March 27, 2000
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Glacial Sand & Gravel · Flash burns (welding)
WELDER BURN IN EYES.
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June 5, 1997
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Flash burns (welding)
WORKING ON WELDER, THE WELDER STARTED UP AND HE WAS EXPOSED TO A FLASH FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, UNPROTECTED. INJURY/FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.
January 23, 1997
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
MACHINERY
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE HAD HIS LEFT 5TH FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN A BAR AND A GRINDER.
September 15, 1991
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLANT MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY AS HE WALKED BY THE CRUSHER A PICE OF METAL FLEW UP AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
June 25, 1991
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
INJURED WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH A TORCH. HE WAS NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTION. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW UP AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
June 12, 1991
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Flash burns (welding)
INJURED WAS STANDING IN AN ALL STEEL HOPPER DIRECTLY OVER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING AT THE TIME. HE WS HOLDING A PRY BAR AGAINST THE PIECE BEING WELDED, TO HOLD IN PLACE. HE CAUGHT A COUPLE OF WELD FLASHES, AND THE GAS AND HEAT OF THE WELDING ROD DRIFTED UP DIRECTLY INTO HIS FACE, GIVING HIM MINOR WELD BURNS (PHOTKERATITIS) IN BOTH EYES.
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