AFTER COMPLETING MAINTENANCE ON THE MILL AIR COMPRESSOR, THE EMP. STARTED UP THE COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR REACHED APPROX. 120 PSI AND A 3" AIR LKINE BLEW OFF HITTING THE EMP. ON T HE ANKLES
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Showing all 4WHILE WORKING W3TH FILTER PRESS & MILL SAMPLES SHE TRYED TO TURN THE HANDLE & TWISTED HER BODY THE WRONG WAY & INJURED HER BACK
MIXING XANTHATE2 WAS DUMPING BARREL, FLIPPING BARREL ABOVE MIXING TANK, BARREL SLID BACK PULLING LEFT SHOULDER
EMP ALLEGES THA7 WHILE CUTTING PIECE OF METAL AT THE SHOP WITH THE OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE TORCH HE GOT A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS EYE. THE EMP WAS NOT WEARING CUTTING GOGGLES. HE WAS WEARING SAFET GLASSES 3