March 28, 1984
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
ELECTRICAL
Dixie Cement Company Inc · Struck by flying object
REPORTED LOOSE CABLE ON TRACKMOBILE HAD BEEN TIGHTENED PRIOR WEEK. CONTACT WAS NO PROBLEM THAT MORNING, BUT NOW INJURED PRESSED DOWN ON POSITIVE POST/CABLE CONNECTION WITH METAL CLEVIS. THE BATTERY ARCED ON INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND EXPLODED THROWING FOREIGN MATERIAL AND BATTERY FLUID IN HIS FACE. NO GLASSES WERE BEING WORN. EYES AND FACE WERE IRRIGATED WITH WATER & MEDICAL ATTENTION