EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP WHEN A HOT SPARK FROM WELDING WENT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 17EMP WAS REPAIRING BENT LADDER ON C-19 TAILPULLEY. EMP WAS HOLDING LADDER. WHEN EMP CUT LADDER FREE, IT SPRUNG OUT OF POSITION CATCHING THE WELDING TORCHES HOSE WHICH TWISTED, KNOCKING THE TORC H OUT OF EMPS HAND. FLAME FROM TORCH SHOT INSIDEGLOVE OF RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS TIGHTENING FEEDER FLOOR BOLTS WHEN 3/4" IMPACT SWIVEL BROKE. PIECE OF SWIVEL HIT SIDE OF STEEL BOX AND RETURNED STRIKING EE ON LEFT THUMB
BREAKING CRANE DOWN EE WAS PUTTING STABILIZING PAD BACK IN PLACE TO MAKE CRANE MOBILE. PAD DID NOT SET IN PROPER POSITION. EE RESET PAD. STABILIZING PAD THEN CAME DOWN WEDGING EE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A STEEL PLATE ONTO THE BUCKET OF A SHOVEL. A FRAGMENT OF STEEL CAME OFF PLATE AND LODGED IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
EE WAS REMOVING A SWING TRANSMISSION FROM CRANE WHEN THE HEADACHE BALL DESCENDED AT A SLOW SPEED& HIT THE EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAMCLEANING THE BACKHOE. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO WASH MUD OFF SHOES. POWER WASHED SHOES WITH APPROXIMATELY 1700 PSI AT APPROXIMATELY 220 DEGREE WATER.
EE WAS ASSISTING ON A CONVEYOR BELT CHANGE ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT WAS SUSPENDED OVER CONVEYOR APPROX. 1 1/2. BELT SWUNG STRIKING EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD BEFORE FALLING ONTO CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN DISCHARGE CHUTE ON THE #2 SCREEN. A PIECE OF SLAG HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE BURNING THE LEFT ANTERIOR TIBIA WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE FLOOR. THE WAND HE WAS USING WENT ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT, CAUSING TH FOOT TO GET BURNED.
MECHANIC WAS LAYING PRONE WHILE USING GRINDER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM THE GRINDING STRUCK HIS EYE
EMPL STATES HE WAS GRINDING STEEL ON A CRUSHER REPAIR AND SPARKS FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES
INJURED WAS MOVING AROUND INSIDE CRUSHER WITHOUT USING EYE PROTECTORS AT TIME AN AIR ARC WAS STRUCK.
HE WAS WORKING AS A WELDER'S HELPER AND HOT SLAG BURNED HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-30-89 BECAUSE HE DID NOT REALIZE AT FIRST THAT IT WAS NEEDED.
MAN WAS USING GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE R KNEE CAUSING A 4 CM LACERATION AND EMBEDDING A FOREIGN BODY THAT REQURED REMOVAL ANTIBIOTICS STERILE DRESSING AND SUTURES
SLIPPED WHILE USING DRIVE AIR WRENCH TIGHTENING WHEEL NUTS.
CHANGING CABLE ON CRANE CABLE END CAME UP AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ON JAW