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THE AIR-OPERATED PUMP IS USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND THE PISTON AREA HAS NO GUARD. PERSONNEL HAD KNOWN PUMP WOULD QUIT BUT EASILY RESTART WHEN BUMPED AGAINST. SINCE JOB OCCURRED INFREQ UENTLY, NO COMMUNICATION OF THIS UNSAFE ACTIVITYWAS EVER DISCUSSED. IN THIS CASE, EMP. GRABBED THE PUMP IN THE UNGUARDED AREA. THE PISTON MOVED UPWARD, GRABBED HIS GLOVE & FINGER & PULLED IN.

EMPLS WERE HONING OUT HOLE IN FRAME FOR TRACK TUNNION BAR UNDER DOZER. EMPL WAS ON ONE SIDE OF FRAME USING HONE & INJ OTHER SIDE SPRAYING LUBRICATE INTO HOLE. HONE CAME OUT OF HOLE ON FIRST SI DE & LOCKED DOWN & CAUSING YOKE ON HONE TO COME OFF ALLOWING HONING STONES & SCRAPERS TO COME OFF & ONE OF SCRAPERS STRUCK INJ ACROSS BRIDGE OF NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO ORTHOPEDIC DR. ON 2-1-91 DUE TO REOCCURRING PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. HAS BEEN GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS AS "TENNIS ELBOW" AND INJURY ON 8-29-90 AGGRAVATED PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.

EMPLS WERE WELDING IN ROCK BOX ALL DAY. RECEIVED BURNS DURING THIS TIME DUE TO REFLECTED ARC.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING AIR TRACK DRILL OUT OF SHOP-REPAIRS COMPLETED. THEY WERE STANDING AT THE REAR OF DRILL. HE RAISED BOOM OF DRILL. THE BOOM DROPPED DDUE TO LACK O F HYDRAULIC FLUIDS IN CYLINDERS. WHEN BOOM FELL IT RAISED THE LEFT SIDE OF DRILL FRAME UP AND CTONROL HANDLES AND SKAT STRUCK OTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MINOR CONTUSION. DID NOT GO T