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THE CONTRACT MECHANIC BEGAN CHANGING OUT A LEFT HOIST CYLINDER ON A 992C CAT LOADER. THE CYLINDER WAS BEING HELD BY BOOM/CABLE SLING FROM MECH'S TRUCK. MECHINIC WAS STANDING ON THE TIRE POSITI ONING CYLINDER. THE CABLE OF THE BOOM WAS ON A BIND. THE CABLE BECAME VERTICAL WHILE THE MECHANIC'S LEFT HAND WAS GUIDING THE CYLINDER WHICH SUDDENLY MOVED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN METAL.

MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A TRACK ON A 455 KOMATSU DOZER. HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE STANDING APPROX. 15 TO 20 FEET FROM THE MACHINE AND DIRECTING THE DOZER OPERATOR. AS THE OPERATOR BACKED THE MACHINE ONTO THE RAIL OF THE TRACK, A PIECE OF THE FINAL DRIVE SEGMENT BROKE FREE FROM IT AND FLEW TOWARD THE MECHANIC, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEEK. A FRAGMENT OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN HIS FACIAL

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A DRILL BIT FROM THE DECK OF AN INGERSOL RAND DMM TR ACK DRILL HYE ROLLED THE BIT ONTO A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED DUST CURT AIN THE CURTAIN IS APPROX 10 IN LOWER THAN THE D ECK AS HE STEPPED FROM THE DECK ONTO THE CURTA IN THE DRILL OPERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO LOWER THE CURT AIN THIS CAUSED THE MECHANIC TO MISJUDGE THE DISTANCE & HE ABRUPTLY PUT HIS FULL BO

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS IN REVELVING FRAME AREA OF DRAGLINE WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. A PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED LEFT EYE.