Employee was cutting with a torch and hot slag popped into his eye around loosely fitted welding goggles.
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Showing all 17Ee was using hand grinder cutting thin plate metal. strip of cut metal flipped off the edge of the grinder and cut his hand. Sutures required.
Ee operating a dozer inside the Clinker Shed. He was leaning on the right arm rest when he was jostled. His right arm slipped off the rest and banged against the metal plate under the arm rest resulting in a contusion. The Ee coming off swing shift, not required to return to work until following Wednesday, no light duty, Rx for pain and swelling.
CRUSHER CREW MOVING A CONVEYOR SECTION USING A TRACKHOE WITH A 2 PART SLING & HOOK ASSEMBLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONVEYOR SECION & SETTING IT ON THE GROUND THE HOOKS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE HOE OPERATOR SWUNG BUCKET, ONE OF THE HOOKS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR FRAME & SWUNG CONVEYOR INTO EE STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LEG.BROKEN BONES IN LEFT LEG & RIGHT ANKLE
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A NUT OFF A BOLT SOME HOT SLAG POPPED AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EAR.
MINER WAS CUTTING THE BOLTS OFF A TAIL PULLEY TAKE UP SECTION, & A PIECE OF SLAG BURNT THROUGH THE STITCHING OF HIS BOOT, RESULTING IN A SMALL BURN TO THE TOP OF HIS LT. FOOT.
WHILE EE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK, CUTTING A WATER PIPE A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.
WHILE WALKING BETWEEN JAW CRUSHER AND JCI SCREEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
WHILE CUTTING METAL IN TUNNEL, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS GRINDING BURRS OUT OF HOLES WITH GRINDING WHEEL. SOME FRAGMENTS FLEW & HIT EE IN RIGHT EYE.
EE TWISTED KNEE WHILE SAND BLASTING. WHILE BLASTING ON UNEVEN SURFACE HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS KNEE.
WHILE EE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL AT SURBE PILE MUD FLEW UP OFF OF TRACK HITTING HIM IN THE EYE.
UNPLUGGING DRILL BIT, I THOUGHT ALL AIR WAS OUT. I DISLODGED ROCKS AND THE AIR BLEW THE ROCKS ON MY ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER ON THE LIME FEEDER WHEN SOEM LIME FELL INTO EMPL9YEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A STEEL PLATE WHICH FELL ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT BIG TOE.
EE MIXES CEMENT WITH KEROSINE IN DEVICE CALLED A WAGNER. A CYLINDER OF MIXTURE IS PLACED INTO A CLAMP MOUNTED ON THE WALL.
EE WAS EXPOSED TO WET CLINKER (CEMENT DUST) WHILE WORKING A JACK HAMMER. DEVELOPED A RASH. FIRST SEEN BY PHYSICIAN 3-28-00