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EE WAS CUTTING THE BANDS OFF A BAD FLOAT FRAME. THE FLOAT FRAME WAS MISSING ON FLOAT WHEN THE EE CUT THE BANDS. THE FLOAT FRAME SPUN AND HIT THE EE'S KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING A STEEL PATCHON THE BACK OF A MASON SCREW. IN THE PROCESS OF TRIMMING THE PATCH AREA, THE TORCH FLAME CONTACTED AN AREA OF SCALE AND POPPED CAUISNG HOT SLAG TO HIT HIS F ACE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WENT BEHIND GOGGLES CAUSING ABURN TO TEAR DUCT OF HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS LOADER WHEN HE SUNK INTO AN OLD SINKHOLE THAT WAS FILLED. EMPLOYEE SUNK UP TO HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CHAIN BINDER TO THE INCLINE DISCHARGE PIPE. HE STOPPED TO SEE WHAT WAS HANGING UP THE BINDER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL ON A THOMAS DREDGE PUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A SHARP CUTTING EDGE BOLT FROM SPINNING WHILE REMOVING IT WITH AN AIR IMPACT GUN.
EMPLOYEE JUST FINISHED STACTING A FRONT END LOADER AND WAS WALKING ACROSS A LANDSCRAPED AREA FILLED WITH GRAVEL AND BOARDED WITH RAILROAD TIES TOWARD A PICK UP TRUCK. HE STEPPED OVER THE RAIL ROAD TIES AND FOOT TWISTED UNDER HIM.
EMPLOYEE FINISHED CUTTING IN HALF A PIECE OF PIPE WITH THE CUTTING TORCH AND WAS TRIMMING THE EDGES OF THE PIPE.THE ACETYLENE HOSE HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH WAS NOT SPLICED CORRECTLY.A SPARK FROM THE SLAG IGNITED THE GAS AND THE HOSE CAUGHT FIRE IGNITING THE FULL AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE LINE.THE PRESSURE FROM THE TANK MADE THE FLAME SHOOT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT AHND BURNING HIM.
ON 7-5-89, THE EMPLOYEE TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEES HIS RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW WERE SORE FROM TIGHTENING BOLTS ON 7-3-89. HE THEN WENT TO FUEL EQUIPMENT. AFTER FUELING D7 DOZER, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN WHE N HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED HANDRAIL WITH RIGHT HAND TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE. HE THEN COMPLAINED ABOUT LACK OF MOVEMENT AND SORENESS IN RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS HARD FACING CUTTER HEAD. EMPLOYEE STOPPED WELDING TO HELP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO FINISH A JOB THEN RETURNED TO WELDING. EMPLOYEE SAID HE FORGOT TO PUT BACK THE LEATHER LEG WRAPS HE W AS WEARING EARLY WHEN HARD FACING. AFTER WELDINGFOR ABOUT 1 HOUR HOT SLAG DROPPED IT BETWEEN HIS BOOT AND FOOT BURNING THE EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEES WERE TIGHTENING PIPE FLANGES WITH 3/4INIMPACT WRENCH WITH SWIVEL ADAPTOR INJURED EMPLOYEE ASKED FOR IMPACT WRENCH ANOTHER EMPLOYEES HANDED WRENCH WITH ADOPTER POINTING TO INJURED EMP LOYEES HAND IN THE EXCHANGE THE TRIGGER WAS ENGAGED CAUSING THE SWIVEL ADAPTER TO STRIKE INJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE THUMB OF LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING A GENERATOR SET SUSPENDED FROM A BAR IMPROPER RIGGING AND TOO HEAVY LOAD FOR TWO PEOPLE
EMPL WAS ADDING 150' LONG 1" DIA. PENNENT WIRE TO STARBOARD TRIGERY WIRE. HE WAS UNSHACKLING PENNANTIVE FROME MC LEADER CABLE WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT SHACKLE PIN COULD NOT BE REMOVED BY DUE TO TENSION ON WIRE. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO USE 6' PRY BAR TO KNOCK PIN OUT. WHILE HITTING PIN HE MISSED & CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EMPL. WAS USING 15" PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SMALL PIECE OF 1 1/2" THREADED PIPE WHICH HAD CRACKED DUE TO FREEZING. HE REMOVED PIPE & WENT TO GET ANOTHER PIECE. WHILE HE WAS GONE SEVERAL GAL OF WATER DRAINED OUT & FROZE. HE CAME BACK & STOOD IN SMAE SPOT IT WAS ICY. HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS STRIKING LENGTH OF 12" PIPE WITH HIS MIDDLE BACK. COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN & WAS TRANSPOR
BURN (2ND DEGREE) ON RIGHT LEG-WHILE AIR-ARCHING ON BOOM PIN OF FRT-ENG LOADER, A PC OF HOT SLAG DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE\S LEG.
EMPLOYEE CHECKING SCREEN CLOTH ON SCREEN - ON CLIMBING OFF END OF SCREEN - HE SLIPPED AND HIT RT ELBOW ON STEEL GRATING DECK
WOOD STAIRS ON DREDGE- EE COMING DOWN & SLIPPED.
POWER WRENCH SOCKET CAME LOOSE, HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT CHEEK - HAD X-RAY JUST BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WELDING ON DREDGE PIPE IN SHOP-RECEIVED FLASH-BACH BURN IN BOTH EYES.