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CUTTING FLOORING IN THICKNER USING CHAINSAW SAW KICKED CAUSING CHAIN TO STRIKE THE L INSIDE INSTEP
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES OF OPERATOR IN VANADIUM PRECIP. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE IRRITATION. IT IS ASSUMED EITHER VANADIUM DUST OR MIST WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FILE TO DEBUR SHAFT MOUNTED IN METAL LATHE WHEN HE ALLOWED HIS LEFT ELBOW TO CONTACT THE ROTATING CHUCK.
STANDING NEAR CASTING WHEEL SCRAPER BLADE BOUNCED OFF OF SOME FUSED MATERIAL STUCK TO WHEEL SURFACE. IT SPLATTERED SM POOL OF MOLTEN VANADIUM.
EMPLOYEE (OILER) WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF A 637 CAT SCRAPER HELPING TO STRAIGHTEN A BEND LIP ON THE APRON, THE OPERATOR APPLIED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON A 6 X 8 X 127" PROP. THE WOODEN PROP FAILED , STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST AND ARM, FALLING ON LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETRACT NO EXTEND THE CROWD.
OBSERVING MECHANIC WORKING ON REMOVAL OF CUTTING EDGE FROM 637 SCRAPER. CUTTING EDGE WAS BOWED DUE TO DIRT BUILDUP. WHEN BOLTS WERE CUT, CUTTING EDGE SPRANG UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE HAD CU7 PART WAY THROUGH A METAL PLATE WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH AND WAS SHIFTING POSITION TO COMPLETE THE CUT.WHILE HE WAS SHIFTING POSITION,HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TORCH AND THE FLAME PASSED ACROSS H3S NECK.