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EMPL CLEARING A PLUGGED DRAIN LINE USING COMPRESSED AIR. THIS CAUSED THE CAUSTIC SOLUTION IN THE DRAIN TO SPLASH ONTO EMPLS FACE AND INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING STEEL PLATE AGAINST THE BUCKET OF A FRONTEND LOADER & WAS REACHING AROUND HIS SIDE TO TACK THE PLATE IN PLACE WHEN HE MOVED HIS BODY THE PLATE FLL ON HIS BACK KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND WE COULD NOT GET THE EMPLOYEE TO GO TO THE DR UNTIL 06-06-91
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF SIDE BOARDS ON HAUL TRUCK. WHILE CUTTING THRU A TRIPPLE SECTION OF STEEL THE METAL POPPED AND BLEW METAL BACK INTO HIS FACE AND SOME GOT BEHIND HIS GLASSES INTO HIS LE FT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN VERY TIGHT SPOT.FOOT WAS NOT UNDER THE MATERIAL BEING WELDED.NEVER THE LESS A LARGE BLOB OF MOLTEN SLAG BOUNCED DOWN BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEES BOOT AND THE BOOT TONGUE BURN ING HIS RIGHT FOOT.THE BURN DID NOT APPEAR TO REQUIRE ANYTHING MORE THAN FIRST AID.HOWEVER 3 DAYS LATER IT APPEARED INFECTED AND EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DR.
WHILE PUSHING BOULDERS NEAR THE HIGHWALL A NUMBER OF BOULDERS STUFFED OFF THE HIGHWALL JARRING THE DOZER.THE DOZER SHOOK HARD AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE SIDE PANEL OF THE DOZER HI TTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE PANEL.
TRYING TO POSITION OLD TIRE ON TOP OF ANOTHER TIRE WHILE OPEATING SERVICE TRUCK CRANE.EMPLOYEE HAD TO PUSH TIRE FROM AN AWKWARD POSITION THEREBY STRAINING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELDS.GRINDER SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.LEFT MIDDLE FINGER HAD CUT ABOUT 3/4 INCH LONG REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON AS HE FINISHED HE LIFTED HIS GOGGLES AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF THE METAL AND ENTERED HIS RT EYE