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EE STATED HE WAS WELDING BESIDE OF ANOTHER MECHANIC ON A FACE BLADE OF A BULLDOZER WHEN HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO THE EYES FROM A WELDING ARC.
EMPLOYEE STATED, WORKING ON CORE DRILL AND METAL SHAVINGS FLEW INTO EYE.
EE STATED HE WAS BEING LOADED BY THE 295 B1 STRIPPING SHOVEL AND HE WAS JARRED WHIEL SITTING IN THE TRUCK CAB.
I.NAME CHIPPING SLAG WHEN A SLIVER STRUCK FOREHEAD.
I.NAME STATED THAT HE WAS GRINDING THE EYE OF A TILT JACK ON A D11 DOZER (WEARING HIS GLASSES) WHEN SOMETHING BLEW IN HIS EYE.
I.NAME USING AIR WRENCH TIGHTENING UP BOLTS ,GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING AN AIR DRILL, CAUGHT RIGHT PANTS LEG IN DRILL AND PULLED SKIN AND MUSCLE ON LOWER RIGHT LEG.
I.NAME ALLEGED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE BEING LOADED WITH OVERBURDEN MATERIAL. HE SAID THAT IT WAS HIS ARTHRITIS BOTHERING HIM. HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF HIS ARTHRITIS FOR A MONTH.
EMP WAS WELDING SPARKS FLEW BAK ON HIS BARE SKIN AROUND NECK AND CHEST DUE TO SHIRT BEIGN UNBUTTONED
I.NAME STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING A BOARD USING A 7 1/4 CIRCULAR SAW. THE SAW BOUND AND JUMPED TO THE 12 FT CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
I.NAME STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON THE D-8 N DOZER HE SAID THAT HE WAS HOLDING THE BOLT WITH HIS HAND AND USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE NUT THE BOLT SPUN AS IT WAS BEING LOOSENED AND THE HEAD WHICH WAS WORN CUT I.NAMES LEFT RING FINGER
I NAME SAID THAT HE AND ANOTHER FELLOW WORKER WERE ADJUSTING BRAKES ON ROCK TRUCK. THE OTHER EMP WAS USING AN AIR PACKET WHICH BLEW LOOSE DUST IN HIS RT EYE
I. NAME SAID THAT THE HOIST ROPE HAD SLACK ON THE DRUM AND THEY WERE RELAGGING THE DRUM. I. NAME SAID THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE ROPE ON THE TOP OF THE DRUM AS IT WOUND BACK UP. HE SAID THAT H E FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE END OF THE ROPE HAD SLID THROUGH THE HOLDER APP. 2 FT. DUE TO SLACK. THIS END STRUCK HIM ON T HE SHIN AS I T CAME AROUND.