INJURED WAS CUTTING LIFTING EYE OF FEEDER OUT TORCH POPPED AND BLEW PARTICLE BACK IN R EYE
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Showing all 16EMPL WAS WELDING ON CEDAR RAPIDS SCREEN. REFLECTION FROM WELDERS AROUND HIM CAUSED HIS EYES TO BE BURNED.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SHOP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING. AS INJURED LEANED OVER TO PICK UP TRASH, FOREIEN BODY FLEW INTO EYE FROM GRINDER.
INJURED WAS BURNING OUT DISCHARGVE SCREEN PLATES FOR 301 MILL WHEN PIECE OF HOT SLAG WENT DOWN IN SHOE & BURNED FOOT. INJURED DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 6/24/8,.
INJ. WAS UNLOADING FINES OUT OF RAIL CAR WITH A BACK HOE. BACK HOE OUTRIGGER SLIPLPED CAUSING MACHINE TO FALL TO ONE SIDE THROWING INJ. OFF ON GROUND.
INJURED WAS OPERATING CATERPILLAR SHOVEL AND WAS DUMPING A BUCKET OF STONE INTO A TRUCK A ROCK FELL CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN CUT ON LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING PUSH LUG WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHEN LUG BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST KILN SHELL WHICH HAD BEEN PEREHEATED. EVIDENTLY TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON BEAM CLEANING CAST SETTLING TANK WITH WATER JET MUD CAME THROUGH FROM FRONT CHANNEL & KNOCKED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER H IM RT.LEG STUCK BETWEEN ANOTHER BEAM & MUD
INJURED WAS WEL8ING ON CRANE BUCKET ARM AND EVINDENTLY INHALED SOME FUMES FROM ELECTRODE INJURE WENT TO DR FOR COLD SYMPTOMS AND DR ADVISED HE HAD SOME CHEMICAL BURNS IN HIS THROAT
INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO HOOK HEADACHE BALL TO CABLE ON CHERRY PICKER CRANE. CRANE OPERATOR MOVED BOOM OVER TOWARD BALL. INJURED TURNED AROUND AND BOOM HIT HIM IN HEAD.
INJURED WAS GRINDING KILN SHELL PIECE OF STEEL IN EYE.
INJURED WAS HOL8ING BOLT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHENIMPACT WRENCH WAS APPLIED TO THE NUT SPINNING THE BOLT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS WEL8ING A PLATE ON BOTTOM OF PORTABLE POWER SCREEN WHEN EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE CAUSED ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL TO FALL STRIKING INJURED AN LEFT HAND.
MECHANIC WAS CLEANING SLOTS AN AIR COMPRESSOR BY BLOWING OUT SLOTS WITH AIR HOSE WHEN INJURIED WALKED BY. A PARTICLE BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
USING HAND GRINDER TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHINES TO BE USED AT DRIVE PIER METAL PARTICLE GLANCED OFF OF CEMENT UP UNDER SAFETY SHIELDS AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE
INJURED WAS CHECING KILN USING PROFECTING FACE SHIELD KILN BLEW BACK AND BLEW LIME UNDER SHIELD AND INTO LEFT EYE.