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EE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL TO PLACE BOLT HOLES IN A NEW DISCONNECT BOX WHEWN THE DRILL PENETRATED THE METAL STRUCTURE BEHIND THE BOX EE RT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL H ANDLE & THE EDGE OF THE BOX
HE WAS CLEANING THE MOTOR OFF OF THE FORKLIFT WITH AN AIR HOSE. WHILE BLOWING OFF CARBURETOR, MICA AND GAS BLEW UP INTO HIS LEFT. HE WENT TO THE EYE WASH STATION AND WASHED HIS EYE OUT FOR APP ROX. 10 MINS. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3-1-93 BECAUSE EYE STILL BURNING AND ITCHING.
EMPL SPOT WELDING METAL PLATE ON #1 FEED BOWL.STINGER STRUCK METAL AND ARCED WHILE HE WAS LOOKING AT IT BURNING BOTH EYES./
WHILE OPERATING POWER SCREEN DUST AND DIRT WAS BLOWN INTO EYE.
ABOUT TO TIGHTEN HEAD OF SCREEN TURNED CREEN OFF AN SECURED IT REACHED UP TO TIGHTEN THE ADJUSTER BOLT BUT HADNT COMPLETELY STOPPED TURNING AND IT MASHED MY HAND AGAINST SCREEN FRAME.
SUPERVISOR WAS THROWING BREAKERS TO SEE WHICH ONE TURNS ON ROUND STEAM HEAT I WAS WATCHING FROM DISTANCE TO SEE WHEN FAN STARTED URNING WHEN IT DID PIECE OF TRASH BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE FROM 4' A WAY. SCRATCH ON CORNEA TREATMENT WAS LIMITED TO WASHING OUT EYE & APPLYING EYE WASH OINTMENT & PATCH.
WHILE OPERATING A BAGGING MACHINE, EMPLOYEE REACHED PAST GUARDS TO BAG CLAMP. WHERE VICTIMS FINGER WERE CAUGHT, RESULTING IN A MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS AP1LYING FORCE TO 12 1/2" DRILL TO FORCE DRILL BIT THROUGH HARD MATERIAL.THE EMPLOYEE LOSTR CONTROL OF DRILL WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST.RECEIVED CONTUSIONS IN TE UPPER LEFT INT ERIOR CHEST.MOT9IN 800MG. PRESCRIBED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING SLAG FROM A WELD. A PIECE OF CHIPPED MATERIAL FLEW INTO LEFT YE CAND CAUSED SOLME MINOR ABRASION TO THE EYE. THE EYE WAS WASHED DAND SWABBED BY THE DR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS R EFERRED TO ANOT2ER DR FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE EYE AND NO DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR WORK DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START MOTOR GRADER. MACHINE WOULD NOT START. WITH STARTING MOTOR TURNING OVER ENGINE, EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO MACHINE FROM REAR TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON ENGINE. WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED WITHLEFT HAND FOR A HAND HOLD, EMPLOYEE STUCK LEFT HAND INTO FAN SHROUD. WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING, BUT BEING TURNED BY STARTING MOTOR MIDDLE AND 3RD FINGER WER
WHILE CHECKING AMOUNT OF WATER IN MILL A PIECE OF RUST SCALE CAME OFF OF ROLL AND LANDED IN LEFT EYE SCRATCHED EYE