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HOLDING HEAD OF CUTTING EDGE BOLT LOCKED IN PLACE IMPACT WRENCH ON NUT CAUSED BOLT TO SPIN AND CUT THROUGH GLOVE IN PALM OF R HAND
LIFTED HOOD TO CHIP SLAG AND SLAG FLEW IN L EYE
PULLING BOTH HANDS AWAY FROM STEEL CUTTING L EBLOW BUMPED SPRAY BAR BEHIND HIM, LIT TORCH IN L HAN D TO ENTER GLOVE OF R HAND AND BURN WRIST
AIR HOSE GLAD HAND FITTING TWISTED LOOSE FROM 1" IMPACT GUN,BREAKING SAFETY WIRE AND STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
WHILE USING IMPACT GUN, EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND WAS OVER CUTTING EDGE BOLT HEAD. WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE, IT SPUN AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS CHIPPING WELDING SLAG WITHOUT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPL WAS PERATING TD-40 DRESSER DOZER AT APPROX 1:00 PM EMPL WHILE PERATING DOZER FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL USING 1'' 5IR IMPACT GUN TO REPLACE CUTTING EDGES ON LOADER.RETAINER PIN FOR SOCKET BEGAN TO SLIP OFF EMPL GRABBED SOCKET ..CUT HAND ON RETAINER PIN.
EMPL CUTTING ST9EL BAR THEN HUNG IGNITED CUTTING TORCH FROM WALKWAY HANDRAIL.WHEN HE QUICKLY REACHED FOR PIECE OF STEEL BAR HE HAD KNOCKED OVER HE BURNED BACK OF LEFT HAND ON TORCH.THIS EMPL W ASNT QUALIFIED 3OR INSTRUCTED TO USE CUTTING RTO/// TORCH AND VIOLATED COMPANY SAFETY RULE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING ROC GUARDS FROM A DRESSER TD-40 DOZER USING A 1 IN AIR IMPACT WRENCH THE WORKING AREA THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN HAD LIMITED HEIGHT AS THE EMPLOYEE SET THE IMPA CT WRENCH DOWN 7HE IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RT HAND BETWEEN THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND THE WRENCH
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS PULLING ON A CABLE ON THE BOOM OF A LINK BELT DRANE TO TAKE UP SLACK AS CRANE OPERATOR SLOWLY LET OUT CABLE CABLE HUNG UP THEN SUDDENLY RELEASED WHIPPING AND PINCHING LEFT HAND OF INJURE8 EMPLOYEE BETWEEN CABLE AND SHEAVE.