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THE EE WAS INSTALLING A LEAF SPRING PACK ON A BUS. HE WAS USING A FLOOR JACK AND A PIECE OF PIPE TO PRESS THE SPRING INTO POSITION. THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT AND HIT THE EE IN THE RIGHT CHEEK CUTTI NG HIM.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE VALVE OF A CAT 992C LOADE. THE PRESSURE RELEASED FROM THE VALVE, LACERATING THE EE'S FINGER. NOTE: GUAGE ON VALVE SHOWED NO PRESSURE IN SYSTEM BEFORE VALVE WAS DISASSEMBLED.
THE EE WAS CHANGING OUT A BURNT INDICATOR BULB ON A HAUL TRUCK (CAT 777B). THE BULB BROKE WHILEHE WAS REMOVING IT, AND IT CUT HIS FINGER,.
EE WAS RPYING ROCKS OUT OF THE TIRE TREAD ON A WATER TRUCK AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN. A LOCAL DR.'S ASST. REMOVED THE OBJECT AND THE EE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
WHILE CONNECTING PIPE WITH THE USE OF A HAMMER, THE EE ACCIDENTLY MISSED THE PIPE AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.
WHILE COLLECTING AN EFFLUENT SAMPLE FROM THE HEAP OUTLET BERM, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE LINER AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A PIPE.
EMP WAS WORKING IN THE LEACH PAD FLUME AREA. RAINY CONDITIONS LED TO A WET\SLIPPERY LINER. AS THE INDIVIDUAL WAS STEPPING OVER THE CONTAINMENT BERM, HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS BACK AND SIDE.
THE EE WAS CHECKING A LOAD OF CULVERT FOR UNLOADING. THE TRUCK DRIVER DTR NOT AN EE HAD REMOVED THE STRAPS. THE LOAD SHIFTED. THE REACTED TO THE SHIFT BY JUMPING TO THE REAR DECK OF THE TRACTO R. HE APPARENTLY LOADED ON THE DECK WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT ROLLING OVER TO THE OUTSIDE RESULTING IN TWO FRACTURES.