CUTTING WITH TOCH WHEN HE GOT THE TIP TO CLOSE TO METAL THE TORCH WENT OUT. AS HE GOT TORCH IN CONTACT WITH HIT METAL IT REIGNITER. HE HAD HIS LEFT THUMB TO CLOSE TO TORCH END AND BURNT IT.
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July 20, 1996
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Atlantic States Materials Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
Atlantic States Materials Corp · Flash burns (welding)
FLASH BURN LEFT EYE.
January 5, 1996
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Atlantic States Materials Corp · Flash burns (welding)
FLASH BURN TO LEFT EYE WHEN HELPING WELDER.
February 22, 1995
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Atlantic States Materials Of Pa Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS REMOVING SIDE WARE PLATES FROM INSIDE OF CRUSHER HAD SPACE HEATER OUTSIDE OF CRUSHER FOR HEAT CRUSHER WAS OPEN LID WAS UP AND SIDE DOORS OPEN.
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