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HE WAS CUTTING OFF ANGLE IRON WITH A CUT OFF SAW WHEN SPARKS BOUNCED OFF GUARD COMING UNDER SAFETY GLASSES HITTING RIGHT EYE.
EE was doing plant maintenance when he discovered he had an acetylene leak on torch. He inhaled the acetylene.
EE WALKED BEHIND ANOTHER EE WHO WAS GRINDING ON A METAL PIECE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM THE GRINDER AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EE SUSTAINED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN THE AREA THAT ARC WELDING WAS BEING CONDUCTED.
EE WAS POWERWASHING MUD AND GREASE OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE INSPECTION PLATE ON THE CATWALK OF LOADER. HIS FOOT WAS IN THE INSPECTION HOLE. THE WAND OF THE SPRAYER HUNG UP ON A HYDR AULIC HOSE. THE POWER WASHER WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT. THE HEATED WATER ENTERED HIS BOOT AND BURNED THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT GIVING HIM 2ND DEGREE BURNS.