A millwright was assembling a drag chain by using a crane to stretch out sections of the chain so the next section could be attached to the end. While a section of one of the drag chains was hanging from the crane the rigging came off of the hook and the load fell striking an employee.
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Showing all 5Employee was cleaning an area for a weld repair. Employee right eye became irritated with what felt like a foreign object.
EE was welding and stopped to replace the welding rod, picked up his hood and something got in his left eye.
Employee was mowing lawn around office building, grass & dust was blowing around. Later in the day he noticed something in his left eye. He washed out his eye & it felt better, later in the evening he felt something in his eye again. Dust in left eye, irritated , Foreign body left eye, Corneal abrasion. Employee has achieved M.M.I. with no functional limitations.
Employee was repairing tube leaks on reheat header. we were using the pneumatic grinder to clean tubes and dirt blew in his left eye.