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USING A WIRE WHEEL ON A GRINDER, CLEANING THE RIM BASE. SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD WERE IN USE AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
SEVERAL CUTS MADE IN SPPORT STRUCTURE. INJURIED EE WAS POSTIONED UNDER METAC, WHEN STRUCTURE FAILED FALLING AGAISNT EE. INJURING SPINE.
UPON COMPLETING REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE OF A 16G MOTOR GRADER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED SO THAT THE REPAIRS COULD BE EVALUATED. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVER SPEED. THE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN EE PLACE A CLIPBOARD OVER THE AIR INTAKE TUBE. IN DOING SO, HE CAUGHT THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB IN BETWEEN THE CLIPBOARD AND THE AIR INTAKE, CUTTING THE END OF HIS THUMB
GRINDING ON WHEEL MOTOR OUTSIDE THE SHOP TAKING OFF METAL BURRS THAT WERE ON THE HUB, CREATED BY THE WHEEL SPINNINGON THE HUB. PERSON NEVER NOTICED ANY DISCOMFORT UNTIL 1-1-97.
EE GRINDING METAL PLATES IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING. A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EE RIGHT EYE UNDER FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES.
EE BACKED UNDER SHOVEL TO BE LOADED. HE HAD THE DRIVER WINDOW DOWN PART WAY AND DUST FROM AROUND THE SHOVEL GOT INTO EYE.
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