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SUBJECT WAS HOLDING METAL MATERIAL WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS WELDING. HE WAS NOT WEARING CORRECT EYE PROTECTION BUT WAS TURNING HIS HEAD AWAY FROM THE WORK. HE LOOKED BACK & EYES WERE BURNED BY AN ARC.
WHILE USING CUT7ING TORCH AT SHOULDER LEVEL MELTED STEEL DROPPED ON A KNIFE JUST ABOVE HIS FOOT CAUSE 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ANKLE.
WHILE MOVING GR5SS AND CUTTING WEEDS AND BRUSH-SOMETHING GOT IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
USING FULL LENG7H ARC AIR STICK IN CLOSE AREA,WRONG AREA OF STICK COULD SOMETIMES STRIKE BUCKET-FLESHING BESIDE HELMET-BURNING EYES.
EMPLOYEE LEANED3OUT OF CHRUSHER JUST AS FELLOW EMPLOYEE FINSHED CUTTING OFF BOLT OUTSIDE. AS CUTTING TORCH WAS SWUNG UPWARD, IT CAUGHT IN A TATTERED HOLE IN THE ARM SLEEVE, AND BURNED THROUGH TO THE SKIN. 3