July 19, 1996
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HOISTING
Baroid Drilling Fluids Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE CUTTING OPEN 50 LB. BAGS OF BARYTES AND POURING THEM INTO AN OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR. THE ELEVATORKICKED AND BLEW DUST BACK OUT OF THE OPENING. TH E DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYES AND NOSE CAUSING IRRITATIONS. EE WAS WEARING A DUST MASK AND PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.