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EE WAS REPAIRING THE FAN ON TRUCK 232 AIR CONDITIONER, WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THE SWITCH ON CAUSING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FAN BLADE CAUSING A LACERATION THA T REQUIRED STITCHES.
WELDING ON DRAGLINE TUB, BETWEEN THEM CAUSING A FLASH TO EYES, FLASH BURN TO LEFT EYE.
PARTICLES IN EYES WHILE GRINDING OVERHEAD ON DRAGLINE TUB. LEFT EYE. GRINDING SHIELD IN USE AND SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEDGES FROM A DRAG ROPE SOCKET WITH A BATTERY RAM, WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND WAS HIT BETWEEN THE RAM AND THE DRAG ROPE SOCKET. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT IN DEX FINGER.
EE WAS GRINDING WELD ON 226 TRUCK BED, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL EMBEDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE. P.T.O. ON 402 TRUCK WHICH HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS BACK TURNED TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, THAT WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A PIECE OF METAL, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. PARTI CLE WAS IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE AND WAS REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EMPL WAS HIT IN MOUTH BY IMPACT SOCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A DOZER WHEN HE FELT SOME IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL AT A LARGE BENCH GRINDER, WHEN THE METAL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEEL AND GUARD CAUSING METAL PIECE TO HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER NEAR THE TIP.
WHILE LAYING STEELS DOWN ON DRILL, STEEL CAUGHT SUPPORT ARM ON MAST CAUSING IT TO SWING INTO DRILL CAB. TRYING TO GUIDE STEEL PAST SUPPORT ARM EMPLOYEES HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAB OF DRILL AN D SUSPENDED STEEL. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED A SPLINT FOR SUPPORT OF INJURED HAND.
EMP WAS LYING O3 HIS SIDE TO PERFORM WELDING IN A VERY TIGHT SPOT, A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED INTO THE OUTER LEFT EAR CANAL. DR FLUSHED THE EAR AND APPLIED MEDICAL DROPS TO THE EAR AND SENT THE EMPLOYEE BA7K TO WORK. HE WAS WEARING A WELDERS HELMET
SUBJECT WAS KNE9LING TO GRIB ON A STEEL PLATE, GRINDER KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LT LEG.
EE WAS WELDING 3 A DROP OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS BOOT.
EE WAS USING AIR TO BLOW OUT DUST OFF HIS DRILL & GOT DIRT IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF A DRAGLINE WHEN THE MACHINE SLIN OFF ITS PAD AND INTO THE PIT.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TTO THE HAND AND MENTAL ANGUSH.
EMPLOYEE HAD KNELT DOWN TO WELO AN OBJECT ON THE FLOOR-WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE POPPED.ON APRIL25,1985 I NAME ADVISED THE COMPANY THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE SURGERY ON THE KNEE.THIS WAS THE FI FIRST THE COMPANY KNEW OF AN PROBLEM.HE LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAND GRINDER TURNED HIS HEAD AWAY FROM HIS WORK AND THE GRINDER STRUCK HIS WRIST
CALDWELL WAS MAKING A RAMP WITH HIS DOZER AND UPON REACHING THE TOP OF A COAL SEAM HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN HIS DOZER TO GO UP THE RAMP, WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS TURN THE DOZER SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THECOAL AND FELL APPROX. 15 FT COMING TO REST ON THE DOZER BLADE.