EE WAS USING AN AIR ARCH TORCH WHEN A FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 10WHILE BEING LOADED PAN PULLED AWAY FROM DOZER, WHEN DOZER CAUGHT UP WITH PAN, HE HIT THE PAN TOO HARD.
EE WAS SETTING UP A JOB WHEN HIS WELDING STINGER WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE EQUIPMENT AND ARCHED. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CLOSE TO THE ARCHING AREA OF THE STINGER.
WHILE USING CUTTING TORCHES TO REMOVE CUTTING EDGE BOLTS ON PAN, SPARK WENT IN EAR.
BACKED INTO DRAINAGE DITCH.
EE WAS ACTING AS A FIRE WATCH WHEN A BALL OF SLAG FELL, HIT A BEAM, BOUNCED 15' & FELL DOWN THE SHIRT COLLAR & BURNED HIS UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH A 1/2 INCH IMPACT WRENCH WHEN THE SOCKET FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS AIR GOUGING ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS WORK GLOVE AND BURNED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THIS ACCIDENT REPORTED UNTIL 6-19-01 AFTER THE BURN B ECAME INFECTED.
EE REPORTED TO THE NURSE ON 5/15 WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLAG BURN ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP ON 5/11 AND WASN'T SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE BU RN BECAME INFECTED AND NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
DURING THE DAY EE WAS USING A HAND HELD PORTABLE GRINDER IN A CONFINED SPACE. SOMETIME DURING THE DAY A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS EYE BUT IT DID NOT EFFECT HIM UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT NIGHT. E E WAS WEARING A GRINDING SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES DURING THE GRINDING TASKS.