I NAME WAS LOOKING UP WHEN A WATER DROPLET SPLASHED IN H IS EYE. THE WATER WAS DIRTY. EYE WAS WA S USED TO CLEAR OUT EYE, 2 DAYS LATER EYE BECAME IRRITATED AND SORE, HE WENT OT DR 3 28 88 HE LOST ONE 8 HR SHIFT
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Showing all 6I NAME WAS MOVING A SLUSHER BUCKET WITH HIS HANDS WHEN IT SLIPPED OR ROLLED AND HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK WALL AND SLUSHER BUCKET
EMPL ACID TREATING DRUM FILTERS.HAD HCL ACID ON HIS GLOVE AND RUBBED IT AGAINST LEFT EYE CAUSING MINOR BURNS.
LOADING AND UNL2ADING CEMENT BAGS 50 LB PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
I,NAME WAS PREP5RING TO ROOF BOLT AND WIRE THERIBS ALONG SIDES OF THE MINE SHAFT UPON THE EIGHT LEVEL, HE WAS SETTING UP HIS ROCK DRILL AND OILER TOGETHER ON A WORK DECK, HE CLIMBED DOWN THE SHAFT TO RETRE3VE SOME OTHER TOOLS, DOWN APPROX. 10 FT HE WAS STANDING WHILE HIS ROCK DRILL OILER FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND, FINGER (INDEX WAS FRACTURED).
EMP WAS BREAKIN1 OFF PIECE OF LEAD WIRE, THE LOOSE END FLIPPED UP RAKING HIM ACROSS R EYE, CAUSING A S CRATCH ACROSS INSIDE RIGHT EYE