WHILE GRINDING METAL FOR HANDRAIL, INJURED MUST HAVE GOTTEN A PIECE IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING INFECTION THE NEXT DAY.
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Showing all 6EE WAS WORKING OFF SCAFFOLDING RESETTING GEARS IN GEAR REDUCTION DRIVE WHEN THE GEAR BECAME DETACHED FROM OVERHEAD CRANE CAUSING IT TO FALL, STRIKING THE SCAFFOLDING WHICH CAUSED EE TO FALL TO FLOOR, STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST FOEIGN OBJECT,RESULTING IN A LACERATED SCALP AND BRUISES ON BODY.
EE WAS USING TWO HAND PORTABLE BAND SAW TO CUT UP AND REMOVE OLD CONDUIT FROM PACKHOUSE BASEMENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE SAW ONE HANDED TO CUT SWITCH BOX LOOSE FROM ITS BACKING PLATE, INJURED CUT INTO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH SAW BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP CHUNK OF HARDENED MATERIAL IN MILL BUILDING. JACKHAMMER BECAME STUCK IN MATERIAL AND INJURED PULLED TO FREE IT. WHEN JACKHAMMER CAME LOOSE, INJURED ST RUCK ELBOW AGAINST PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL. FIRST TO DOCTOR 6-17-91. FIRST LOST DAY 6-20-91.
INJURED WAS HOLDING STEEL CHANNEL IN POSITION FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO DRILL THROUGH.DRILL BIT MISSED CHANNEL FLANGE AND PENETRATED INJURD'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP(FIRST LOST WORKDAY IS 08-07-89
INJURED WAS USI3G JACKHAMMER IN #2 KILN TO REMOVE OLD REFRACTORY AFTER JACKHAMMERING NOTICED DULL ACHE IN ELBOW NEXT MORNING SORENESS INCREASED SO INJURED REPORTED INJURY AND WAS SENT TO DR