WHILE REPLACING A BELT EE SAFETY GLASSES BROKE. HE INFORMED ME IMEDIATELY. WHILE I WENT FOR ANOTHER PAIR EE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE WORK AREA. HE STRUCK SOME FROZEN AGGRYRATE WITH A HAMMER CAUS ING SOME DIRT TO FLY UP AND HIT EE IN THE FACE AND LEFT EYE. WE TRIED TO FLUSH HIS EYE UNSUCCESSFULY. WE TOOK HIM TO THE PAC CENTER WHERE THEY PUT A PATCH OVER HIS SCRATCHED EYE AND PRESCRIBE
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Allgeier & Son Inc Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object
April 3, 1997
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allgeier & Son Inc Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CUTTING A SECTION OF BELTING THE KNIFE SLIPPED FREE AND CUT HIS HAND HOLDING THE BELT, STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
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