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IE was operating a dozer when the blade caught a buried pinnacle and jerked the machine, causing them to cut their head on an overhead vent. IE was wearing a seatbelt.
The employee was feeding a portable impactor crusher with an excavator. A liner plate broke free inside the crusher and was shattered by the rotor. A small piece was ejected through the chain and rubber curtain at the feed opening and through the windshield of the excavator striking the employee's left hand.
Employee was assisting the welder by handing tools and assisting in the placement of steel.
CUTTING OFF FRAYED CRANE CABLE WITH A TORCH. CABLE UNRAVELED, AND ONE STRAND CAUGHT EE IN EYE.
EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH ROCK TO SEND TO CRUSHER WITH AN LS 3400 LINK BEL BACKHOE. DROPPED ROCK ONT DUMP BED; A SMALL STONE FLEW BACK AND HIT OPERATOR IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE USING SHOP HAND GRINDER, AND ALTHOUGH WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, MATERIAL WENTINTO EYE, RESULTING IN IRRITATION (NO EMBEDMENT NOR ABRASION) THOUGH DR PLACED EMPLOYEE ON PRESCRIPTION STRE NGTH EYE DROPS FOR 3 DAYS.
EE WAS ASSISTING WELDER BY LIFTING AND CLAMPING PLATES IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER. WHEN WELDER STOPPED TO CHANGE RODS, EE GLANCED IN DIRECTION OF WELDER WORK WOULD BEGIN AGAIN.