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While welding stainless steel lining inside a surge bin, metal "popped" and foreign material entered right eye.
Employee was lying on the floor, on his back, using an electric angle grinder to grind the end of a piece of pipe. A piece of foreign material entered his right eye causing a corneal abrasion. Employee was wearing bi-focal safety glasses with side shields and a full face shield. The abrasion required prescription eye drops.
WORKER WAS BURNING A HOLE THROUGH A PIECE OF STEEL. FOREIGN BODY ENTERED EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASS AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.
GRINDING A STEEL BEAM, A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE. NOTE: EE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 8-6-99, AND MED REPORTS WERE RECEIVED ON 8-11-99. EE WAS ON VACATION 8-6,9,10,11.
A M-45 MACH OFF-ROAD TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED BY THE HITACHI EXCAVATOR AT THE TOP OF A RAMP LEADING INTO A SEDIMENT POND. AFTER EMPTYING A BUCKE TWAS INTO THE BED OFTH ETRUCK. THE OPEATOR OBSE RVED THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE UNATTENDED TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ABOUT 15' STRIKING THE CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR, INURING THE OPERATOR.
EE WAS WELDING A 8" PIPE. HIS BACK THREW A SPASM.
EE ALLEGES SMALL PIECE OF DIRT BLEW UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE PORTABLE GRINDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COAL PROCESSING CHUTE.THE LAST TWO BELTS THAT WERE RELIED UPON TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AS OTHERS WERE REMOVED,WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE PREMITTING THE BIN TO MOVE WITHO UT WARNING.
WHILE LYING ON HIS BACK, OVERHEAD WELDING, EMPLOYEE STATES HE FELT A SHOCK AND JERKED THE WELDING ROD ACROSS HIS FACE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE RECIEVED TREATMENT FOR MINOR BURNS TO HIS FACE, WITH TREAT MENT LIMITED TO CLEANING, TETNUS SHOT & ANTISEPTIC OVER THE BURN AREA AS A PRECAUTION. ACCIDENT DETERMINED REPORTABLE AFTER RECEIVING A DOCTOR'S REPORT 1-6-95 (PLEASE FIND ATTACHED).
HE WAS GRINDING THE END OF A 24" O.D. PIPE FROM A LADDER PLATFORM. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED GRINDING HE STARTED TO DESCEND THE LADDER, WHEN THE GRINDER WHEEL WHICH WAS STILL SPINNING ON COAST DOWN HIT HIS LEG.
EE WAS SCARPING COAL FROM A COAL FEED ROLL ON B DRYER HIS SHOVEL HIT THE FEED ROLL AND CAUGHT IT TWISTING HIM SHARPLY.
68939NG HOSING WITH A FIRE HOSE WEB LOST PRESSURE IN HIS HOSE WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK AT THE HYDRANT THE PRESSURE CAME BACK UP CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG.
I.NAME WAS BLEEDING THE FUEL LINES TO THE INJECTORS, WHEN HIS LEFT LEG CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ALTERNATOR.
BACKING DOZER OFF COAL PILE PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.
CREW OF REPAIRMEN CHANGING 42" FIELD BELT #580.CRAIN WAS TO BE USED TO PULL BELT ,BALL & HOOK SLIPPED OFF BELT AND HIT I.NAME ON RIGHT SIDE AND ARM AS WALKING NEAR BOOM TO GET TOOL.
HE WAS WELDING A PIPE WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF 12" PIPE FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE, AND WAS BURNING THE PIPE. AS EMPLOYEE 1 TURNED AROUND WITH THE TORCH IN HIS HAND HE CROSSED INJURED'S UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER ARE A, BURNING ARM.
THIRD FLOOR AT COURSE REFUSE SCREEN.