Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.
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November 30, 2005
TN · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
July 28, 2005
TN · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
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Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEE'S SHOVELING COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.
Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS OPENING FRONT END LOADER IN COAL STOCKPILE WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER. HE HURT LOWER BACK.
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