While grinding on a skid steer bucket that was detached from the skid steer it slipped and struck EE's leg causing a long scrape. EE's first day missed from work was 2/10/2021.
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Showing all 6Employee was grinding a steel plant when metal fragment got in right eye.
While cutting steel for a staircase the torch snuffed out and when EE went to restart the torch gas entered EE's glove and ignited. Another EE heard a pop and then saw EE restart the torch and then pulling EE's glove off like something was wrong went to see what happened and saw that EE burned EE's hand.
Grinder slipped and cut left leg just above the knee.
EE was using a weedeater with a blade attachment. It hit a rock and kicked back at him, striking his foot.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND HELD GRINDER, WHEN IT FLIPPED CUTTING BACK OF HAND.