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THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS BREAKING OVERSIZED ROCK WITH A DROPBALL WHEN THE BOOM CABLE BROKE APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES FROM DEAD END. THE BOOM FELL APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET TO ROCK PILE WITH SHEAVE END BENDING OVE9 ROCK.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER TO REMOVE A SMALL SECTION OF ASPHALT LOCATED AT THE TOP STEP TO THE EMPLOYEES CLOCKROOM WHEN HE LATER FELT SORENESS IN HIS NECK, BACK AND HAD HEADACH ES. 3
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS WELDING SKIRTING BACK IN PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FROM WELD FELL INTO CREASE OF PANTS BURNING THROUGH AND FALLING DOWN INTO BOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1/2"JELLOID PLATE FROM AN 8'X12'PLATE.A SECTION OF THE PLATE HAD BEEN CUT,BUT DID NOT COME FREE.IN THE ATTEMPT TO BREAK IT.FREE THE LARGE SEC N OF THE PLATE 8LIPPED OFF THE RACK AND CAME DOWN,ABOUT 3"AND HIS FOOT WAS UNDER THE PLATE.
EMPL STANDING IN FRONT OF DIESEL MOTOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CRANK START MOTOR WITH BOTH HANDS.DIESEL ENGINE KICKED BACKWARD CAUSING SUDDEN JERK TO EMPL LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK,PULLING MUSCLES.
HE WAS SCALING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL FROM THE FACE W/A CHIPPING HAMMER GUN WHENT HE AIRLINE ATTACHED TO THE GUN FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIS SAFETY GLASSES. SEVERAL PIECES OF THE SAFETY GLASS ENTERED HIS EYE AND A SHARP POINT ON THE FRAME OF THE GLASSES LACERATED HIS CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS KNEELING ON FLOOR AS PLANETARY ASSEMBLY WAS BEING HOISTED WHEN A BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF THE CLEVIS CAUSING PART TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEES FINGER ON RT HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ON LADDER NEXT TO A LOADER WITH GRINDER IN HAND, HE PROCEEDED TO GRIND OFF ROUGH SPOTS OF WELD. GRINDER HIT A CLIP ON EXISTING CAB WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BALANCE CAUSI NG GRINDER TO BE THROWN INTO HIS NECK.
EMP WAS WORKING ON STEEP EMBANKMENT CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TEETH OF THE SAW
EMP CLAIMS HE WAS WELDING AND LIFTED HELMET CHECK CONTROL PANEL WITHOUT STOPPING WELDER
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER USIING A GRINDER ON THE TOWMOTOR WHEN HE TURNED GRINDER OFF AND SET IT DOWN BEFORE IT STOPPED AS HE SET IT DOWN THE GRINDER TURNED LACERATING HIS RT WRIST
EMP STATES THAT HE WAS HOLDING A FLANGE IN PLACE WHEN IT WAS BEING WELDED ONTO A PIPE IT WAS PROBABLY WHEN THE FLASH TOOK PLACE BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PIN POINT THE EXACT MOMENT