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WHILE ARC AIRING IN THE SYMONS CONE CRUSHER, SOME HOT METAL (SLAG) GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EAR CAUSING AN INFECTION FOR WHICH HE NEEDED PRESCRIBED MEDICATION. THIS REPORT IS LATE BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO CONFIRM THE HOT SLAG IN HIS EAR.
INJ USING AIR HAMMER TO BREAK UP CEMENT AND WHEN PC OF CEMENT BROKE LOOSE HE FELL BACK WARDS ONTO HIS TAIL BONE DR. HAD HIM STAY OFF ONEJ WEEK BECAUSE OF PAIN . HAD NEG. X- RAYS
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER ON MIDNIGHT SHIFT. THOUGHT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. BROUGHT HIM TO A DOCTOR. DOCTOR FOUND SMALL SCTRACH ON HIS EYE AND GAVE HIM THE NEXT DAY OFF.
INJURED HAS HISTORY OF LOW BACK PROBLEMS. BACK STARTED TO GERT SORE. ASKED TO SEE CHROPRATOR ON 2-15-89. NO SINGLE EVENT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A C RUSHER BELL WHEN HE BEGAN CHIPPING WITH AN AIR CHIPPER & A PIECE OF SLAG ENTGERED HIS LEFT EYE IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR
INJURED WAS LOW9RING BLOCK OF OVERHEAD CRANE BY REMOTE CONTROLLER BY NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CRANE HE RAN ALL THE CABLE OUT END OF CABLE STRUCK HIM ON HARD HAT AND LEFT SHOULDER CRANE IS A BOUT 8-10 FT OV9RHEAD