EE IGNITED A DESIEL FIRED SANDBLAST SAND DRYER & THE DRYER BACKFLASHED CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE AND RIGHT HAND. HE WAS NOT TASK TRAINED TO RUN THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
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March 11, 2002
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Wilmington Materials · Contact with hot objects or substances
February 25, 2002
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilmington Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EE WAS LOADING 100# BAGS OF SANDBLAST SAND ON A CUSTOMER'S TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
Wilmington Materials · Fall from ladders
WHILE DESCENDING AN 8' STEPLADDER, THE EE FELL APPROX. 3' TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING PAIN INHIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.
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