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Miner was preparing to cut the inner race of a bearing off of an overflow catch pan on a rip-rap machine, when pressure inside of catch pan forced adjacent bearing off of catch pan housing striking miner in left side causing contusion. Miner was taken to medical facility for observation.
Two employees were welding in close quarters and one employee suffered from flash burns to his eyes
EE WAS USING 3/8" DRIVE IMPACT TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM GAS TANKS STRAPS FOR REMOVAL OF TANK. BOLT HE WAS LOOSENING WITH IMPACT WAS SLIPPING. HE THEN NEEDED A WRENCH TO HOLD THE BACK SIDE. HE PLACED OTHER HAND ON BACK SIDE OF BOLT TO FEEL WHAT SIZE NUT IT WAS. AS HE PLACED HIS FINGERS ON THE NUT HE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON THE AIR GUN SPINNING NUT CUTTING FINGER.