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EE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND IN A PINCH AND IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING HIS JOB SMASHED THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND FRACTURED THE DISTAL PHALANGE.
ALIGNING EARS IN THE BIN ON THE EAR SLITTER MACHINE WHEN HIS LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LOWER DISCHARGE ROLLER CAUSING IT TO BE PULLED BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND STACK OF EARS.
OPER CRANE PULLING LOOKED UP DUST FELL IN R EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON 36" STAINLESS PIPE BESIDE ANOTHER WELDER AND GOT AN ARC FLASH WHEN HE RAISED HIS HOOD.
I,NAME WAS SWITCHING THE FLOW FROM THE NORTH PVC STRAINER TO THE SOUTH PVC STRAINER WHEN THE SOUTH PVC STRAINER LID BLEW OFF, STRIKING HIM ON THE CHIN AND LACERATING THE SKIN.
I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING STARTER SHEETS ON A LOOPING MACHINE SHE RAN OUT OF HANGING BARS FROM THE RACK NEXT TO THE MACHINE THERE WWER TWO BARS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MACHINE WHICH SHE COULD USE SHE MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE TO TAKE ONE AS SHE PLACED THE BAR ON THE CARRIER THE MACHINE STARTED UP AND PINCHED HER RT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE ROLLERS
CONCRETE DEMOLITION.JACKHAMMERSLIPPED & SMASHED RIGHT THUMB AGAINST CONCRETE AND JACKHAMMER.
WAS GRINDING A BEVEL ON STAINLESS STEEL PIPE. PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE. DOCTOR REMOVED F/O FROM RIGHT EYE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INPAIRMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT BACK TO WORK RIGHT AW AY.
I.NAME WAS IN T2E PROCESS OF LOWERING CATHODES INTO A CATHODE PRESS WHEN HE NOTICED ONE CATHODE WAS ABOUT TO FALL FROM THE LIFTING DEVICE HE REACHED UP TO PUSH THE CATHODE HOLDER ON THE HANGER AND PLACED HIS3LEFT HAND ON THE PRESS THE CATHODE FELL FROM THE HANGER AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CATHODE HOLDER AND THE PRESS
EMPLOYEE STATES3WHILE USING GRINDER, HIGHT WINDS WERE BLOWING. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES UNDER FACE SHIELD. EMPLOYEE WAS ADVISED TO WEAR MONO GOGGLES UNDER FACE SHIELD WHEN USING ABRASIVE TOOLS. 3
I.NAME & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING ON LOOPING MACHINE AT SX/EW TANK HOUSE I.NAME INSTRUCTED OTHER EMPLOYEE TO RAISE PUNCHES TO ALLOW FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT WHEN PUNCHES WERE RAISED PUNCH BLO CK ROTATED CAUSING PUNCH TO STRIKE I.NAME LEFT HANS SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND