WHILE ON CAT WALK OF BACKHOE TALKING TO OPERATOR WIND CAUGHT DOOR BLOWING IT SHOUT AGAINST FOOT AND ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PIT FLOOR LATER ON INT HE DAY TO REARRANGE SAFETY SIGN AN D STEPPED INTO A TRENCH WHICH WAS COVERED OVER BUT HAD SETTLED UNDER CRUST AGGRAVATING THE PREVIOUS FOOT INJURY.
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Showing all 4EE WAS IN K NEELING POSITION & HAD BEEN CLEANING TRACK OF 195 SHOVEL. HE STOOD UP & SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE EAS WORKING UNIT #155 290B SHOVEL. EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISED REPAIRS ON SHOVEL DIPPER AND WAS GETTING OFF OF DIPPER WHEN FOREIGN SUBSTANCE STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT BREESE BLOWING.
DRAGLINE HOUSE PRESSURE FANS WERE ON .EMPL GOING OUTSIDE OF MACHINE HOUSE.DOOR WAS OPEN.EMPL WENT TO SHUT DOOR AND HIGH WIND OUTSIDE SLAMMED DOOR SHUT CUTTING EMPL HAND.