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HE WAS HOLDING WELDING LEAD IN BUCKET 992 C FRONT END LOADER BUCKET WITH HIS LEG AND WHEN HE STARTED AIR ARCHING WELDING CABLE SHORTED BETWEEN HIS LEG AND BUCKET, RESULTING IN BURN TO LOWER RI GHT LEG.
GRADER WAS BROKEN DOWN ON THE ROAD THAT WAS BEING USED TO GET TO A DRILL BENCH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS BROKEN OFF AND FOULED UNDER MACHINE. WHEN EE AND 3 COWORKERS TRIED TO REMOVED THE TIRE IT SHIFTED AND FOULED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE TIRE AND LADDER.
EE WAS CUTTING OUT A TEMPLATE. HE BENT OVER TO ADJUST HIS MACHINE AND STUCK A SHARP PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EAR. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL AND RECIEVED 8 STICHES TO INJURED EAR.
EE STATED HE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL AND A SPARR FLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TIRES FROM HAULAGE TRUCK USING DRIVE AIR IMPACT SOCKET RETAINING PIN BROKE & CAME OUT CATCHING EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND & GLOVE PUNCTURING HAND TWISTING GLOVES HAND & T HUMB B ACKWARD
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING AT #2 WASHER BOX WHERE THEY WERE WELDING & CUTTING LINERS OU T OF WASHER BOX NEXT DAY EMPLOYEE WENT TO PHYSICIAN FOR POSSIBLE FLASH(WELDING)BURN TO EYES
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON SHOVEL BUCKET, AIR-ARCING, WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW BEHIND HIS SHIELD AND INTO HIS EYE.
EMPL STATED HE WAS USING ELECTRIC GRINDER & SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN EYE METAL WAS NOT EMBEDDED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ARCING LOADED BUCKET WHEN METAL DUST CAME UNDER WELDING HOOD.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN HE BURNT A HOLE IN THE TORCH HOSE. HE GRABBED THE HOSE TO TWIST IT TO SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE SUPPORTED COMBUSTION CAUSING HIM TO BE BURNED.
EMPLOYEE STATED; THE DRAGLINE WAS DOWN FOR WELDING AND THE OPERATOR TOLD HIM TO GO BEHIND THE MACHINE AND PUSH THE ROLL. WHEN MACHINE CAME UP FROM WELDING REPAIRS DRAGLINE OPERATOR STARTED SWI NGING MACHINE, STRIKING DOZER WITH BACK OF MACHINE.
EMP STATED HE WAS IN THE FIELD HE WAS GRINDING ON A TRUCK FRAME DUE TO THE WIND BLOWING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO LEFT EYE EMP STATED HE DID HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON
HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO MAIN PARKING LOTOF THE END OF SHIFT WHEN HE HIT A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE ROAD AND WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CABL.
EMPLOYEE STATES: A ROCK CAME OFF DIGGING FACE AT #004 SHOVEL, STRIKING THE CORNER (REAR) OF RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK BED.
HE WAS DOING FINAL GRADING ON A SLOPE WHEN STARTED GOING DOWN HILL THE DOZER WENT OUT OF CONTROL. HE STATED THAT HE DOESN\T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO USE BRAKES NOR WAS THE BL ADE DRAGGING. THE DOZER STOPPED ABRUPTLY AT A LARGE DITCH THROWING HIM AROUND IN T H E SEAT.
EMPLOYEE STATES UP CHAINS HAD FOULED IN SPROCKETS,SO HE AND CHARLIE STAFFORD CLIMBED MAST TO FREE CHAINS.A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS NECESSARY TO FREE CHAINS.BOTH HE AND I NAME STAYED ON MAST TO CHEC FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT:CHARLIE ASK HIM IF HE WAS CLEAR,HE RESPONDED THAT HE WAS TO GO AHEAD AND TRY IT.UPON FIRST MOVEMENT HIS FOOT BECAME FOULED IN MAST ROLLER ASSEMBLY.
EMP STATES HE WAS CLIMBING ON PROPEL MOTOR TO OPEN AIR VALVE FLEXIBLE AIR LINE RUPTURED SHOWERING HIM WITH DEBRIS AND STUNNING HIM MAIN FED VALVE CLOSED CAUSING AIR COMPRESSOR TO RUN CONTINOUS AGAINST CLOSED PIPING HE AND ASSISTANT OILER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE DANGER OF CLOASED VALVE WHEN COMPRESSOR WAS RUNNING THEY FORGOT TO REOPEN MAIN AIR VALVE BEFORE RESTARTING COMPRESSOR
EMPLOYEE STATES; HE WAS WORKING ON #309 LOADER BUCKET IN THE SHOP. HE WAS AIR ARCHING A CRACK OUT ON THE BUCKET LIP WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG, BLOWN FROM THE AIR ARC GOT INTO HIS EAR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO RESOCKET CROWD CABLES ON SHOVEL, HE TRIED TO USE A SOCKET THAT WASNT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE PRESSURE OF THE IMPACT WRENCH. SOCKET BROKE AND HE CUT HIS THUMB
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING AROUND SHOVEL WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WHILE BACKING UP
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STNADING ON FLOOR OF SHOP REMOVING WHEEL MOTOR FROM 064 TRUCK THE IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED THROUGH HAND AND HOSE CLAMP ON HOSE CUT HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORK ON #052 DRILL. HE WAS STANDING CLOSE TO DRILL WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL HIT HI M ON THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING 444 DOZER IN NORTH CARCASS DRAG PIT WITH DOOR OPEN WHEN HE STARTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHILE IN MOTION THE DOOR SLAMMED ON HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE HOIST BRAKE FROM 005 SHOVEL ALL RETAINING BOLTS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND ALL THAT REMAINED WAS TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND SLIDE IT FROM THE HUM SPLI NES ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHINBG THE SWITCH TO THE LOCKED POSITION HIS FINGERS SLIPPED OFF THE SWITCH CAUSING THE BRAKE TO SET AND TRAP THIS EMPLOYEES FINGERS