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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CRUBBER TANK WITH HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER. EMPLOYEE PUT RIGHT HAND OVER THE CLEANING WAND AND PULLED THE TRIGGER, THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE WAND WHICH CAUSED AN INJECTIO N TO THE HAND.
AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A TEMPORARY LABORER OCCURRED AT THE BLUESTONE AGGREGATE OPERATIONS ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 1995 SOMETIME BETWEEN 12:50 PM & 1:00 PM ACCORDING TO PLANT PERSONNEL WHO WERE INTE RVIEWED THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45PM & WAS CONDUCTED PRIMARILY BY MYSELF THE BLUESTONE OPERATIONS SITS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF BOULDER ON HIGHWAY 39
MOVING CRANE WITH BOOM DOGGED OVER REAR IN UP POSITION CAUGHT NEUTRAL WIRE IT SNAPPED OFF OF BOOM AND CAUGHT POWER WIRES AND DISLODGED TWO WIRES FROM INSULATORS CRANE.
DRIVER DID NOT LOWER TRUCK BED DOWN COMPLETELY AND WHEN GOING UNDER THE BRIDGE THE BOX HIT THE BRIDGE AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE CAB CAME UP AND HIT THE BRIDGE AND THEN SLAMMED DOWN CAUSING T HE DRIVER TO HIT HIS MOUTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD REFRACTORY FROM THE LIKN WHEN A PICE OF MATERIAL ENTERED EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING G OGGLES WHICH WERE PROVIDED.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSCREWING LOADING CHUTE, TUBE WAS DOWN. TUBE AND LOADING CHUTE CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DRILL FRAME AND LOADING CHUTE INJURING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SUPPORT.
ROCK FALL OCCURED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SUPPORT
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A 6\ HOLE WITH A JACKLEG, THE COLLAR OF THE HOLE WAS CAVED IN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PULL THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE. WHEN THE STEEL CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT H AND