EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WELDING ON TIRE FORK. #1 KILN PUFFED AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
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Showing all 18EMPLOYEE STATES NEW FIRE PLACED IN #2 KILN; KILNPUFFED AND DIRT WENT INTO LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE SEEKED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 07/29/99.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYEWHILE WELDING.
EE WAS DRILLING A BLAST HOLE WHEN THE HOLE QUIT BLOWING. EE LEANED OVER NEAR THE HOLE APPROX. 4 FEET ABOVE THE HOLE WHEN THE HOLE LET LOOSE BLOWING STONES, CHIPS ETC HITTING EE INT HE RIGHT SI DE OF THE FACE. IT KNOCKED HIS SAFETY GLASSES LOOSE AND SOMETHING ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
CLAIMANT STATES HE WAS USING A BURNING TORCH & UNKNOWINGLY CAUGHT HIS PANTS LEG ON FIR FROM A SPARK--BURNING LEFT LEG.
EE WAS BENDING A PIECE OF METAL IN THE BRAKER MACHINE. WHEN THE METAL HIT THE BRAKER, IT SNAPPED AND BROKE IN TWO ONE OF THE PIECE HIT EE IN THE FOREHEAD REQUIRING SUTURES.
INJURED STATES HE WAS UNCLOGGING A STONE JAM WITH JACK HAMMER, WHEN HAMMER KICKED LOOSE CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN WALL AND HANDLE ON HAMMER.
INJURED & FELLOW WORKMAN WERE PLACING OIL DIPPERS ON #1 PIER OF #2 KILN HE STATED AS FELLOW WORKMAN WAS WELDING A CLIP ONTO KILN SHELL INJURED SUFFERED A WELDING FLASH IN HIS RT EYE
EMPL WAS CUTTING ON BOTTOM OF MUD RING SIDE PART FELL HE TRIPPED ON AIR HOSE & COULD NOT GET OUT OF WAY. RESULTS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS GRINDING PIECE OF ANGLE INRON WITH HAND GRINDER WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE.
INJURED STATED 2E WAS WORKING ON THE CLOSING LINE DRUM OF THE NORTH CRANE. THE CRANE OPERA. TURNED THE DRUM & A DRIFT TURNED & STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS USI3G AIR LANCE TO BLOW DUST CHUTE OUT. BLOW BACK IN FACE CAUSED INJURY.
INJURED STATES 2E WAS CLEANING CCAP ON TOP OF SILO #31 WITH A GRINDER GRINDER STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOREARM CUTTING HIS ARM
INJURED STATES 2E WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH TO REPLACE BOLTS ON BULL GEAR OF #1 KILN AIR LINE CAME LOOSE FROM FITTING & STRUCK H IM IN THE LIP RT.SIDE
INJURED STRAINED THE LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING UP ON 3/4 INCH DRIVE RATCHET WRENCH HE WAS TIGHTENING BELTS ON 1 CLINKER BREAKER.
INJURED STATES HE WAS INSTALLING A NEW DISCHARGE LINE ON K-3 WHEN HE BURNED HIS LEFT WRIST WITH A TORCH.
INJURED STATES HE WAS BURNING THE KILNS. AS HE WALKED UP TO #1 KILN THE KILN PUFFED & BLEW DUST INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
INJURED STATES HE WAS CUTTING SOME SHEET METAL IN THE SHEARING MACHINE IN THE SHOP AS HE WAS PUSHING THE METAL THROUGH THE HANDLE WASNT SEATED IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT I NDES FINGER IN THE SHEAR