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EE WAS CUTTING OFF OLD BUSHING FROM PUSH ARM TRUNION. SLAG BLEW INTO AIR AND A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL LANDED IN LEFT EAR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1-26-96. NO LOSS TIME FROM WORK UNTIL SURGERY ON 4 -2-96.
EE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO EE STARTING ON POT SIDE OF DRAG BENCH HE WAS CROSSING OVER TO SPOIL SIDE TO WALK BEHIND MACHINE WHEN THE HOIST BRAKE FAILED WHICH WAS HOLDING A 12CU BUCKET SUSPEND ED IN AIR THE DRAG ROPE WHEICH 1 21/4 IN DIA ;HIT EE ON HIS HARD KNOCKING HIM OFF BALANCE. THEN HITTING HIS LEG WALK WITH THE FORCE AND POSITION THAT EE HE WAS DISLODACLE AND FRACTURE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE MASTER PAD BOLTS OUT OF THE TRACK ON A D11 DOZER USING A1" DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH. THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE SOCKET ON BROKE AND SLIPPED OUT CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THU MB & INDEX FINGER. HIS LEFT HAND WAS SUPORTING THE WRENCH.
REP DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE EMP TANDING TOO CLOSE TO DRAG CABLE DRUM LOCATED INSIDE MACHINE. CABLE SLIPPED OFF DRUM STRUCK EMP ON L ANKLE