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Employee was using a 115-ton Ironworker to cut miters on steel angles. During the job, the dies shifted until they came in contact with each other, causing a shard to break off the top die, which struck the employee in the left side of neck, requiring surgery to remove it.
Employee was welding, repairing a rock screen. When he finished, he lifted his helmet to check his work. A piece of slag popped off and flew up under his safety glasses into his eye.
EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE TOWERS WITH OVERHEAD CRANE IN FABRICATION SHOP. LOAD ON CRANE WAS NOT EQUAL& ABOUT 200LBS OF THE STEEL TOWER WAS BROUGHT DOWN ON LEFT FOOT. WENT TO ER AFTER WORK CRUSHED ARCH AND STRETCHED LIGAMENTS