EE WAS PULLING THE STARTING ROPE ON AN GASOLINE POWERED WATER PUMP THE ROPE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STROKE CAUSING EE TO STRAIN HIS BACK
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Showing all 4EE WAS GUIDING THE DRILL STEM INTO THE BIT BASKET ON A DK25 WHEN THE BIT BECAME LODGED. WHILE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLODING THE BIT HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND BA SKET HOLDING THE DRILL STEM.
WHILE SUPERVISING GEAR BOX REPLACEMENT ON 90 FOOT CONVEYOR BELT, WELDING & CUTTING OF GEAR BOX BRACKET. WHILE WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE ACTUAL WORK, METAL FRAGMENTS BECAME IMPALLED IN R EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE WELDERS AND THE FLASH OF THE WELD BURNT HIS EYES.