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I WAS CUTTING SCRAP WHEN MY CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS OF LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE CHANGING DRAGLINE DUMP CABLE, USING SLEDGE. A CHUNK OF STEEL CAME OFF AND WEDGED IN HIS LEG.
GREASE CAN WITH SHARP LID STRIKING OUT. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY IT. HIS RIGHT ARM RAN AGAINST THE SHARP LID AND MADE A 1 1/2" DEEP CUT OUTSIDE OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A TOOTH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO TAP THE TOOTH UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER WITH A 16PD SLEGE HAMMER. 1ST EMPLOYEE'S FINGER SLIPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE TOOTH CAUSING THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO SMASH HIS FINGER INTO THE TOOTH.
WHILE SLEDGING TRACK PIN ON 4600, BAR MISSED HOLE & EMPLOYEE HIT FINGER ON DRAGLINE TRACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN CRAWLING BACK INTO CAT 627 PAN. HE FELL TO THE GROUND. ATTEMPTED TO BRACE HIMSELF. BROKE LEFT ARM.
ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL & HIT EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A HOIST.
FELL ON WET SNOW BRUISING RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER.
WHILE CLIMBING OFF DOZER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GROUSERS AND MISSED STEPPING ON PUSHARM AND STRAINED HIMSELF AS HE LANDED ON GROUND THERE WAS A DELAY IN REPORTING THE INCIDENT AS EMPLOYEE ORIGINA LLY THOUGHT INJURY WAS A COMPLICATION FROM A RECENT VASECTOMY