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EE WAS USING A PROPANE TORCH TO DEFROST THE OVERHEAD BIN GATES. HE WAS REACHING UP AND TWISTING HIS BODY. HE SAID THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT JUST STARTED TO FEEL THE PAIN RECEN TLY. LIMITED DUTY FOR 2 WEEKS.
EE WAS CHIPPING ICE WITH A STEEL BAR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT WORK BOOT ON THE INSIDE, BEHIND THE SAFETY TOE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART TWO PIECES OF WATER PIPE THERE WAS A BURR ON ONE OF THE METAL PIPES THIS BURR PUNCTURED HIS RT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB & FIRST FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING & TALKING TO A TRUCK DRIVER & FELL INTO AN OPEN 227IN SQUARE HOLE ALONGSIDE THE TRUCK SCALE
USING AIR WRENCH BOLT TURNED CUT THRU GLOVES AND CUT FINGER
EE WAS MOVING 2X4X4 LUMBER. AS HE WAS TURNING ONE OF THEM STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT ONE OF HIS TOP FRONT TEETH.
EMPL HAD USED TORCH TO CUT HEAD OFF OF BOLT. HE REMOVED CUTTING GOGGLES THEN USED HAMMER TO CHIP AWAY BURNT METAL. FLAT METAL WASHER STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE AREA.
WHILE MOVING A WIRE CABLE SHACKLE, IT DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOR AND FRACTURED HIS SMALL TOE.
PARTICLE FROM GRINDING OPERATION.
LOADER OP LOADI3G CUSTOMERS TRUCK WITH HIM STANDING ON HEADBOARD OF TRUCK. WHEN THE BUCKET OF MATERIAL WAS DUMPED INTO THE TRUCK THE TRUCK MOVED & THE CUSTOMER FELL OF THE HEADBOARD.
WELDING A BOX A3D HOT SLAG WENT DOWN HIS BOOT.