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WHILE USING RID3NG LAWN MOWER EE BACKED INTO A BUSH & A THORN 1 1/2" LONG WAS EMBEDDED IN LOWER RIGHT LEG.
WHILE GAUGING THE OLD TEETH OFF OF A WASHER LOG A PIECE OF HOT METAL ROLLED OFF THE LOG ONTO I.NAMES PANTS LEG IT BURNED THROUGH THE PANT LEG AND FELL INTO HIS BOOT CAUSING A SEVERE BURN ON TH E INSIDE OF HIS RT FOOT
A SIX INCH PIECE OF FLANGED PIPE SECURED ONLY AT THE BOTTOM FLANGE WAS HINGED FROM AN OVERHEAD CRANE BY A PIECE OF PLASTIC WHICH WAS WEDGED INTO THE PIPE. WHEN THE PLASTIC WOULD NOT COME OUT F ROM THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE ALONE, I,NAME STEPPED NEAR THE PIPE AND APPLIED HEAT WITH A TORCH. THE PLASTIC BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK I,NAME ON HIS FOOT, FRACTURING BONES.
THE BLADE USED FOR MIXING ON THE PORTABLE DRILL-HAND- FLEW OFF HITTING I.NAME IN MOUTH & KNOCKING OUT A TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STUDS WITH A BAND SAW. THE BAND ON THE SAW BROKE, CATCHING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST, CAUSING A TWO INCH LACERATION.
I.NAME OPERATING BULLDOZER,BANK GAVE WAY AND DOZER WAS FALLING IN PIT. I.NAME JUMPED AND FELL BACK ON TRACK.TRACK STILL TURNING,FOOT GOT ON TRACK AND WAS CAUGHT -FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.
I.NAME RAISED WATER TRASH SCREEN WITH AN OVERHEAD WINCH AND CLEANED THEM AS HE WAS REPLACING THE SCREEN HIS LEFT WRIST STRUCK THE SCREEN GUIDE CAUSING A DEEP ONE INCH LACERATION ON THE WRIST
GRAGG WAS INSTALLING CONDUIT HIGH ON EAST WALL OF MACHINE SHOP WORKING ON TOP OF BRIDGE CRANE GRAGG WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT AND LIFELINE FASTENED TO WALL GRAGG SEATED HIMSELF ON CRANE WITHOUT UNFASTENING LIFELINE AND REQUESTED THAT CRANE BE MOVED WHEN LIFELINE TIGHTENED GRAGG WAS PULLED BACK ONTO ANOTHER BEAM OF THE CRANE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A CAGE FROM 4 MINE WATER DITCH THE WINCH CABLE FROM A D9 TRACTOR WAS ATTACHED TO THE CAGE WITH A CHAIN WHEN TENSION WAS APPLIED THE CHAIN BROKE AND A LINK FL EW APPROX 35FT STRIKING THE INJURED
INJURED WAS POSITIONED IN STRIKER\S STAND ON REAR OF #4 SIDE-BOOM TRACTOR WHICH WAS TRANSPORTING A 100\ SECTION OF 16" PIPE. THE PIPE BECOME MOMENTARILY HUNG UP ON SOME OTHER PIPE. WHEN THE PI PE BECOME FREE, IT SWUNG RAPIDLY TOWARD THE REAR OF T HE TRACTOR STRIKING THE INJURED.