VICTIM RECEIVED 'FLASH' BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE ASSISSTING A WELDER. VICTIM EXPERIENCED NO MAJOOR DISCOMFORT UNTIL 2300 (ABOUT 7 HRS AFTER END OF SHIFT). AT THAT TIME VICTIM WAS TAKEN TOT E H EMERGENCY ROOMM, TREATED AND RELEASED. VICTIM WAS OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS.
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Showing all 20EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AIR SOCKET WHEN THE RETAINER PIN CAME LOOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A POWER WASHER-WATER/DIRTSPLATERED ON HIS FACE-SOME WENT OVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING GRINDER ON PIPE CUTTING DOWN EDGE. HE WALKED OVER TO THE SINK AND WHEN HE RETURNED HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
CLEANING BAGGER DDISLODGING BAR SLIPPED CONTACTING IMPELLAR STRIKING HAND
IN THE LAB, EMPLOYEE CONDUCTING ACID SOLUABLE TESTS. SULFURIC ACID ON BURNER. LEFT ON TOO LONG. PRODUCTING FUMES (ACID).
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELLY PAW ON TD25 USING 1' IMPACT ,AIR DISCHARGE FROM AIR GUN BLEW ALL OVER EMPLOYEE.
EMPL WAS DRILLING HOLES IN JAW CRUSHER TRUCK FRAME WITH 1/2" DRILL & DRILL KICKED BACK HITTING RIGHT ARM CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE TO RIGHT ARM.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH SLAG FELL INTI THE TOP OF HIS BOOT-BURNING A SPOT ON HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.THIS WAS A FIRST AID CASE TO START WITH THEN THE BURN BECAME INFECTED CAUSING IT TO BE A DOCTOR CASE.NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 11-16-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ROCK BITS WHEN A FRAGMENT FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE F OLLOWING DAY. FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN BUT NO MEDICATION PRESCRIBED. NO PREMANENT DAMAGE TO EYE OCCURRED.
EMPL WAS STEAM CLEANING LOADER WITH PRESSURE CLEANER. HANDS WERE COVERED WITH GREASE & DIRT. HANDLE OF PRESURE CLEANER LSIPPED OUT OF HAND ALLOWING HOT WATER TO HIT ANKLE. THIS CAUSES SECOND & DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT ANKLE.
I NAME W AS OPERATING THE BEMIS BAGGING MACHINE WHILE A 50LB PAPER BAG WAS FILLING IT BROKE GETTING TALC PRODUCT INTO I NAME EYES
THE INJURED BENT OVER WITH A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT APIECE OF PIPE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WELDING AND AS HE WAS LIFTING HEAD GREAR AIR BUBBLE FROM WELD BURSTED AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING DOZER HE WAS TRAMMING IN THE DARK AND RAN OVER DITCH OPENING THAT WAS 1' TO 18" DEEP HE WAS TROWN FORWARD AND STRUCK HIS FACE ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
INJURED WAS TRANSPORTING TRAKC DRILL TO SHOP WHILE TURNING CORNER L FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN COMPRESSOR AND DRILL
THE INJURED WAS LINING UP THE HOLES ON A SHEAR PIN AND WAS FEELING INSIDE WITH HIS FINGER.THE GEAR OVER ROTATED AND CHOPPED OFF THE END OF HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE INVOVLED WERE TRYING TO EXTRACT AN OVERSIZE ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED IN THROAT OF JAW CRUSHER. THEY HAD WENT AROUND THE ROCK WITH A NYLON STRAP THEN TO HAVE ENOUGHT REACH TO HOOK ON THE L OADER BUCKET THEY EXTENDED THE STRAP WITH A CHAIN. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS THEN RAISED TO PULL THE ROCK OUT BUT THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT THE INJURED.
USING THE AIR T2 CLEAN UP,HOSE GOT STUCK,WHEN PULLED FREE IT FLEW UP KNOCKING GLASSES OFF AND HITTING EYE.
I,NAME WAS GOIN1 TO RUM SOME DRILL SAMPLES THROUGH THE PILOT MILL IN THE WAREHOUSE WHEN HE STUCK HIS ELFT HAND UP IN THE ROTARY AIR LOCK. IM TRYING TO REMOVE HIS LEFT HAND. HE LACERATED HIS T HUMBS ON BOTH H5NDS. HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES AND HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRED SURGERY.