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EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKEN ON THE FACE AND FOOT BY A FROZEN DIRT CLOD OF ABOUT 2 FT IN DIAMETER THIS HAPPEN WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS H ELPING WELDER BY HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL WHICH WAS BEING WELDED ON T HE LIP OF A 992 FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. THE BUCKET WAS ELEVATED AND IN A DOWNARD EMPTYING POSITION SO EMPLOYEE COULD HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE WORKING AREA. THE DIRT CLOD WAS FROZEN IN UPPER L
EMPL. WAS STRICKEN ON HEAD BY FROZEN DIRT CLOD ABOUT 2 FT. IN DIAMETER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE EMPL. WAS WELDING ON LIP OF CATTERPILLAR 992 FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. BUCKET WAS IN AIR TILTED D OWNDWARD EMPTYING SO EMPL. COULD HAVE EASY ACCESS TO WORKING AREA. BUCKET WAS FREE OF ALL MATERIAL EXCEPT IN ONE SPOT IN UPPER LEFT CORNER OF BUCKET ABOVE EMPL. WORK AREA. MATERIAL WAS FROZE