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EMP WAS USING A3WELEC GRINDER TO NOTCH A CRACK FOR WELDING ON THE UNLOADING CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY & THAT HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HELMET AND SAFETY GLASSES. AFTER HE FINISHED GRINDING HE RAISED THE HELMET AND 3FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE
USING WELDING M5CHINE TO BURN HOLE FROM HEAD SHAFT AND BELT PULLEY WHEN A HOT PIECE OF WELDING SLAG POPPED FROM HUB AND FLEW INTO RIGHT BOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTS THAT A PIECE OF 24 INCH PIPE WAS BEING HELD BY A CABLE SLING ON A TRACTOR AND THE BOLT HOLES WERE BEING ALIGNED. THE CABLE SLING CAME LOOSE AND ONE END OF THE PIPE FELL T HE GROUND. THE 4RENCHERS BARS HELD UP THE OTHER END OF THE PIPE, BUT THIS EMPLOYEE S INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WERE PINNED BETWEEN A BAR AND THE PIPE.
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 THE GREASE LINES ON THE WASHER SCREENS. HE HAD CHECKED ONE SCREEN THAT WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK ANOTHER THAT WAS RUNNING, HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHTR FORARM BY A HOS E THAT WAS HUNG3UP IN IT AND GOING AROUND WITH THE SHAFT
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING METAL FROM A DISCHARGE CHUTE, A CRANE WAS PULLING THE METAL OUT OF THE CHUTE AND THIS EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEE N THE HR THE HEADACHE BALL & THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYUE WERE CLEANING A FLANGE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING AND THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING AND SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT AS HE WAS LETTING A CHUTE DOWN WITH A CRANE HE JERKED HIS RIGHT ARM TO KEEP FROM BEING STRUCK WITH THE HEAADACHE BALL AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW