WHILE LAYING ON HIS BACK UNDER A LHD TO CHANGE OUT A DRIVE LINE, HIS RATCHET WRENCH KNOCKED SOME RUST AND LOOSE DIRT DOWN INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE RUST SLIVER IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.
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September 20, 1997
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mojave Desert Minerals, LLC · Struck by falling object
Mojave Desert Minerals, LLC · Struck by flying object
WHILE PICKING A HITCH WITH A PICK, A PIECE OF ROCK OR STEEL FLEW AND HIT THE MINER IN THE LEFT WRIST MAKING A PUNCTURE WOUND.
Mojave Desert Minerals, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN RAP WRENCH AND ROCK.
January 11, 1996
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mojave Desert Minerals, LLC · Struck by flying object
WHILE LOOSENING A HYDRAULIC FITTING UNDER PRESSURE, THE FITTING CAME APART AND BLEW HYDRAULIC OIL IN BOTH EYES.
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