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VICTIM RECEIVED 'FLASH' BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE ASSISSTING A WELDER. VICTIM EXPERIENCED NO MAJOOR DISCOMFORT UNTIL 2300 (ABOUT 7 HRS AFTER END OF SHIFT). AT THAT TIME VICTIM WAS TAKEN TOT E H EMERGENCY ROOMM, TREATED AND RELEASED. VICTIM WAS OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING GRINDER ON PIPE CUTTING DOWN EDGE. HE WALKED OVER TO THE SINK AND WHEN HE RETURNED HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELLY PAW ON TD25 USING 1' IMPACT ,AIR DISCHARGE FROM AIR GUN BLEW ALL OVER EMPLOYEE.
EMPL WAS DRILLING HOLES IN JAW CRUSHER TRUCK FRAME WITH 1/2" DRILL & DRILL KICKED BACK HITTING RIGHT ARM CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE TO RIGHT ARM.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH SLAG FELL INTI THE TOP OF HIS BOOT-BURNING A SPOT ON HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.THIS WAS A FIRST AID CASE TO START WITH THEN THE BURN BECAME INFECTED CAUSING IT TO BE A DOCTOR CASE.NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 11-16-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ROCK BITS WHEN A FRAGMENT FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE F OLLOWING DAY. FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN BUT NO MEDICATION PRESCRIBED. NO PREMANENT DAMAGE TO EYE OCCURRED.
EMPL WAS STEAM CLEANING LOADER WITH PRESSURE CLEANER. HANDS WERE COVERED WITH GREASE & DIRT. HANDLE OF PRESURE CLEANER LSIPPED OUT OF HAND ALLOWING HOT WATER TO HIT ANKLE. THIS CAUSES SECOND & DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS WELDING AND AS HE WAS LIFTING HEAD GREAR AIR BUBBLE FROM WELD BURSTED AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING DOZER HE WAS TRAMMING IN THE DARK AND RAN OVER DITCH OPENING THAT WAS 1' TO 18" DEEP HE WAS TROWN FORWARD AND STRUCK HIS FACE ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
INJURED WAS TRANSPORTING TRAKC DRILL TO SHOP WHILE TURNING CORNER L FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN COMPRESSOR AND DRILL
EMPLOYEE INVOVLED WERE TRYING TO EXTRACT AN OVERSIZE ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED IN THROAT OF JAW CRUSHER. THEY HAD WENT AROUND THE ROCK WITH A NYLON STRAP THEN TO HAVE ENOUGHT REACH TO HOOK ON THE L OADER BUCKET THEY EXTENDED THE STRAP WITH A CHAIN. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS THEN RAISED TO PULL THE ROCK OUT BUT THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT THE INJURED.
USING THE AIR T2 CLEAN UP,HOSE GOT STUCK,WHEN PULLED FREE IT FLEW UP KNOCKING GLASSES OFF AND HITTING EYE.