While cutting with the Plasma, air blew debris under safety glasses and hit left eye
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Showing all 3While welding on the excavator bucket, Miner pulled welding gloves off, proceeded down the ladder & positioned right hand onto the bucket to balance, when the stinger fell. The stinger fell from the top of the bucket, hit side of the bucket and the air arc cutting rod burnt top of right hand. MINER SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND REPORTED INJURY ON 9/12/18
Miner was welding plates in the reject chutes of Tower 23 and welding overhead with head tilted in a left position within a two and a half (2.5) hour period. On 9/06/2018 ee reported pain to this left side of neck.