While cutting steel with acetylene torches EE's shirt caught on fire. EE suffered burns/blisters on hand and stomach.
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Showing all 11While ee was installing a conveyor belt, EE was using a cutting torch to remove bolts, the torch somehow got entangled in sleeve of leather welding jacket causing torch head to pull into his sleeve causing second degree burn to his left forearm.
While grinding metal a foreign object got around safety glasses and into EE's eye.
While operating the shovel the windshield came loose and landed on EE'S nose. Nose was only cut not broken.
While grinding metal, a foreign object got around safety glasses and into EE's eye.
While cleaning loader bucket with air gun, debris came up and over safety glasses entering his eye.
While cutting metal from crusher, hot metal fell on employee's arm causing a burn.
While cutting metal with acetelene torch debris entered EE's eye causing iritation.
While grinding metal EE's left pinky finger got lacerated by grinding wheel.
While grinding metal debris entered EE's eye causing irritation.
EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING UP THE BELLSPAN ON THE SCRAPER BY USING A ROSEBUD (TORCH). EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS HAND AND WRIST GOT HOT. HE REMOVED HIS GLOVES AND REALIZED HE WAS BURNED. NEXT DAY REPORTED INJURY, WAS IMMEDIATELY SENT TO HOSPITAL - 2ND DEGREE BURNS.