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CUTTING BOOM CABLE OF SPOOL ON DRAGLINE. USING CUTTING TORCH ON CABLE WHEN LAST STAND ON CABLE UNWOUND. EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK AND HIT KNEE ON TRACK. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED SWOLLEN LEFT KNEE.
A ROCK FLEW OUT3OF GAP BETWEEN FEEDER & CRUSHER & HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE. LEFT SIDE OF FACE NEAR EYE SCRAPED AND SWOLLEN AND CORNEA ABRASION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING STEEL WITH A BLOW TORCH WHEN A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL ON HIS PANTS LEG AND DOWN INTO HIS BOOT. THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON LEG AND FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AN ELECTRIC DRILL TO DRILL RIVETS IN A BRAKE SHOE THE BIT BROKE OFF & REMAINED IN THE LINING EMPLOYEES ARM SLIPPED & HIT DRILL BIT HE WAS U SING A LOT OF PRESSURE HE REQUIR ED 8 STITCHES O3 UNDERSIDE OF LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE STARTED THE PLANT. THE BELTS ON PUMP STARTED SMOKING SO HE SHUT THE PROCESS PLANT DOWN AND THE PUMP OFF, CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE TOWER TO CHECK BELTS. II NAME WAS TURNING THE SHAFT WITH A PIPE WRENCH. I NAME TOLD HIM TO STOP SO HE COULD TAKE THE BELT OFF IT WAS BROKEN. HE REACHED IN TO CUT BELT AND II NAME TURNED THE SHAFT. I NAME HAND WAS TRAPPED.
SUBCTR TO CPC HAD BEEN OPERATING & MAINT CRUSHER.CPC NEEDED CRUSHER SO PUT OWN EMPL ON MACHINE.N WE ASSUMED BLOW BAR HAMMERS WERE FUNCTIONAL-ONE OF 3 FLEW OFF ROTOR RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE VIBR ATION.WHEN VIBRATION STARTED EMPL JUMPED FROM TOWER BREAKING RIGHT FOOT.12\DROP FROM TOWER TO GROUND.
SUB CONTRACTOR TO CPC HAD BEEN OPERATING AND MAINTAINING CRUSHER CPC NEED CRUSHER SO PUT OWN EMP ON MACHINE NOTG OPERTING CRUSHER WE ASSUMED BLOW BAR HAMMERS WERE FUNCTIONAL ONE OF THREE FLEW OFF ROTER RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN VIBRATION STARTED EMP JUMPED FROM TOWER TO GROUND CARTILAGE IN RT KNEE THERE IS A 12 FT DROP FROM TOWER TO GROUND