HE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAG BUCKET WHILE THE WELDER WAS WELDING
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Showing all 15CUTTING APLATE OFF THE DRAG BUCKET AND THE PLATE FELL ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CRANE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOP BRACE ON SKID. EMPLOYEE PLACED CRANE BOOM UNDER BRACE TO LET DOWN FROM SKID BEAMS. WHILE LETTING BRACE DOWN THE ONE END SLIPPED OFF UPRIGHT BRACE. WHEN IT HIT GROUND, THE OTHER END SLIPPED DOWN BOOM AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR'S CAB STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN HEAD AND SHOULDER.
WELDING KEEPER PLATES ON BUCKET. WELDING SPARK OR CHIP WENT IN EAR.
KNOCKING SLAG OFF OF A WELD, USING AN AIR CHIPPER.
HE WAS WELDING BESIDE ANOTHER WELDER AND GOT WELDING FLASH.
HE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL AND WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
WORKING BESIDE WELDER IN TUB OF MACHINE.
SHOT HOLE DRILLS WERE DRILLING NEXT TO HIGHWALL ON BENCH. LOOSE MATERIAL FROM HIGHWALL SLID INTO BENCH AREA & PARTIALLY COVERED DRILLS & DRILL HELPER WAS PARTIALLY COVERED WITH DUST.
BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL HEAD OUT WINDOW, BUCKET OF SHOVEL HIT TRUCK BED CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDOW FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ON OTHER SIDE OF HOIST CABLE,DRAGLINE PICKED UP HOIST CABLE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE OTHER SIDE CATCHING EMPLOYEE BY RIGHT LEG.FLIPPED OVER.
STARTING UP GENERATOR AND FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED L EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING HOUSE ROLLERS IN DOLLY CIRCLE WHEN MACHINE SWUNG EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING ON AIR DISCHARGE HOSE W/A HAMMER TO DISLODGE STUCK MATERIAL WHEN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE. LETTING OUT A SUDDEN BLAST OF MATERIAL STARTING HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE BOOM & CATWALK LANDING ON THE LANDED HITTING HIS HOULEDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BRUSHING AN AREA WITH A BULLDOZER AND A BRANCH SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE