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Employee had cut a piece of steel with an oxygen & acetylene torch. When he picked the piece of steel up to move it, he failed to notice a jagged edge. When he placed the piece of steel over his shoulder to carry it, the jagged edge lacerated his right ear. Employee was treated at local emergency room, recieved 6 sutures and released to return to full duty.
Cutting steel with a chop saw, a piece of steel went around his safety glasses and into his eye.
Employee was operating a roadgrader, he had his left hand on the doorframe, the door was locked in the open position. The door came loose from the holding mechanism and shut on the employee's left index finger. Employee sustained a fracture to the left index finger above the distal joint. Doctor splinted the finger and OK'd the employee to return to work.
Employee was welding, employee states he does not recall a single event that would have caused the injury. Employee states that he thought he had contracted "pinkeye", until he went to Dr. and foreign objects were removed. Employee did not seek medical attention, or notify company of injury until 05/02/2005.