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WHILE GRINDING WITH WELDING HELMET ON, PIECE OF METAL WENT UNDER HELMET INTO RIGHT EYE. NO LOST TIME.
DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CONE CRUSHER EE WASPULLING JACK HAMMER FROM GROUND TO HSI WORK POSITION. AIR HOSE FITTING ON HOSE FAILED CAUSING AIR HOSE, UNDER PRESSURE, TO STRIKE EE ON RT SIDE OF FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HIS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORK IN A CONFINED AREA ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF BOLTS WITH A TORCH A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS EAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO E AR DRUM
EMPLOYE EWA SDOING MAINTENANNCE WORK. WHILE WELDING METAL AND THAN GRINDING OFF METAL'S ROUGH EDGES, EMPLOYEE FELT A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND MECHANIC, WITNESS, WHO WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK WITH WELDING UNIT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS BEING EXPOSED TO WELDING ARC, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SOME DISTANCE AWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING SOME MAINTENANCE WORK IN GARAGE AT QUARRY SITE.EMPLOEYE WAS GRINDING ON PIECE OF STEEL.SLIVER OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.EMPLOEYE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPL GRINDING ON PIPE IN GARAGE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.DEBRIS WENT INTO EYES CAUSING PAIN & IRRITATION.REPORTED TO FOREMAN BUT DIDNT GO FOR TREATMENT UNTIL 7-28-90.
EMPL GRINDING A PART FOR 988 LOADER.COAT SLEEVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN SURFACE GRINDER PULLING LEFT ARM INTO GRINDER CAUSING DEEP LACERATION TO ARM.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF OEPRATING A CRANE. EMPLOYEE HAD A FOREIGN OBJECT LODGE IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF STEEL WITH CUTTING TORCH. TORCH SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUSING FLAME TO HIT HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS RUNNING THE JAW CRUSHER FOREMANS INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT INJURED HAD A HANG UP IN THE JAW AND THE INJURED TRIED TO PUSH IT THROUHG THE SHAKER DECK AND A SMALL ROCK FLEW UP STRIKI NG INJURED IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE
DRILL STEEL COU1LING BROKE AND F ELL, STRIKING CEMPLOYEE ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. CUT NOSE
ROCK FELL FROM PLANT ONTO EMPLOYEES FOOT