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EMP WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLATION OF A PULLEY ON A STACKER, HE WAS GUIDING THE PULLEY INTO POSITION WHEN THE CHAIN LIFTING THE PULLEY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BUCKET HOOK OF FRONT END LOADER
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A 10 INCH DIA PIPE WITH A TORCH STANDING ON A WALKWAY ABOUT 11 FT ABOVE GBRXX GROUND. PIPE WAS ON THE SAME LEVEL AS WALKWAY. EMPLOYEE HAD ALREADY CUT A SECTION AT A LOVER LEVEL. THE PIP9 SECTION WITH 1, INCH DIA VALVE ATTACHED STARTED MOVING TOWARDS EMPLOYEE AND THEN PLUNGED TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE REALIZING THE PIPE STARTED TO MOVE SIDESTEPPED ON THE WALKWAY,
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING OFF BOLTS OF A 966 CAT FRONT END LOADER CUTTING EDGE. WHEN STARTING TO BURN OFF THE LAST BOLT, THE BOLT SNAPPED ANDTHE CUTTING EDGE FLEW OFF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
I NAME USING A CUTTING TORCH WAS CUTTING OFF A 18 DIA SHEAVE OFF A 3-7-16" SHAFT A PIECE OF HOT METAL OR SPARK FELL ON I NAME S LEG SHOE AND BURNED THROU ONTO HIS INSTEP.