVATOR EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FRAME, SMASHING FINGER.
WHILE OPERATING JACK HAMMER, THE EMPLOYEE'S HANDSLIPPED AND WAS CUT BY WIRE COUPLING HOLDING THEAIR HOSE TO THE JACK HAMMER.
EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK USING A HAND GRINDER ONA STEEL TRACTOR BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE ATTACHING A CABLE TO A BUCKET, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON ARM WHEN BUCKET MOVED. EMPLOYEE HAD GIVEN THE WRONG HAND SIGNAL.