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Airing up a tire of a Mack truck, when the tire blew out and blew dust and small rocks into his face and left eye.
GOING DOWN THE RAMP IN THE WATER TRUCK & CAME OUT OF GEAR, TURNED RIGHT TO MISS HIGHWALL & ROLLED OVER ONE TIME. THE TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED WITH WATER. THE SEAT BELT WAS ON. THE INJURED WENT TO THE E.R. & HAD SEVERAL STITCHES PUT IN HIS LEFT HAND, HE NICKED THE TENDON IN HIS HAND.
GETTING OFF OF DOZER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TOE OF BOOT WAS CAUGHT ON TRACK PAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE DOZER. HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.
WHILE PICKING UP A PULL CABLE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
PARKING BRAKE ON GREASE TRUCK FAILED TO HOLD WHILE GREASER WAS SERVICING DOZER. IT TOOK OFF ROLLING BACKWARD TOWARDS FUEL TRUCK; GREASER JUMPED OFF OF DOZER TO STOP IT, HE HURT HIS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING SHOVEL, HE SLIPPED & LANDED HARD ON ONE FOOT, TWISTING HIS BACK.
CLIMBING OFF OF WELDING TRUCK. SLIP ON TRAILER HACKE ON BACK OF TRUCK.
LEFT FOOT SLIP OFF STEP ON BACK OF GREASER TRUCK HITTING BACK OF LEFT LEG ON STEP PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER LEG.
EE WAS FUELING THE 1800 SHOVEL. WHEN COMING BACK DOWN THE LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND STEP AND FELL BACK ON HIS BACK ON THE ROCK FLOOR. LANDED ON SMALL ROCK.
HAD REPLACED VALVE (APPROX WT 5#) ON D-11. TURNED TO GET OFF OF THE D-11 AND TWISTED BACK (PULLED MUSCLE).
WASHING ENGINE ON 1800 SHOVEL. FILLING UP A SPRAY BOTTLE FROM A 5 GALLON BUCKET (WITHOUT A HANDLE) OF WASHING SOLUTION AND DROPPED THE BUCKET. WASHING SOLUTION SPLASHED INTO EYES.