While welding, a piece of hot slag went into right ear.
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Showing all 6Cutting a hole on the deck of barge and piece of steel got in eye.
Standing on a 5 gallon bucket while welding and the bucket rolled. He fell off the bucket.
GRINDING METAL TO FIT IN HOLE FOR A PATCH AND GOT METAL SLAY IN EYE.
EE WAS STANDING ON DREDGE, WHEN TOW BOAT, BRING BARGE TO DREDGE AND HIT CORNER OF DREDGE. EE WAS FACING FORWARD AND FELL BACKWARDS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED TIL 11-4-03.
CUTTING BOLT OFF A PIECE OF HOT METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.