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EE WAS HOLDING OUTRIGGER RAM, TO STABILIZE IT, WHILE RAM WAS BEING RETRACTED, TO REPOSITION IT ON DRILL RIG. EE WAS HOLDING THE PISTON OF THE RAM AND PINCHED HIS HAND AS THE RAM CAME FULLY RET RACTED.
RATTLE HAMMER SLIPPED OF NUT STRIKING FELLOW WORKER (HOLDING BOLT WITH SPUD WRENCH) IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHENA ROCK CMAE OUT OF THE LEFT RIB. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE FRONT OF THE HARD HAT. THE HARD HAT HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES CUTTINGTHE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. THE CUT WAS TREATED AND THE MINER RETURNED TO WORK. EE LATER WENT TO SEETHE DR. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF CLAIM 7/27/98 BY SIIS
AS STAIRS WERE LOWERED TO THE GROUND END OF STAIRS SCRAPPED AND LACERATED EE LEFT SHIN. RIGGER HAD BACK TO OPERATOR AND WASN'T GIVING HAND SIGNALS. OPERATOR MOVED THE LOAD WITHOUT RECEIVING HA ND SIGNALS. NO VISIBLE EYE CONTACT. DISCUSSED ATSAFETY MEETING AND WITH BOTH INDIVIDUALS.
THE INJURED WAS RIDING ON A SCISSOR DECK & WAS KNOCKED OFF BALANCE. HE FELL OFF OT THE DECK LANDING ON HIS HANDS FIRST.
THE INJURED WAS USING AN ANGLE GRINDER TO GRIND A TACK WELD. HIS FACE WAS NEAR THE WORK AREA. THE OBJECT BEING GROUND WAS NOT PROPERLY CLAMPED & MOVED SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE LEFT CHEEK.
DRILLING HOLES FOR PLACING ROCK BOLTS, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK. THE ROCK STRUCK THE INJURED ONTHE LEFT THUMB/HAND.