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EE WAS MOVING A SPRING STEEL WOUND PUMP DISCHARGE HOSE, WHEN HE RELEASED IT, IT SHIFTED. A SHARPWIRE STICKING OUT OF THE HOSE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ACID PUMP. ACID RAN DOWN THE ARM OF HIS ACID SUIT AND FOUND ENTRY TRHOUGH A POORLY SEALED GLOVE TO SLEEVE JOINT.
FLOATING PLATFORM INTO POSITION. LEGS OF PLATFORM SLIPPED OFF BEAM CAUSING HEAVY END TO LAND ON LEFT FOOT, BREAKING TWO BONES IN TOP OF FOOT.
TAKING A FULL BAG (50LB) OF MICA OFF OF BAGGER & TURNED TO PUT IT ON A PALLET & HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AND CO-WORKERS WERE INSTALLING SCREW CONVEYORS WHEN EMPLOYEE FEELS THAT HE GOT DUST OR RUST METAL INTO HIS EYE.EMPLOYEE SAID HE WASHED HIS EYE OUT WITH ISOTONE BUT IT C ONTINUED TO BOTH HIM.HE WENT TO THE ER WHERE HIS EYE WAS CLEANED OUT.FOREIGN MATERIAL IN LEFT EYE.CONVEYORS WERE BEING INSTALLED UNDER DUST COLLECTOR.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CONDUIT COMPRESSED AIR WAS BLOSING MICA THROUGH HOLE IN RISER PIPE MICA BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
SULFURIC ACID LINE STARTED LEAKING AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER LINE. A DROP OF ACID HIT EMPOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND IMMEDICATELY WASHED EYES WITH WATER.
EMP STATED HE REMOVED A STONE FROM HOPPER ABOUT 1 30 PM 5 19 84 HIS BACK STARTED HURTING SOMETIME LATER ON IN THE NIGHT HE STATED HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN AT THE TIME HE REMOVED THE STONE FR FROM THE HOPPER HE CAME IN HARRIS MINING OFFICE 5 21 AND STATED HE HAD BEEN TO THE DR AND THE DR TOLD HIM HE HAD A BACK STRAIN
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON A MICA TANK TO STOP A LEAK WHEN CLIMBING DOWN STRUCK A PIECE OF STEEL ON TANK BRUISING LOWER MIDDLE SECTION OF BACK