The employee was cutting a metal plate using a grinder equipped with a metal cutting wheel. A piece of debris went under EE's face shield & safety glasses & landed in EE's left eye.
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Showing all 4Using compressed air to get bulk cement flowing and when it did, it got into his eyes.
EE was operating a air powered jackhammer. EE was removing built up cement debris. A solid piece propelled toward his face and somehow got behind his safety glasses.
Employee was unplugging Dense Phase Spill Pump. Cement Pulsed out of inspection door when convey cycle started.