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EE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN A ROUND STEEL FLANGE WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT IN THE METAL THIS CAUSED THE FLANGE TO SPIN THEREBY STRIKING THE EE IN THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE RADIAL SIDE INJURY REQUIRED SUTUTURES.
ASSISTING IN CLEARING BLOCKAGE IN VALVE OPER ROTARY VALVE BELOW BOX DISCHARGE OUTLET MACHINE NOT SHUT OFF FALLING MATERIAL FORCED EMP HAND IN ROTATING VALVE CAUSING THE INJ
EE IN THE AREA OF MAINTENCE WELDING TO THE AIR GRINDING MILL AND SUFFERED WELDING ARC FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED OINTMENT AND EYE PATCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING ELECTRIC DRILL TO BORE 3/4 INCH HOLES IN 1/4INCH THICK STEEL PLATE AS HE WAS DRILLING THE DRILL BIT SIEZED AGSINT THE METAL AND TWISTED THE DRILL UNIT AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE S FINGER BETWEEN DRILL UNIT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL PLATE ADJACENT TO WORK SITE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHAINC TO P OSITION REAR END UNDER TRUCK FRAME WHILE FORKLIFT (WHITEMA40)RAISED UNIT IN PLACE THE REAR END SLID ON FORKLIFT FORKS AND EMPLOYEES HAND WAS MOM ENTARILY CAUGHT BETWEEN REAR END HOUSING AND BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK FRAME CAUSIONG THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN WELDING SHOP AREA ON THIS DAY USING ELECTRIC RIGHT-ANGLE GRINDER AND ACETYLENE TORCH TO REMOVE WORN CONVEYOR FLIGHTS FROM CENTRIFUGE CONVEYOR. HE WAS WEARING PROPER SA FETY GLASSES/GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD FOR JOBS HE PERFORMED. EMPLYEE ON 09/16/88 COMPLAINED OF FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES - RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION OPTH. OINTMENT AND PATCH.
EMPL WAS USING SIDE GRINDER TO CLEAN TORCH CUT STEEL PLATE EDGES & FOREIGN OBJECT CONTACTED HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS ASSISTIN1 WELDER IN WELDING 4" PIPES TOGETHER WITH PORTABLE GASOLINE ARC WELDER & WAS SUBJECTED TO WELDING FLASH WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO EE'S EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO START GASOLINE ENGINE BY PULLING ROPE STARTER CORD ON PRESSURE WASHER AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLE
EE REMOVED V/BELT DRIVE GUARD ON BAGGING MACHINE FOLLOWING ELECTRIC FAILURE TO PRODUCT MATERIAL BLOCKAGE IN MACHINE. AFTER REMOVING GAURD EE MANUALLY TURNED V-BELT DRIVE TO FREE THE BLOCKAGE & A SECOND EE ASSISTING IN REPAIR MISTAKENLY RESET ELECTRIC SWITCH CAUSING MACHINE TO START. 1ST EES LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN V-BELT DRIVE RESULTING IN THE INJURY.