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INJ WAS USING A DRILL PRESS WHILE WEARING GLOVESTHE GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BY THE BIT AS HE TRIED TO DRILL A HOLE IN A RUBBBER WASHER FOR N-1 FLUME.
THE INJ WAS REPLACING DECK PLATE. HE WAS HOLDINGTHE PLATE AS HIS PARTNER CUT THE PLATE. DURING THIS TIME HE FELT SMALL SLAG PARTICLES HIT HIS FACE. THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO THE DR TO HAVE THE SLAG REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. THE SLAG LEFT A RUST RING IN HIS EYE THAT HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT WITH A BURR.
THE INJURED WAS WELDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE MILL WHEN A CLOUD OF DUST AND DIRT ENTERED HIS WELDING MUG FROM THE BACK. THERE WAS ANOTHER EE WORKING CLOSE BEHIND THE INJURED. THE RUST PAR TICLE WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE ON 1/21/00.