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SUBJECT WAS WORKING WITH REPAIR CREW & HE SAID THAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY HE GOT A WELDERS FLASH TO HIS EYES IT DIDNT START TO HURT HIS EYES UNTIL HE GOT READY TO GO TO BED
SUBJECT SAID THE CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON THE FOOT VALVE CAUSED HIS BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT FOOT TO HURT.
PRYING ON LARGE BOULDER WITH CORNER OF BLADE AND BOULDER BROKE CAUSING SUDDEN RELEASE OF BLADE PRESSURE THAT JARRED MACHINE AND HIMSELF.
SUBJECT WAS DRINKING STRONG SMELL OF BOOZE ON HIS BREATH HIS VERSION IS HE MOTIONED TO THE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DRAGLINE BUT BEFORE HE DID THE DRAG SWUNG & KNOCKED HIM OFF THE OPERATOR SAID HE SAW HIM GET DOWN ONTO GROUND & WALK TOWARDS THE READ & HE WENT BACK TO DIGGING NO SERIOUS INJURIES SUBJECT RELEASED HOSPITAL 041589
SUBJECT SAID "I GOT A SORE BACK BECAUSE OF THE SEAT THAT WAS JUST INSTALLED" SO THE OTHER ONE COULD BE REUPHOLSTERED.
SUBJECT TOLD ME3ON 2-17-87 THAT HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT WHILE OPERATING DOZER SEE FOLLOW UP REPORT I HAVE A NOTE & FOLLOW UP REPORT ATTACHED TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS A LATE REPORT.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A VERTICAL DRILL APPR.8FT FROM EDGE OF A 25FT HIGHWALL BENCH WHEN HIS OUTRIGGER SUNK IN DUE TO A CRACK & DRILL UNIT TILTED & HE JUMPED OFF OF IT & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK
SUBJECT HAD ATTEMPTED TO HOLD A STUD FROM COMING OUT OF THE HOLE WHILE HE TRIED TO TAKE NUT OFF WITH AN AIR WRENCH WHEN THE STUD PUSHED OUT OF HOLE TURNED & CUT HIS FINGER
SUBJECT NOTICED A PROBLEM IN FRONT OF ENGINE & WHEN HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE IT SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THE HOSPITAL THAT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. AS NEAR AS WE CAN TELL IT CAME FROM THEMANIFOLD AREA
SUBJECT SAID HE WAS WELDING AND PIECE OF FLUX GOT INTO HIS EYE SOMEHOW HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION
SUBJECT WAS ATTACHING ANOTHER DRILL STEEL WHEN A 1/4" HOSE BLEW OUT SQUIRTING HYDRAULIC OIL INTO BOTH EYES.
SUBJECT WAS MOVING UP THE HILL TO HIS NEXT WORK OSITION AS HE ARRIVED THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND HE JAMMED ON HIS PARKING BRAKE BUT FOR SUCH A STEEP WORK AREA IT WOULD NOT HOLD SUBJECT JUMPE D OFF AND THE MACHINE WENT INTO THE DITCH AND STOPPED UP AGAINST THE BANK