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INJURED WAS REMOVING BOOM ARM FROM 980 LOADER CRANE FROM SERVICE TRUCK WAS HOOKED ON BOOM ARMS WHEN LEET PIN WAS REMOVED THE BOOM SWUNG FORWARD & PINNED INJURED PERSON LEG BETWEEN LOADER BUCK ET & BOOM ARMS
FOUR EE WERE WORKING ON THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TWO ON TOP AND TWO ON BOTTOM AND A FLOOR SEPERATED THEM. THE EE WAS INJURIED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE OTHER WERE GOING TO REST. HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE A WRENCH FROM THE MACHINE WHEN THE OTHER TURNED IT RESULTING IN INJURY TO RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A CUT TO RIGHT HAND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
INJURED WAS CUTTING SOME OLD METAL AT SCRAP YARD, HE HAD CUT A PIECE AND LAID TORCH DOWN TO PULL THE FREASH CUT PIECE OUT FROM UNDER ANOTHER PIECE. WHEN HE REACHED TO PULL THE METAL HIS ARM CA ME IN CONTACT WITH THE PIECE OF HOT METAL.
CLEARING SLAG FROM METAL AND PIECE OF SLAG CAME UNDER WELDING HOOD AND HIT RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN ANOTHER FREE DISLODGED STRIKING EE ACROSS SIDE AND STOMACH.