EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH: PIECE OF DIRT FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 12EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING CHAIN SAW TO BEGIN CLEARING CHAIN SAW FELL OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND AT BASE OF THUMB RESULTING IN LACERATION
WHILE CUTTING TREE DOWN IT KICKED BACK AND STRUCK LEFT FOOT.
REMOVING THE GUIDE BLOCK FROM CIRCLE DRIVE FROM MOTOR GRADER USING A 3/4 DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH LAYING UNDER WORK AREA. LOOSENED LAS BOLT IN GUIDE BLOCK & BLOCK NEXT TO THE ONE PULLED OUT OF THE THREADS & FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FACE.
WORKING ON DRILL USING A CUTTING TORCH GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE.
WORKING WITH BACKHOE A SMALL TREE CAME DOWN AND IN THE WINDOW OF THE BACKHOE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING HEAT TO PART OF A BUSHING THE PART HAD DIRT IN IT & DIRT FLEW INTO EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACK-HAMMER TO DRILL HOLES A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE & LET JACK-HAMMER FALL ON TOP OF HIS LEFT BIG TOE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEAN CLEANING MACHINE-THE HOT CLEANING GUN STRUCK HIS LEG AND BURNED LEG BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE (LEFT LEG).
EMPL WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE
ENGINE FAN BLADE BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE