LEANING BACK & WELDING OVERHEAD
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE HOLE THE PRESSURE FORECED THE STEEL TO GO TO THE LEFT & HIT THE STOP ON THE TOWER WHERE THE EMP LOYEE'S HAND WAS HOLDING THE STEEL.
EMPL OPERATING DOZER,THE EXHAUST STACK FELL OVER CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SLAG FROM THE WELD OF AN OVERHEAD METAL CHUTE, AND WAS USING A SLAG CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE THE SLAG. THE HEAD OF THE SLAG CHIPPING HAMMER SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM THE WELD OF THE OVERHEAD METAL CHUTE AT THE CONVEYORS AT THE WASH PLANT. THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S UPPER CHEEK BONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF H
EMPL WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE BOOMER H-229 JUMBO DRILL BACKING UP TO PULL STEEL FROM THE HOLE WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AT THE PRESSURE BLOCK CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPEW OUT THROUGH OUT THE CAB AREA WHICH COVERED EMPLS FACE EYES AND BODY WITH THE FLUID EMPL WAS NOT WEARING APPROVED EYE PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY