EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A WATERLINE AT 7X QUARRY. HE WAS WELDING AROUND THE PIPE AT THE BREAK. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO WELD UNDER THE PIPE HIS HELMET FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE STRUCK AN ARK AND THE WELDING FLASH HIS EYES.
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 2 1/4IN ASHLAR OFF OF POWER ROLLERS WENT TO TAKE A PIECE OFF & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE POWER ROLLER
REMOVING CAB FROM CAT FRONT END LOADER USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE OUT OF BOLT WRENCH TWISTED PINNED R HAND
PUT HAND ON POWER ROLLER GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS & PULLED HAND INTO ROLLER
RUNNING JACK HAMMER,DRILL STRUCK IN STONE CAUSING JACK HAMMER TO TWIST AND SPRAINED LEFT HAND.
CUTTING OLD RAI5ROAD RAILS UP FOR SHIPMENT WAS CUTTING BENT RAIL ON TOP OF PILE WHEN RAIL WAS CUT IT FELL CAUSING PILE TO SHIFT THE RAILS FELL & PINNED LEGS BETWEEN GROUND & RAILS
GRINDING PLANER TOOL AND A CHIP FLEW IN EYE.
TWO COWORKERS AND MYSELF WERE USING A BREAKING HAMMER TO SEVER A BLOCK OF STONE FROM THE QUARRY BED AND THE VIBRATION FROM THE BREAKING HAMMER WE WERE USING CAUSED THE JACK HAMMER LAYING ON TH LEDGE ABOVE TO MOVE AND FALL OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK ONTO MY FINGER