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While the employee was in the welding shop welding the base of the teeth of the bucket, ee took off the welding mask and started to remove the surplus of the welding with a pickaxe. When ee hit the surplus a hot particle hit ee on ee's left eyelid.
The employee alleges that while he was applying heat and pressure to a bushing (buje) to take out a component, this came expelled from the shaft(eje) and fell on the acetylene hose. The hose was broken and the shooting sparks fell on his left forearm.
The crew dedicated to the primary plant, including EE, was doing adjustments to the primary apron feeder. EE left the area where the rest of the employees were working and went towards the area where the guard of pulley of the feeder, removed at the time for adjustments. EE allegedly tripped on his own feet and hurt his hand on the motor sheave.
While the mechanic assistant was helping to set the points of the transmission in the Loader 988, when the mechanic assistant was helping him to putting the last points of the transmission the jack slipped away and felt the transmission to the tool that was being used as chock and impact him on the index finger of his left hand.