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NOT WEARING PROPER WELDERS GOGGLES WHEN HELPING WELD WORK ON THE DREDGE.
HE WAS IN DUMP TRK'S BED. TRK #332, HE WAS CLEANING OUT OLD CLUMPS OF ASPHALT. WAS CLIMBING OUT OF DUMP BED SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT, THUS INJURING LEFT TOE.
GETTING ON THE FRONT END LOADER, FEET WET AND LADDER WET FROM THE MORNING DEW. SLIPPED FROM THE 2ND RUNG OF THE LADDER, GRABBED HAND RAIL TO PREVENT THE FALL WITH RIGHT ARM.
HE WAS REMOVING RIGHT REAR AXLE OUT A DUMP TRUCK #332 USING A 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER WAS STRIKING THE BACK OF THE AXLE PLATE TO REMOVE IT FROM ITS HOUSING. WHILE STRIKING THE PLATE A METAL FRAGME NT CAME OFF THE PLATE AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE
HOLDING DRIVE CHAIN WITH HANDS HELPER USING HAMMER AND CHISEL TO FIX THE LINK HAMMER STRUCK THE CHISEL METAL FRAGMENT CAME OFF THE CHISEL AND EMBEDDED IN L FOREARM OF INJ ER COULD NOT REMOVE IT
LEAVING DREDGE TO BOARD MOTOR BOAT.TRIPPED ON STEEL RING AND THREW OUT RIGHT HAND TO PROTECT FALL.HAND CAUGHT ON BOAT BOTTOM.
PRIMING THE PUMP SYSTEM STANDING ON DISCHARGE PIPE WHEN SLIPPED FELL APPROX 30' TO DECK FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE DIRECTED BUCKET OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING INTO PILE OF DIRT AND STRUCK COMPACTED DREDGED SAND. THE LOADER STOPPED CAUSING HIM TO PITCH FORWARD AND FALL BACK HARD ON THE SEAT (HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT).