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The employee was drilling out a pilot hole in the back of a haul truck for a light bracket. The drill bit employee was using broke and slung a piece of metal in employee's left eye. The employee wasn't wearing the safety glasses properly.
Employee was using torch cutting bolts off and burned through glove in turn burning left index and middle fingers.
Using torch without gloves and melted rubber landed on hand.
finger caught between lifting strap and equipment causing an avulsion on lt index finer
Rt partial amputation of index, ring, and middle fingers when employee was checking belt and mechanic started the drill
Drill steel broke and piece of metal embedded in ee's chest.
Employee was trying to get a piece of steel out of striking bar when a piece flew off and struck him in the arm. Employee initially declined medical treatment. Employee later went to the dr. and had the metal removed and was prescribed antibiotics.
EE was cleaning check valve with pneumatic needle scaler, when a piece of foreign material entered right eye, past safety glasses with side shield and a face shield. EE had material removed and was given antibiotic ointment for the eye.