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WHILE OPERATING BLADE, EE DIRECTED HIS ATTENTIONAWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. DURING THIS BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, THE EQUIPMENT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, JARRING HIM UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A PULLED BACK MUSCLE.
EE WAS PACKING CEMENT WHEN BAG BLEW UP AND CEMENT GOT UNDERNEATH SAFTEY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. EE ALSO TURNED BACK WHEN GETTING UP AND HURT BACK. EMPLOYEE'S EYE IS OK BUT IS ON RESTRICTED DUT Y OF NO LIFTING FOR 4 WEEKS.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A PNEUMATIC BAG CHAIR EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE BAGGER START BUTTON & MADE THE BAG CHAIR CYCLE DOWN PINCHING & CUTTINGHIS RIGHT THUMB & FOREFINGER.
SEVERAL EES WERE GRINDING OVERHEAD IN A CONFINED SPACE. PARTICLES OF METAL WILL FALL FROM EQUIPMENT DURING THIS PROCESS. AS A RESULT, A PIECE OF THE METAL GOT UNDER THE WELDING HOOD AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE LEFT EYE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A BAD BEARING, THE TRIGGER ON A 3/4" DRIVE AIR IMPACT WRENCH HUNG IN THE RUN POSITION, CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT AGAINST A PIECE OF UNISTRUT.
HE WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND ON A PIECE OF PIPE. HE WEDGED THE GRINDER BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF PIPE, WHICH CAUSED THE GRINDING WHEEL TO KICK BACK & STRIKE HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS WEARING PANTS INSIDE BOOTS THEREFORE ALLOWING HOT METAL TO GET INSIDE BOOT.
EE HAS BEEN BAGGING CEMENT AS HE EXITED PACKER, A SPROUT ON HIS BAGGING SYSTEM INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED, CAUSING CEMENT TO DEFLECT INTO EE'S EYE. NOTE: HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL ON A PEDASTAL GRINDER, STEEL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GRINDING WHEEL AND GUARD AND SLAMMED DOWN ON THE GRINDER REST, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETW EEN STEEL AND GRINDER REST.