Blasting incident, one hole blew out and employee dove under his truck, pulling a muscle in his neck.
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Showing all 6Blasting incident, one hole blew out and employee dove under his truck, pulling a muscle in his neck.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON HAULER, HOOD HAD BEEN REMOVED LEANING UP AGAINST HAND RAIL. THE WIND BLEW THE HOOD OVER ON EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
Employee was helping repair the d-10r dozer when he either wiped his eye and got piece of metal in his eye or the wind blew the metal into his eye.
EE HELPING MECHANIC ON HIS DOZER, WIND BLEW A PIECE OF DIRT INTO LEFT EYE.
EE HAD JUST COME FROM UNDERNEATH A MACHINE AND WAS GOING TO REMOVE ENGINE ENCLOSURES WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD. EE MOVED QUICKLY TO PREVENTHIMSELF FROM FALLING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.