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DURING THE EE'S SHIFT, HE BOTH WELDED & USED THE GRINDER. HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD OVER HIS EYES BUT NOTHING ELSE. AT SOME POINT, METAL FRAGMENTS GOT INTO EE'S LEFT EYE. ER DOCTOR REMOVED & RELEASED EE TO FULL DUTY. HOWEVER, HE INSERTED RX EYE DROPS, WHICH MAKES THIS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.
WHILE EE WAS CHANGING A DRILL BIT HE PUT HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND DRILL STEEL. WHEN THE CHAIN WRENCH WAS ACTIVATED, HIS LEFT RING FINGER GOT PINCHED, REQUIRING SUTURES.
WHILE EE WAS WELDING A BUMPER ONTO A P.U. TRUCK,HE FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO HIS EYE. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY WASHING THE OBJECT OUT, HE WENT TO URGENT CARE, WAS GIVEN MEDICATION TO NUMB THE EYE, THE DR. LOCATED AND REMOVED A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT. EE WAS PRESCRIBED SOME OINTMENT AND THEN HE RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE DRILL STEEL ON HIS DRILL, HE USED HIS RIGHT FOOT TO ADJUST THE CAROUSEL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CAROUSEL AND THE MAST.
EE WELDED ALL DAY. LATER THAT NIGHT AFTER WORK EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF WELDER'S FLASH BURNS IN HIS EYES. WENT TO ER & TREATMENT WAS PRESCRIPTION DROPS.
AFTER EMPLOYEE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN MG4 MOTORGRADER HE TURNED SYSTEM ON TO TEST. AT THAT MOMENT HIS FLASHLIGHT BEGAN TO FALL. AS HE REACHED TO GRAB IT HE PUT HIS HAND IN THE FAN BLADES C UTTING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE'S RESTRICTIONS BY DOCTOR ENDED 02-28-00.