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EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A DRILL TO THE WORK SITE HE WAS RIDING WITH HSI FOOT RESTING ON A BOLT NEAR THE BOOM HE WENT OVER A BUMP & THE BOOM SHIFTED CATCHING THE OPERATOR ONTHE RT FOOT BEHIND HIS BIG TOE THIS CAUSED THE SKIN ON HIS TOE TO BE PEELED OFF
OPERATOR WAS SHOVELING DIRT OFF OF HIGHWALL. AS HE S TARTED TO BACK UP FOREMAN MOTIONED FOR HIS TO PARK DOZER AT SHOP. OPERATOR PUT TRACTOR INTO NEUTRAL AS FOREMAN WAS TALKING TO HIM. WHE N OPERATOR STATEDTO GO BACK TO WORK HE RELASED BRAKE, LET UP ON DECELERATOR NOT REALIZING HE WAIN NEUTRAL & ROLLED OVER RIDGE OF DIRT & HIGHWALL. NO DAMAGE TO DOZER.
THE EMP. WAS ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLANT REPAIRING A LEAKING WATER LINE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANT A WELDER WAS FABRICATING AND WELDING NEW LINES. THE CONT. GLARE FROM THE WELDERS ELECT RODE CAUSED MECHANI CS EYES TO BECOME FLASH BURNT.
FOREMAN WAS STANDING ABOUT 20 FEEET TO ONE SIDE OF DOZER A TREE CAME AROUND THE SIDE OF THE BLADE KNOCKING HIM DOWN FRACTURING THE FIBULA BONE IN LEFT LEG