PULLING WELDING LEADS UP WITH ROD ATTACHED, ROD HIT PIECE OF METAL AND SPARKED, CAUSING A FLASH. FLASH BURN TO EYES.
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August 4, 1993
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Patterson Vermiculite Company · Flash burns (welding)
March 22, 1991
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Patterson Vermiculite Company · Struck against a moving object
WHILE CHECKING AIR SANDER, HAD SANDER RUNNING=SANDINC DISK BROKE. PIECE FEWL & HIT ON LEG REQUIRED STITCHES.
November 15, 1990
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
MACHINERY
Patterson Vermiculite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING AIR HOSE, STEPPED OVER MOTOR WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF, PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON SHAFT AND PULLED HIS LEG BACK AND BRUISED IT.
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