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Showing all 17UNKNOWN CONDITION NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE UNTIL 10-22-98.
SPRAYING DEGREASER ON SHAFT AFTER REMOVING A BEARING. HOT SURFACE CAUSED THE DEGREASER TO IGNITE AND BURN BACK OF LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
HIT BEARING WITH A HAMMER, AND A PIECE BROKE OFFHITTING BACK OF HAND & CUT IT. RECD 7 STITCHES.
TAKING RIPPER OFF DOZER, PULLING PIN AND RIPPER ASSEMBLY FELL ONTO FINGER, SEVERING IT AT FIRST KNUCKLE OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
ROLLING UP ELECTRICAL CORD, AND CAME UPON BARE SPOT IN WIRE, THE SHOCK MADE HIM FALL AND HIT RIBS.
CUTTING PIPE WITH CUTTING TORCH, PIPE FLIPPED, AND HHOT PIPE STRUCK HAND.
PIECE OF STEEL IN EYE- LEFT EYE.
UNTHAWING PUMP, USING PROPANE TORCH. WHEN DONE, THE PROPANE NOZZLE FLIPPED OVER RIGHT WRIST.
WORKING AROUND SHAKER. LOOKING UP. A ROCK CAME DOWN AND BRONT A FRONT TOOTH OFF.
CUT BY RAZOR KNIFE LEFT FOREARM CUTTING OFF CLEATS OF A CHEVRON CLEATED BELT TO INSTALL CLIP KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CUTTING HIS ARM
PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN RIGHT EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES WHIEL HAMMERING.
REPITITIOUS SHOVELING IN A STOOPED POSITION PULLED LOWER BACK BADLY.
EMPLOYEES REMOVED A LARGE GEAR FROM THE CRUSHER. THEY USED THE FRONT END LOADER WITH THE GEAR CHAINED UNTO THE LOADER AND PROCEEDED OVER TO THE STEAM CLEANER BESIDE THE TRUCK SHOP. AT THIS P OINT THE CHAIN WAS REMOVED AND THE GEAR WSA SAT UPRIGHT ON THE GROUND. INJURED WAS DESIGNATED THE TASK OF STEAM CLEANING THE GEAR. DURING THIS PROCESS THE GEAR BEGAN TO MOVE AND STARTED TO L
CLEANING FROM UNDER CRUSHER WITH LOADER AND TAKING MATERIAL TO DUMP SITE. WHILE DUMPING ON PILE LOADER WAS NOT STRAIGHT AND BUCKET WAS A LITTLE HIGH IN AIR, LOADER WENT OVER. I.NAME WAS THROWN OUT OF LOADER HITTING INTO PILE.
IN THE PROCESS 2F STARTING POND PUMP,CRANK HANDLE CAME OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD.
SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN REPAIRING OUR ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE. PAVER PARTS WERE LAYING ON FLOOR OF SHOP BUILDING. ANOTHER TRUCK WAS BEING SERVICED IN SHOP AT SAME TIME. INAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING ONA PROJECT TO PLUMB AN AIRLINE FROM THE SHOP TO A NEW TIRE STORAGE AREA. IN WALKING AROUND FRONT OF TRUCK BEING SERVICED (HOOD WAS OPEN) I,NAME WAS UNOBSERVANT OF PAVER