EE DISCOVERED OLD SULFURIC ACID LINE ENTANGLE ON THE FLOAT PADDLE SHAFT. EE CUT LINE FREE FROM SHAFT NOT KNOWING THE LINE WAS AN OLD SULFURIC ACID LINE. WHEN THE PIPE WAS CUT, TENSION ON THE L INE CAUSED THE PIPE TO STRIKE THE EE'S FACE & SPLASHED ACID ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND INTO RIGHT EYE. EE DID HAVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN USE AT TIME OF INCIDENT AND USE PROPER SAFETY PRO
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January 3, 2001
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K-T Feldspar Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
June 24, 2000
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K-T Feldspar Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HELPING REMOVE RODS FROM RODMILL. WHILE PUTTING RODS ON FORKLIFT HIS SMALL FINGER WAS PINCHED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. REPORTABLE DUE TO STITCHES RECEIVED.
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