EE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE EE STATED HE WAS GRINDING OVER HEAD ON 1-23-95 AND WELDING ON 1-24-95. EE MISSED THE LAST DAY OF HIS REGULAR HITCH.
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Showing all 21EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH-REMOVED SAFETY GOGGLES AND AT THAT TIME A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT MAY HAV EFALLEN INTO THE LEFT EYE. EMPOYEE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT MORNING WHEN LEF T EYE WAS IRRITATED REMOVED BY P.A.
AUGER TO ANFO TRUC BECAME PLUGGED WITH MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE OPENED SIDE ACCESS DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG MATERIAL WITH AUGER ENGAGED-GLOVE CAUGHT AND PULLED HAND INTO VERTICAL AUGER.
INJURED WAS RUNNING ROD FOR SURVEY WHEN A FROZEN SLAB CAME LOOSE FROM THE WORKING FACE OF HTE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HSI RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS GRINDING STEEL PLATE WITH 9" HAND GRINDER. HE WAS WEARING CUTTING GOGGLES AND SWITCHED TO SAFETY GLASSES. PIECE OF METAL BECAME LODGED IN RIGHT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING A RACE SH IELD.
INJURED STATED HIS LEFT EYE WAS IRRITATED FOR APPROX 2 DAYS PRIOR-UPON EXAM NOTED FOREIGN OBJECT ON LEFT EYE-INJURED STATED HE WAS GRINDING APPROX 2 DAYS AGO.
EE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING RACE-WAS GOING TO REMOVE IT TO FREEZE IT-THEN REINSTALL IT-TIP OF AIR CHISEL CAME OFF AND WENT INTO ARM.
INJURED WAS PLACING A PLASTIC PIPE (SLURRY LINE) IN THE PIPE WELDING MACHINE. THE PIPE SLIPPED. PINCHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND WELDING MACHINE.
EMPL WAS CUTTING BOLTS UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT WHEN PIECE OF HOT SLAG LODGED IN RIGHT EAR CAUSING BURN.
LIGHTING PLASMA ARC TOUCH TO CUT PINS OUT OF CUTTING EDGE ON GRADER. TORCH IGNITED WHILE LEFT HAND WAS IN WAY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS BURNS TO LEFT FOREFINGER.
UNKNOWN EMPLOYEE USES GRINDING MACHINERY FREQUENTLY-EMPLOYEE DOES WEAR SAFETY GLASSES-EMPLOYEE ALSO AROUND DUST AND SAND-SORENESS OF RIGHT EYE WAS CHIE COMPLAINT.
INJURED WAS GRINDING CASING NEAR ROCK CHUTE ROCK FELL APPROX 8 FEET STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS CHECKING PIPE GRADER WENT OVER PIPE GRADER BLADE CAUGHT CORNER OF PIPE CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EMPL IN CHEST.
HE WAS CLEANING SLAG OFF OF WELD WITH PNEUMATIC SCALER AND A FRAGMENT WEN TOVER TOP OF HELMET AND INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH BOILEVNAN TO THAW FROZEN 6" WATER LINE USING STEAM JENNY.LOOSENED PIPE JOIN TO BLEED OFF STEAM.SUDDEN RELEASE OF STEAM HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEP AGAINST THE FLOOR WITH HIS HAND WHILE DRILLING A HOLE IN OT. DRILL BIT SLIPPED AND PUNTURED HIS LEFT PALM.
PT WAS WATCHING WATER PIPE BEING MOVED AND A BOOM TRUCK INEXPERIENCED BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR SWUNG THE WATER PIPE INOT THE KNEE OF THE PT ACCIDENTLY KNOCKING THE PT TO THE GROUND
INAPROPRIATE HEIGHTS OF KEY BOARD AND TYPE WRITER LONG HOURS AND CRAMPED WORK AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AN OXY/ACET. TORCH TO CUT HANDHOLDS IN BARRELS FOR GARBAGE CANS, WAS WEARIGN SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT APPRIVED WELDING GOGGLES. HE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG INTO RIGHT EYE.
SOMETIME DURING3THE DAY THE PERSON BURNED HIS LEFT EYE WHILE WELDING AND HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE GRINDING.
SAFTEY LATCH DE8IGNED TO HOLD REAR OVER HEAD DOOR UP WAS WORN. ROPE WAS USED TO HOLD THE DOOR UP. THE ROPE BROKE AND THE DOOR FELL STRICKING THE OPERATOR IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. OPERATOR W AS WEARING HARD3HAT.