EE WAS GRINDING SOME 3X3 PLATES ON A FIXED-STAND GRINDER/BUFFER. HE SAID HE GLANCED AROUND & DID NOT SEE ANY SAFETY SHIELD OR GLASSES BUT THOUGHT THE DEFLECTOR WOULD PROVIDE THE PROTECTION NE EDED. HE GOT A SPECK OF SLAG IN HIS LEFT EYE, WHICH WASHED OUT, BUT SCRATCHED THE CORNEA.
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November 26, 2003
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
G & B Redi-Mix · Struck by flying object
G & B Redi-Mix · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A 18" PIPE AND HAD COMPLETED A PORTION OF THE TASK, HE WAS PREPARING TO ROLL THE PIPE, AND WITH HIS LEATHER WELDING GLOVE PARTIALLY ON, GRABBED THE GROUND LEAD TO THE W ELDER THAT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. HE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND ON THE WEB BETWEEN FINGER 1 AND 2.
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