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I.NAME WAS DRILLING LARGER HOLES IN A PLATE OF METAL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF THE METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING OVER INTO A DRAGLINE FEEDER TO REMOVE A WATER VALVE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS ARM STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL THAT IS USED FOR A MOTOR BASE.
COAL TRUCK DROVER HAD OVERLOADED TRUCK WITH TOO MUCH COAL.I.NAME GOT SHOVEL AND CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRUCK BED TO HELP GUY SHOVEL IT DOWN.I.NAME SHOVELING COAL ALONG TRUCK BED MOVING BACKWARDS .. STEPPED OFF BED AND FELL TO GROUND.
UPON START UP OF PLANT KEN TURNED ALL EQUIPMENT AND PUMP MOTORS ON THAT TREAT THE POND SOX CLAY WITH CHEMICALS THAT IS PUMPED TO THEM. KEN STARTED TO CHANGE OUT TO A FULL DRUM OF CHEMICALS. THE 55 GAL. DRUMMINS SLIGHT BENT INWARDS TO ONE LOCATIONS AND WHEN HE REMOVED THE PLUG THE SOLUTION CALL FLOC CHOT OUT ONTO HIS FACE AND HEAD. HIS EYES BECAME IRRITATED.
PUTTING BOLTS IN PUMP VALVE & WQRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD HAD TO HAVE THREE STICHES RETURNED TO WORK IN 30 MINUTES
I NAME WAS PACKING A SECTION OF PIPE ON HIS SHOULDER AND WALKING UP ROADWAY WITH IT TO WARD PLANT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO A RUT ON THE ROAD MADE BY THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT GOING BACK AND FORTH THUS CAUSING A PULLED LIAGAMENT IN HIS LOWER BACK
I NAME AND W NAME WERE LIFTING A PUMP OUT OF THE BACK END OF A PICKUP WHEN W NAME DROPPED HIS END LEAVING I NAME WITH ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE PUMP REULTING IN AN INJURY TO I NAME LOWER BACK WHIC H WAS A PULLED MUSCLE