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While IE was holding a bracket to be tack welded a piece of slag fell into boot causing a partial thickness burn to the right foot
Employee was changing air pads and laid a impact tool down. The tool got dust in the back of it so when the employee went to use the tool, the air blew the dust out of the back of the tool and into the employees eyes. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was on a back side of a cooler repairing steel, grinding, cutting and welding in dusty conditions. He was fine when he left work but the next morning his eye was irritated and felt like something was in it.
Employee was moving railcars and the trackmobile jumped the tracks causing the employee to be thrown around in the cab of the trackmobile. Employee experienced pain that did not get better. Had MRI on 10-30-14 that revealed a Lumbar compression fracture.
Employee was welding in close quarters with 3 other coworkers. Weld flash to eyes.
Employee was using a 4 inch grinder to cut a piece of plastic. The grinder wheel grabbed the plastic and came into contact with employees left middle finger. The employee sustained a broken finger and a laceration.
Employee was cutting off old blow pipes in the baghouse with a 9 inch grinder. The grinder jumped, hitting the employee in his left knee. Employee had a cut on knee requiring stitches.
Employee was welding inside of a pipe and got a piece of metal in the eye. Doctor removed small piece of metal from employee's eye.
Miner was installing new roofing. Miner was adjusting the roof sheet when a piece of metal from drilling entered right eye.
Employee was blowing lime dust off himself with a blower hose. Something flew into his eye. Employee did seek medical attention; has a corneal abrasion. Rec'd a prescription for his right eye.
Employee was walking past the firing floor cooling fan which was "cooling" and therefore blowing air/lime dust. Some dust got into employee's left eye. Employee sought medical attention at 23:40 and was discharged at 12:25 a.m. on the 21st of June.
Employee was using a metal rod to clean the O2 analyzer. The system pulsed which caused hot air and dust to go onto his face. Lime and hot air combined to irritate both eyes; causing them to become red, puffy and water.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LIME BUILDUP FROM THE TUBE MILL WITH AN AIR CHISEL. HE WAS ON HIS STOMACH WHEN THE CHISEL BROKE THRU THE HARDENED LIME. THIS CAUSED A CLOUD OF STEAMY LIME TO GO ONTO HIS FACE AND ENTER BOTH EYES. HE RINSED HIS EYES WITH WATER AND EYE SOLUTION BUT COULD NOT REMOVE ALL THE LIME PARTICLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WIRE WHEEL GRINDER. THE GRINDER HIT A PIECE OF METAL, KICKED BACK, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON RT. SIDE OF CHEST. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 9/9/04.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING PURE CAL LIME, TWO BAGS BLEW OFF THE SPOUT CAUSING LIME TO BLOW INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES; HOWEVER, LIME DID GET INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE FLUSHED OUT EYES AT THE PLANT SITE. HIS LEFT EYE CONTINUED TO BE RED AND IRRITATED SO HE DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EE WAS BAGGING 10# LAWN & GARDEN LIME. WHILE THE BAG WAS FILLING, THE BAG EXPLODED CAUSING LIME TO SPRAY ONTO EE'S FACE. EE WAS WEARING PROTECTIBE EYE COVERING, BUT LIME STILL ENTERED RT. EYE.
EE WAS USING MIRACLE BAGGER TO FILL 50# BAG WHENBAG BLEW OFF SPOUT. LIME ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
IT IS ALLEGED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE U-TUBES, HE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS LEFT EYEIT WAS VERY WINDY AND WHILE WELDING, PARTICLES FROM THE U-TUBE WERE BLOWING BAKC INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE. HIS LEFT EYE DID NOT BECOME IRRITATED UNTIL APPROX. 2:30PM AND BECAME WORSE AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSED. ON 9-13-01 HE COULD NOT OPEN HIS EYE
WHILE EMPLOYEES WSERE USING A 100 TON POEWR PACK TO PUSH THE RAM PINS OUT OF THE CLEVIS. WHILE DOING THIS, THE SOLID SAFT USED TO PUSH THE PIN OUT, THE SHAFT POPPED OUT OF PLACE ADN HIT EE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CHEST AREA AND LOWER RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. HIS CHEST AND SHOULDER ARE RED AND SCRATCHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A ROD WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEESWERE WELDING ON THE ROD. INJURED WAS 10-15 FT AWAY FROM THE POINT OF WELDING, HOWEVER, HE SUSTAINED FLASHBURN IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE DID SEE K MEDICAL ATTENTION.
WHILE TORCHING A HEATING PIN ON THE PAYLOADER BUCKET, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO LOOK AT THE PIN. AS HE TURNED THE TORCH MOVED ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE EE WAS JACK HAMMERING IN THE KILN ON THE ANCHORS, A PIECE OF ANCHOR FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HIS JAW AREA CAUSING A CUT THE SIZE OF 3/4". WENT TO SEE DR ON 1/25/00 A T 2:45 PM.