CUTTING AND WELDING AND A PIECE OF RUSTED METAL POPPED AND FLEW UNDER THE WELDING HOOD AND INTO THE LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 6FLASH BURN TO EYES FROM WELDING RAYS. EE GOT UP TO COME TO WORK ON 9-28-94 AND HAD TROUBLE SEEING.
OCCURED WHILE APPLYING HARD SURFACE WELD TO BUCKET RAISED WELDING HOOD AND WELD POPPED SENDING A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO LEFT EYE.
EE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE DAMAGED PIN FROM EARTH MOVER. GREASE FITTING BLEW UP FROM HEAT. DRIVING A PIECE OF STEEL INTO FINGER.
CLEANING THREADS ON BOLT WITH ELEC. GRAINDER WHEEL ON GRINDER. PULLED BOLT AND LITTLE FINGER INTO AND BEHIND GRINDING WHEEL AND GUARD ON ELEC. BGRINDER.
HOIST BRAKE RELEASED PREMATURELY DUE TO DAMPNESS STRIKING RT FOOT OF THE EMPLOYEE