EE WAS WELDING JOB CHUTES IN THE SCREEN BUILDING, AND LIME FELL FROM BEAMS THAT WERE OVER TOP OF HIM. WHEN HE WENT HOME THAT NIGHT, HE NOTICED BURNS BEHIND HIS EARS. BY THE NEXT DAY AN INFECTI ON HAD SET IN.
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Showing all 3FROM AN OVERHEAD AREA EXCESSIVE LIME FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S HEAD. WHEN REMOVING HIS PPE TO CLEAN OFF LIME, SOME WENT INTO HIS EYES.
EE WAS WALKING OUT OF OLD FIRING BLDG ON LOWER FLOOR AND LIME DUST FELL FROM ABOVE GRATING ON UPPER FLOOR DOWN. SOME OF THE LIMEDUST WENT INTO EE'S RT EYE. FLUSHED EYE OUT WITH SALINE SOLUTION ON 12-12-94. EE'S EYE WAS VERY IRRATATED. TOOK EE TO EYE DOCTOR. DR REPORT WAS CHEMICAL BURN.