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WHILE INSTALLING A PIPE AT NO SIDE OF CYCLONES THE PIPE HIT HIM ON R LEG CAUSING AN INCISION AND CONTUSSION AT R KNEE
THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS BEND DOWN WELDING. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE HIT HIS HEAD WITH A ANGULAR OBJECT. HE STATES THAT HE IS FEELING PAINS IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.
THE EMPLOYEE SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING HE WAS EXPOSED TO TWO DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE, HOT AND COOL. WHICH CAUSING HIM SLEEPINESS IN HIS RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE, EAR AND RIGIDITY OF HIS FACE.
WORKER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POLSIHING A PICE OF METAL WITHOUT FIXING IT ON THE BENCH PRESS PROVIDED.THE ROTATING DISK GOT STRUCK IN THE MEATAL PIECE HE WAS WORKING ON AND PROPELLED THE METAL PIECE TOWARDS HIS WRIST PRODUCING A CUT.
WHILE LIFTING MILL EQUIPMENT WITH CRANE OF 30 TONS CABLE SNAPPED AND JIB FELT DOWN KNOCKING SAFETY LADDER AND INJURING EMPLOYEES.
WHILE LIFTING MILL EQUIPMENT WITH CRANE OF 30 TONS CABLE SNAPPED AND JIB FELT DOWN KNOCKING SAFETY LADDER AND INJURING EMPLOYEES.
WORKER AS PASING NEXT TO A CRANE. THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS LOWEREING THE HYDRAULIC JACKS WHICH PINCHED THE WORKERS FOOT.
WHILE WORKER WA8 IN THE BAGGING MACHINE ONE OF THE CEMENT BAGS TORE AND SOME DUST PENETRATED HIS GOGGLES WHICH DISLODGED DUE TO A BURST OF AIR
WORKER WAS CUTT3NG A PIPE WITH A WELDING TORCH WHEN HOT METAL PARTICLES ENTERED HIS RIGHT BOOT PRODUCING SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
WELDER HAD HIS 1OGGLES ON AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CUT A PIECE OF NEW STEEL A PARTICLE PASED AN OPEN SPACE BETWEEN GOGLES AND BROW FALLING INTO HIS EYE. THIS IS APPARENTLY DUE TO AN IMPROPER FIT DUE TO HIS BONE3STRUCTURE
AFTER FINISHING3HIS WORK SHIFT HE ENTERED A BAGHOUSE WITHOUT HIS EYE PROTECTORS TO RETRIEVE HIS KEYS IN SO DOING A DUST PARTICLE ENTERED HIS EYE
WORKER WAS INSP9CTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN HOT CINDER MATERIAL FELL ON HIS EYE
THE WORKER WAS DIRECTING THE CRANE OPERATOR IN A LIFT OPERATION WHEN HE SIGNALED TO LIFT HE INADVERTENTLY LEFT HIS FINGER IN THE HOOK WHICH WAS PINCHED WHEN THE CABLE WAS TAUT
WORKER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A KILN LIFTER WITH AN IMPACT TOOL WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER
WELDER WAS CUTTING A GRATING SINCE HE WAS NOT USING HIS EYE PROTECTORS A PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS EYE
MINER WAS REPAIRING A SLURRY PUMP A ROUTINE JOB HE PROCEEDED TO PUT HIS LOCK ON THE ON-OFF SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE BREAKER AT THE MCC AS READ BY CO POLICY & MENTIONED IN ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAININ G WHILE ADJUSTING THE BELTS OF THE ELECT. MOTOR THE OPER SUPERV ORDERED THE CONT ROOM ATT TO START THE ADJ PUMP HE PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON