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INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A DOZER TO RIP FROST CHUNKSFOR THE SCRAPER OPERATORS. WHEN GOING ACROSS THECHUNKS THE DOZER FELL TO ONE SIDE SHIFTING THE OPERATOR INTO AN UNUSUAL POSITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS BACK EVEN THOUGH HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON.
THE EE WAS USING A TORCH TO MELT SNOW FROM THE HEAD PULLEY ON THE NEAR PIT CRUSHER WHEN THE PULLEY CAUGHT THE TORCH AND FORCED HIS HAND TO SLAM TO THE SIDE. HITTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
THE WELDERS WERE IN A VERY CONFINED AREA GRINDING OUT A WELD THAT HAD JUST BEEN LAYED ON A 1570 DRAGLINE. THE FACE SHIELD BEING USED DID NOT EXTEND BACK FAR ENOUGH AND THE SHARDS FROM THE GRIN DING FLEW IN BEHIND THE GUARD AND LODGED IN THE CORNER OF HIS EYE. THE METAL HAD TO BE EXTRACTED BY AN OPTOMITRIST.