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EE WAS CUTTING ON A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND A PIECE OF THE METAL FELL IN TO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DROP BALL CRANE. THE CRANE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED DOWN RAMP. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE CRANE WHILE IT WAS GOING DOWN THE RAMP.
GRINGING METAL WITH AIR GRINDER, A PIECE FLEW OFF AND CAME UNDER FACE SHIELD AND GLASSES LODGING IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND CHIPPING WELD WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW BETWEEN HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BENCH GRINDER. THE PIECE OF STEEL WAS ABOUT 2" WIDE BY 4" LONG. THE REST WAS CLOSE BUT CAUGHT THE STEEL AND TIPPED IT, CAUSING THE GRINDER TO GRAB THE PIECE OF STEEL AND PULL IT DOWN ALONG WITH HIS GLOVE. THE METAL WAS FOR MOUNTING THE HORNS ON HIS LOADER.
EE RAN CUTTING TORCH ACROSS EE'S ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING AN IRON RACK FOR A WELDER. THE IRON BROKE LOOSE AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT, SEVERING A VEIN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
OPERATING A SAWZALL TO CUT TRIM. THE SAW BLADE CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG.
EE WAS SHOVELING A TAILPULLEY WHEN A 15" PIECE OF THE HAND RAIL AROUND THE JAW BROKE LOOSE. THE PIECE OF 2" X 2" X 15" HANDRAIL STRUCK THE EE ON HIS HARD HAT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT EAR.WHILE CUTTING A SHAKER BEARING WITH A TORCH A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ENTERED THE LEFT EAR.
FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO EYE WHILE CLEARING AN OVERLOADED CONE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE STARTED HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH PRESSURE WASHED, WATER CAME BACK BURNING L. FOOT. SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L FOOT AND 4TH & 5TH TOES.
WELDING WITH A MASK AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS.
GRINDING STEEL SHEET WITH SAFETY GLASSES IN PLACE AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN LEFT EYE.
CLEANING UNDER PLANT - ROCK FELL ON HEAD - WAS WEARING HARD HAT.
OPERATING JAW CRUSHER, LOOKED OVER INTO JAW CRUSHER. PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER. HE WAS RUNNING THE CONTROLS THAT RUNT HE WINCH/HOOK. HE WAS GUIDING THE CABLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND RUNNING THE CONTROL WITH HIS RIGHT. HE LOWERED THE CABLE, AND WITH SLACK IN THE CABLE THE ROCK SHIFTED, HITTING THE HOOK AND SNAPPING BACK. THE FORCE OF THE CABLE PUSHED HIS WRIST IN. THE RADIUS OF HIS LEFT ARM IS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES WIT
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE, HAND HELD, ELECTRIC GRINDER. HE WAS GRINDING OFF AN OL.D WELD IN THE FEEDER OF THE CRUSHER. HE WAS WORKING IN A CORNER AND IT KICKED BACK, CUTTING HIM ON THE I NSIDE, PALM SIDE, OF HIS LEFT WRIST. THE CUT WAS NOT VERY LONG, BUT WAS DEEP REQUIRING 16 STITCHES.