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EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON JAW CRUSHER ALL DAY. DURING THE NIGHT, HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL IN SHOP MAKING A COVER FOR A MOTOR WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIS EYE.
CONVEYOR WAS BE3NG HELD UP BY ENDLOADER SO EMPLOYEE COULD CUTT OFF SUPPORT LEGS WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN THE LEG WAS CUT LOOSE IT FELL BACK TOWARD EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE.
I NAME WAS WELD3NG ON A SHAKER ABOVE HIS HEAD HE SAID HE HAD HIS WELDING HELMET ON A PIECE OF STEEL FELL IN HIS EYE PENETRATING THE STROMAL OF LEFT EYE HE BELIEVED IT WAS A FLASH BURN BUT WENT TO DR ON 9 18 86 THEY REMOVED THE STEEL ON THE 19TH USING A SPUD WASHED IT OUT PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION NO DAMAGE TO EYE
LOADING A PIECE OF 2" GALV. PIPE ONTO TRUCK, INDIVIDUAL SLID PIPE THROUGH BARE 6 HAND, BURNING PALM AND 3 FINGERS. PIPE HAD JUST BEEN CUT OFF WITH ACETYLENE TORCH.
DUMPING INTO RIP RAP FEEDER, STONE HIT IN FEEDER, SMALL SLIVER OF STONE HIT FEEDER OPERATOR ON BACK OF HAND, CAUSING LACERATION.
SITTING IN HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL,HOIST CABLE BROKE ON SHOVEL,PIECE OF WIRE FROM CABLE EMBEDDED INTO EMPL ARM.