KNEELING ON FLOOR TO CHANGE SOCKET ON AIR IMPACT WRENCH. WHILE INSTALLING THE KEEPER PIN AND O RING THE TRIGGER MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR CAUSING THE WRENCE TO ENGAGE TURN PIN. THE PIN WENT INTO THE EE'S PALM BEFORE HE COULD LET GO, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE LEFT PALM.
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Showing all 4EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING APPROX. 5 FEET FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS WELDING ALSO. THROUGH INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT IT APPEARS THAT THE ARC FROM THE OTHER WELDER HAD EITHER REFLECTED FROM THE MET TAL OR EMPLOYEE HAD CAUGHT THE ARC FROM BEHIND &AND REFLECTED OF THE LENS INSIDE THE HELMET CAUSING ENOUGH LIGHT TO GO INSIDE TO BURN HIS EYES. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THAT EVENING
EMPLOYEE WAS FALLING LIMBING AND CUTTING TREE LOGS TO 16' LENGTHS.AS HE CUT THE TOP OFF ONE LOG THE SAW HIT AN OBJECT KICKING THE SAW BACK AND INTO HIS ANKLE.THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A HILL SLOPE OF APPROXIMATLEY 25%GRADE WITH LIMBS AND OTHER DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE GROUND.
EMPL COMPLAINED OF EYE IRRITATIN AT SHIFT END FOLLOWING REASSEMBLY OF CONE CRUSHER.FOREIGN OBJECT LODGED IN EYE AS A RESULT OF USING AIR IMPACT HAMMERS DURING ASSEMBLY.