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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PIECE OF RWO INCH THICK STEEL, WHICH WAS POSITIONED ACROSS TWO SAW HORSES(SUPPORT UNITS). EMPLOYEE DID NOT POSITION HIS FEET PROPERLY AND THE STEEL PLATE FELL ON RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING HIS BIG TOE
EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON WELDED JOINTS. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE WAS GRINDING AT VARIOUS ANGLE & TURNING HIS HEAD TO SEE HIS WORK. A METAL SPECK WENT BEHIND THE SAFETY GLASS SID E SHIEDL, INTO HIS RT. EYE.
EE WAS DRIVING ON A STEEL PIN W/HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLAKE WENT INTO HIS LT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELD.
EE WAS WELDING WITH OTHERS IN SHOP. EE STOPPED WELDING. TILTED HIS HELMENT UP. A SPECK OF COOLING SLAG POPPED AND SPECK WENT INTO HIS LT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER AT THE PIT SITE. EE DROVE THROUGH A POT HOLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS WAS ON 5-30-96. EE WAS OFF WORK FROM 6-3-96 TO 6-7-96 RECEIVING CHIROPRACTOR THERAPY.
EE WAS WORKING IN A SURGE PILE TUNNEL, WHEN A ROLL CRUSHER STOPPED. EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM WHEN HE EXITED THE TUNNEL, HEADED TO THE CRUSHER. HARD HAT FELL OFF--THEN STRUCK HIS HEAD .
EE PLACED A LADDER AGAINST A MOVEABLE OVERHEAD CRANE. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP THE CRANE MOVED FROM HIS WEIGHT AGAINST IT. EE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED CAB OF 1972 CAT D-8 DOZER W/ THE DOOR HALF OPENED. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON CORNER OF THE DOOR. HE REPORTED A BRUISED ELBOW TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 12-6-94. THE ELBOW HAS SWO LLEN UP. WENT TO DR. DR. DRAINED ELBOW. WILL RETURN 12-12-04 TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED 2ND TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TAIL PULLEY OF AN ELEVATED CONVEYOR. WHILE STANDING ON A 2" X 10" WOG PLANK CONSTRUCTED WALKWAY, THE WALKWAY FAILED UNDER LOAD. EMPLOYEE FELL 20' TO A PILE OF 3/8" PEA GRAVEL PILE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SPRAINED ANKLES AND TWO CRACKED VERTEBRAE.
EE NOTICED SMOKE COMMING FROM BATTERY BOX EE THEN OPENED THE BATTERY BOX LID THE BATTERY THEN EXPLODED BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN EE S FACE NO ACIDENT EE WAS TREATED FOR DUST IN EYES AND RELEASE D NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A "ELEVATOR PADDLE" ON A EARTH MOVING SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CONTROL BOX ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD CRANE TO THE OUTSIDE SIDE OF THE SCRAPER. THE PADDLE SHIFTED, EMP LOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE- FELL TO FLOOR (3')- BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING FOR LIGHTNING DAMAGE ON STARTER FOR 200 HP PUMP MOTOR.A EST LEED SLIPPED OFF CAUSING A SHORT RESULTING IN A HIGH VOLTAGE FLASH.EMPLOYEE RECIEVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS T O TOP OF RIGHT HAND AND ON UNDER ARM,AND ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.
EMPL WORKING ON A SANDSCREW-EMPL PLACED HAND ON AN ANGLE IRON TO SUPPORT BODY WEIGHT.WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF SANDSCREW SHAFT,HAND DISLODGED RUST FROM ANGLE IRON WHICH FELL DOWN AND BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPL HELPING TO CHANGE POST TENSION SHAKER SCREEN.REMOVING A CLAMP BAR WITH R HAND WHILE LEFT HAND WAS POSTIONED ON A SUPPORT BRACKET.THE CLAMP BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT HAND.THUMB WAS ON TH E EDGE OF THE BRACKET,THE CLAMP BAR HIT HIS THUMB CAUSING A SHEARING ACTION.EMPL THUMB WAS SEVERED BETWEEN THE NAIL AND FIRST JOINT.(THUMB TIP WAS SEWED ON).
WHILE DISMOUNTING SCRAPER EMPL'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LAST STEP. HE STRUCK RT KNEE AGAINST PROVIDED LADDER.
EMPL HOOKED A CHAIN FROM EACH SIDE OF LARGE WATER PIPE TO FRONT END LOADER BUCKET.EMPL DIDNT CLEAR THE AREA.CHAIN CAME OFF PIPE WHEN LIFTED STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD-1 STITCH REQ-NO L OST WORK TIME.
WHILE MOVING ABOUT GENERAL GRAVEL PIT DUTIES, HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP.
WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM TRACK ROLLERS ON A TD 25 DOZER, THE AIR WRENCH SPUN HIS HAND INTO THE FLOOR.
WHILE BREAKING FRONT WUMPS WITH A STEEL BAR HE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND SUPPORT BRACE.
INJURED MAN WAS BEING ASSISTED BY THE WITNESS LOADING A 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL ONTO A 2-WHEEL DRUM CART INJURED MAN FELT PAIN IN BACK
ELECTRICAL STORM KNOCKED OUT ELECTRICAL POWER IN GRAVEL PIT. INJURED WENT TO PUMP HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE. HE TOUCHED AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH BOX AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
PREPARING TO RE1AIR THE DRAG BEAM, INJURED WAS TACKING CHAIN OFF THE BEAM WHEN THE BEAM TRIPPED OVER ONTO HIS FOOT.
REPLACING 200 A4P FUSE ON DISTRIBUTION PANEL. FUSE BOX WAS INPUT TO CRUSHER FROM PRIVATE MAIN TRANSFORMER. SAFETY SWITCH WAS OPEN, BUT MAY HAVE FAILED. FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN APART. VICTIM SUFFERE D 2 & 3 RD DEGR9E BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS, AND 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEGS FROM THE EXPLOSION AND ENSUANT BALL OF FIRE.
REPLACING 200 A4P FUSE ON DISTRIBUTION PANEL. FUSE BOX WAS INPUT TO CRUSHER FROM PRIVATE MAIN TRANSFORMER. SAFETY SWITCH WAS OPEN, BUT MAY HAVE FAILED. FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN APART. VICTIM SUFFERE D 1 ST AND 2 ND3DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, ARM, HAND AND LEGS FROM THE EXPLOSION AND ENSUANT BALL OF FIRE.
PRYING ROCK FRO4 SCREEN CONVEYOR, PLATFORM WAS FROSTY IN SOME PARTS AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND. FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST, SURGERY AND PINS INSERTED. Y AND PINS INSE9TED.
NO KNOWN WORK C2NDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES HEART ATTACK. TO EMPLOYERS KNOWLEDGE, EMPLOYEE HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE.
REMOVING GEARBO3 FROM CRUSHER CAUGHT FINGER IN PULLER AVULSION OF SKIN FROM TIP OF RT RING FINGER
TIGHTENING BACK1LATE OF CRUSHER SCREEN WITH A RATCHET. RATCHET BROKE, STRIKING HAND AND SMASHING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
WELDING ON MATE9IAL CONVEYOR FROM A PLATFORM ON A FORKLIFT AT A HGT. OF APX. 10-FT., LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND.