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I NAME WENT TO FUEL WATER PUMP FOUND IT NOT PUMPING SHUT OFF MOTOR WATER IN DISCHARGE HOSE RAN BACK INTO PUMP WHICH WAS EXTREMELY HOT SUCTION HOSE BROKE LOOSE FROM PUMP & SPRAYED I NAME WITH S CALDING HOT WATER
GRINDING AND/OR CUTTING BUSHING OUT OF DOZER SMALL PIECE OF METAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE.WASNT AWARE OF IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT A PIECE OF RUST ENTERED THE LEFT EYE WHILE PREFORMING HIS NORMAL WELDING DUTIES.
WELDING AND GRINDING ON DRAGLINE - ADEQUATE SHIELDS WERE USED BUT DUST BLOWING AND CAUSED SMALL RUST PARTICLES TO ENTER LEFT EYE. PARTICLE IMBEDDED IN EYE - RMOVED BY DOCTOR - FOLLOWUP EXA M REQUIRED - WENT TO DOCTOR DAY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT3FINGER IN ENGINE ALTERNATOR.CUT OFF 1/2" OF THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
EMPL REPLACING 3MPELLER OF 6'' WATER PUMP.THREADS APPARENTLY NOT IN GOOD CONDITION ON END OF SHAFT.HE STARTED IMPELLER ON SHAFT AND BEGAN TO USE 1'' AIR WRENCH TO RUN UP IMPELLER AND TIGHTEN I T ON SHAFT.IMPE5LE CROSS-THREADED AND SPUN OFF SHAFT WHILE STILL UNDER TORQUE CUTTING EMPL LEG.
WHILE OPERATING STOKE MACHINE A LARGE LUMP WAS CUAGHT IN THE CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THE LUMP WITH A BAR WHILE THE CRUSHER WAS OPERATING THE BAR WAS CAUGHT BY A ROLLER AND THE LAST THREE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND BRACING BEAM OF THE CRUSHER, CUTTING THOSE FINGER BREAKING REMOVE.
WHILE TIGHTENING THE NUTS ON THE PROPELL SHAFT OF DRAGLINE S-3 THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND KICKED BACK AGAINST EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD BELOW HIS HARD HAT BRIM EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CUT ON FOREH EAD ABOVE RT EYE RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR SAME & WAS RELEASED FROM CLINIC TO HOME SAME DAY