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MAN PICKED UP SMALL GRINDER WITHOUT LOOKING AND HE PICKED IT UP BY THE TRIGGER THIS CAUSED IT TO JUMP OUT OF HIS GRIP AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 6 SUTURES
VICTIM WAS USING AN AIRLANCE TO CLEAN OUT A SCREW CONVEYOR AND DUST BLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE UNHOOKED A TWO INCH AIR LINE FROM A COMPRESSOR. LINE WAS PARTIALLY PRESSURIZED BY ANOTHER DOMPRESSOR CAUSING BLOW BACK OF CEMENT DUST INTO THE FACE OF THE CONTRACTOR EMPLOY EE CAUSING EYE IRRITATION.
VICTIM WAS CLEANING IN HOPPER UNDER NORTH ROTARY FEEDER #1 KILN. VICTIM PUT HIS RIGHT HAND IN HOPPER AND MOVING ROTOR NICKED THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER.
MOTOR MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A RADIATOR FROM A D-9 CATERPILLAR BY HOISTING IT FREE WITH A GROVE CRANE. THE EYE BOLT BROKE AND THE LOAD PINCHED THE MOTOR MECHANICS HAND BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND FRAME.
EMPL GOING IN STORAGE HALL CRANE AREA TO OIL MOTORS AND SHC OPER WAS ENTERING AREA AT SAME TIMEEMPL GOING IN STORAGE HALL CRANE AREA TO OIL MOTORS AND SHC OPER WAS ENTERING AREA AT SAME TIME TO START EQUIP UNAWARE OF EACH OTHER.CRANE STRUCK AND EITHER PUSHED OR DRAGGED EMPL SEVERAL FEET.