WHILE HI LIFT WAS WORKING IN THE CULM BANK LOAD OUT AND THE OPERATOR HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE MACHINE HE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOT OR AREA.
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Showing all 6INJURED WAS REPLACING 90' ELBOW ON PVC FRESH WATER DRAIN LINE, WHILE CUTTIN GOFF OLD ELBOW A SLIVER OF PLASTIC EXTRACTED LEFT EYE CAUSING DISCOMFERT TO SAME.
INJURED NOT SURE AS TO WHEN FRAGMENTS ENTERED EYE SINCE HE HAD BEGUN GRINDING AND WELDING FROM THE START OF HIS SHIFT.
INJURED SLIPPED ON WET BOLTING IN FRONT OF POWER CENTER FALLING INTO SAME, BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM.
INJURED ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE ROCKS FROM GRIZZLEY BAR WHNE SAID ROCK WAS FOUND IT STRUCK INJURED ON THE RIGHT PALM CUTTING SAME.
WHILE CLEANING BUILDUP OFF OF RETURN BELT ROLLERS, SAID MATERIAL FELL OFF STRIKING WORKER ACROSS HIS NOSE, FORCING HEAD BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN SOME NECK DISCOMFORT THE NEXT MORNING.