WAS CUTTING BOLT OFF IDLER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO THE RIGHT EYE.
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Showing all 41CONTRACTOR, MCCADDEN ENTERPRISES, WAS REPAIRING LOCOMOTIVE OWNED BY ALAMO GULF COAST RAILROAD WHEN A WHEEL AND BRAE ASSEMBLY FELL FROM BLOCKING AND STRUCK CONTRACTOR IN HEAD. INJURED EE WAS AS SISTING CONTRACTOR AND INJURED BACK.
CO-WORKER LOST CONTROL OF JACKHAMMER & HIT RIGHT KNEE. BEGAN LOSING TIME 12/31/96.
CLEANING TOP OF FIRING HOOD IN KILN SECTION AND HOT MATERIAL FELL ON HARD HAT. BURNS WERE TO EXPOSED AREA AROUND SAFETY GOGGLES AND RESPIRATOR. MEDICAL TREATMENT/MEDICATION PRESCRIBED.
REPAIRING FAN AND LIME BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. MEDICATION/LIGHT DUTY.
WELDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION ON WATER WAGON AND FELT PAIN TO LEFT LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION AND PRESCRIPTION RECEIVED REPORTED 11-21-96.
OPERATING DOZER AND DEBRIS FELL INTO RIGHT EYE FROM TREE BRANCH. ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION.
AIR HOSE WAS STOPPED UP. SUDDENLY OPENED AND BLEW MUD INTO FACE & EYES. ANTIBIOTIC ISSUED ON 10-25-94.
EE WAS GRINDING A METAL SHAFT WHEN A METAL PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
CLEANING HYDRATE LIME PIT AND CO-WORKER TURNED ON WATER PUMP. SPLASHED LIME WATER INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
USING CUTTING TORCH ON HOPPER STRUCTURE & SPARKS FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. PRESCRIPTION GIVEN.
OPERATING DRAGLINE AND RUBBED DIRT INTO LEFT EYE. ANTIBIOTICS RX.
ASSISTING A WELDER FOR TEN HOURS
WHILE GRINDING, THE GRINDER SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT KNEE. SUTURES PLACED.
TORCHING AMETAL PIPE WHILE CUTTING IT. HE IMMEDIATELY FELT SOMETHING FLY INTO HIS LEFT EYE. ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED.
EE WAS TEARING DOWN THE PLANT TAKING WINGS OFF THE FEEDER. WHILE STANDING ON A WORK PLATFORM EE WAS STARTLED WHEN FEEDER MOVED AFTER HE REMOVED A BOLT. EE JUMPED FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND.
TRIMMING BRANCHES CUT L KNEE WITH SAW
GRINDING METAL. ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED.
AFTER GRINDING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED DISCOMFORT TO HIS EYE.
HE USED AN ELECTRIC GRINDER TO GRIND METAL HE NOTICED SOME IRRITATION. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR FOR THE REMOVAL OF A SMALL METAL PARTICLE IN HIS ELFT EYE.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING STARTERS AT LOADOUT. DRILL BIT BROKE & DRILL TWISTED & HE HIT RIGHT HAND ON STARTER ENCLOSURE.
WAS REACHING FOR RADIATOR HOSE AND FAN BLADE HIT TOP OF HAND.
EMPL HOISTING DRUM,IT FLIPPED OVER AND FELL 2' ONTO LEFT FOOT.
HOSE ON CUTTING TORCH HAD SMALL CRACK IN LINE AND FLAME BLEW BACK THROUGH OXYGEN HOSE BURNING STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL WALL ON SCREEN DECK. PARTICLE OF METAL RUST FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE BOLTS WITH A 1 1/2 INCH IMPACT THE IMPACT TURNED UNDER POWER AND I NAME HIT HIS FINGE BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF IMPACT AND PISTON
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON GROUND UNDER SCRAPER CONNECTING IAR ARC TO AIR HOSE AS CONECTION WAS MADE AIR SHOT OUT OF AIR ARC AND BLEW DUST AND METAL PARTICLES INTO EYES.
WHILE GRINDING STAINLESS STEEL ROD PIECE BROKE OUT OF DISK AND STRUCK FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WLEDING PLATE ON PRE-JEATER DRIVE WHEN METAL PARTICLES FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER TO MOVE STRIPPED MATERIAL FROM THE QUARRY WHEN SOME DIRT GOT INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN FLY WHEEL A COWORKER WAS TURNING THE ENGINE OVER WHEN REQUESTED BY THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COWORKER THOUGHT HE WAS TOLD TO TURN IT ON AND WHEN HE DID EMPLOYEE PIN CHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND HOUSING
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A MECHANIC WELDER FOR A FULL SHIFT, UPON COMPLETION OF THE SHIFT HE EXPEREIENCED PAIN TO HIS EYES AND TOLD THE CO NURSE THAT HE LOOKED AT THE ARC A COUPLE OF TIMES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND CHIPPING OFF SLAG WHEN HOT FLUX ENTERED EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON GROUND WITH PLATE SITTING ON WELDER,WHEN VIBRATION SHOOK PLATE OFF,HITTING GROUND AND LEFT LEG.
DRAGLINE WAS LO5DING EUC IT SWUNG AROUND TO DROP MATERIAL INTO BED OF EUC BRAKE SLIPED ON DRAGLINE & BUCKET DROPPED INTO BED OF EUC JARRING DRIVER IN CAB
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF BREAKING STEEL,WHEN HYDRAULIC WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MASTS.
EMPLOYEE DEVELO1ED FLASH BURNS AFTER PROLONGED WELDING
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 988B CATERPILLAR WHEEL LOADER WHEN A SMALL SLIDING WINDOW ON THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE MACHINE CLOSED ON HIS FINGER PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE FRAME.
EMPL OPERATING AIR DRILL BORING HOLES FOR PRE-SPLIT SHOT ON QUARRY FLOOR -EXP PAIN IN LEFT BACK.AIR DRILL WEIGHS 50 LBS OCCASIONALLY BECOMES STUCK AND MUST BE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BEFORE IT CAN BE REMOVED FROM HOLE.INJ OCCURRED AS EMPL WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DRILL FROM HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE DISCHARGE GATE ON A TOPPING ROCK SILO LOADING HAUL-UNITS WHEN HE LOOKED UP AND WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH BY A 1IN ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM THE VIBRATING SCREEN LOCAT ED ON TOP OF THE SILO
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PSOITIONING A PLATE INTO A FLUME THAT WAS BEING LOWERED BY A CRANE A SECOND EMP SIGNALED THE CRANE OPERATOR TO LOWER THE PLATE WITHOUT FIRST NOTIFYING THE INJ EMP THUS THE PLA PLATE PINCHED THE INJURED EMPLOYEES HAND BEFORE HE HAD A CHANCE TO MOVE IT