The miner was using a hand grinder to remove a burr from a piece of metal when a piece of debris bypassed his safety glasses striking him in his left eye.
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July 15, 2015
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
ACG Materials · Struck by flying object
May 14, 2013
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
ACG Materials · Struck against a moving object
Turned head to the right to see behind him and felt pain in neck, right shoulder, right arm.
August 18, 2003
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Harrison Gypsum, LLC · Struck by falling object
EE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGS ON PALLET, WHEN HE WAS HIT ON THE ANKLE WITH THE STRIPPER BAR. FELLOW EE PRESSED WRONG BOTTOM.
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