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WHILE HELPING ANOTHER PERSON UNLOAD FOUR DRAWER FILE CABINETS ROM A PICKUP I.AMEHAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PICKUP TAILGATE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FILE CABINET
WHILE WAITING FOR THE SCRAPERS TO RETURN I.NAME WAS GOING TO CLEAN HIS TRACKS. THE SPADE WAS SED WEDGED BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE FUEL TANK. WHILE TRYING TO PULL THE SPADE OUT HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP BURR OF STEEL ON THE CAB
WHILE OPERATING THE GRIND-LEACH CIRCUIT IN THE MILL, GEORGE FELT DIZZY AND SHORT OF BREATH. HE STATES THAT THE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING THAT WAS OCCURRING ABOUT 50\ AWAY GAVE OFF FUMES THAT CAU SED THIS CONDITION
WHILE REMOVING A 6" VALVE FROM A SURPLUS TANK THE EE REMOVED ALL BUT ONE NUT FROM THE BOLTS. WHILE SQUATTING DOWN SHAKING THE VALVE TO REMOVE THE BOLTS, THE LAST NUT FELL OFF CAUSING THE VAL VE TO FALL, FIRST STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO SLIP IN THE SNOW THEN ON TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
WHILE LOADING BLAST HOLES MR DENNIS WAS PULLING THE LOADING POLES OUT OF THE HOLE AND GRABBED AT THE JOINT OF TWO POLES. THE TOP POLE FELL OVER PINCHING HIS HAND AT THE JOINT THIS CAUSED A LAR GE LACERATION THROUGH HIS GLOVE BETWEEN THE THUMB AND THE INDEX FINGER
SETTING REBUILT DIAPHRAM PUMP VALVE ON STORAGE SHELF IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE HAD SET ONE VALVE ON A 5\ SHELF AND WAS SETTING A SECOND ONE UP WHEN THE FIRST FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. EACH VALVE WEIGHS 40 LBS.