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THE MAN WHO WAS INJURED WATCHING OUR WELDER GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL & WAS HIT BY A TINY PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS RIGHT EYE. LOCAL CLINIC REMOVED PIECE & HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH AN EYE PATCH. HE MUST WEAR IT FOR 1 DAY.
EE WAS REFUELING THE DRAGLINE WHEN THE NOZZLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STARTER OF THE ENGINE. THE NOZZLE WAS BLOWN OR PULLED INTO HIS FOREHEAD AND CUT HIM IN ONE SPOT AND SCRAPED ANOTHER SPOT. THE OPENING TO THE FUEL TANKE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE STARTER.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND FORGOT TO WEAR ANY GOGGLES OR GLASSES HE RECEIVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. DR REMOVED OBJECT AND GAVE HIM SOME MEDICINE AND SENT HIM HOME.