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EE STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING, THE SAMPLE PAN FELL OVER AND HE GOT OUT OF THE DRILL TO UPRIGHT IT. THE EE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE AIR AND A FOREIGN BODY BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE STATED THE HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE AND COWORKER WERE TIGHTENING THE PULLDOWN CHAIN BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH WHEN THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE TOOTH WITH THE WRENCH. BOTH EES WERE HOLDING THE WRENCH WHEN THE COWORKER'S GRIP SLI PPED AND THE WRENCH WAS DROPPED.
68935 OPERATOR WAS OPERATING THE RTD ON THE WASTE DUMP HE STATED HE PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE JUST AS THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN RESULTED IN THE OPERATOR BEING JOLTED & THROWN INTO THE WIND 66000
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING UP A WELD WITH A GRINDER A FOREIGN BODY STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING HIM PAIN.THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE OPERATING A DM45 DRILL, HE GOT SOME METAL IN HIS EYE. THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE OF THE SOURCE OF THE METAL BECAUSE HE WAS IN AN ENCLOSED CAB AND WAS WEARING SAFE TY GLASSES. HE THINKS IT COULD HAVE COME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY OTHER FLYING METAL HAZARD DURING HIS SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WILFULLY CIRCUMVENTED A GUARD BY KNEELING ON THE GROUND, REACHING UNDER THE GUARD AND STICKING HIS FINGERS THROUGH A NARROW OPENING 1 1/2" THE EMPLOYEE STATED INTENT WAS TO FEEL THE B ELT TO SEE IT THE BELT WAS RUNNING RATHER THAN WALK A SHORT DISTANCE TO GET A FLASH LIGHT. THE V-BELTS CAUGHT HIS FINGERS AMPUTATING THE FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS AND LACERATING THE THIRD