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EE WAS SITTING IN LUNCHROOM AND FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS EYE. DEPORTS HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN FOREIGN MATERIAL FOR IT WHILE OPERATING AND BULLDOZER.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING 20" VALVE TO WINCH TRUCK. HEADACHE BALL WAS LAYING ON THE VALVE BRACE. AS INJURED REACHED TO MAKE HOOK UP HEADACHE BALL FELL FROM BRACE & PINCHED HAND BETWE EN VALVE & BALL. DIAGNOSED AS CONTUSION ABRASION TO HAND. REPEATED MEDICAL TREATMENT RENDERS THIS CASE TO BE REPORTABLE.
UNSAFE ACT - WORKER HOLDING KNOCKER WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER USED THE HAMMER TO STRIKE IT TO LOOSEN A RETAINING NUT. WHEN THE NUT CAME LOOSE THE FINGER WAS PINCHED.
INJ HAD COMPLETED REWORKING A WASHER DISINTEGRATOR RING. THE RING IS 42" IN DIA AND WEIGHS 600 LB. EMPL USED HOIST TO PLACE RING ON SIDE AND BEGAN TO ROLL THE UNIT PHTSICALLY OUT OF THE WAL. LOST CONTROL AND THE UNIT FELL STRUCK INJ A GLANCING BLOW ON THE ANKLE.
INJURED WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR A COWORKER TO CUT IN A CHOP SAW FOREIGN MATERIAL TO EYE
THE INJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE WELDING ON THE 1260 DRAGLINE TUB/HOUSE ROLLER/RAIL ASSEMBLY.THE INJURED WAS POSITIONED INSIDE THE ASSEMBLE BETWEEN THE TUB AND THE HOUSE WELDING IN A HORIZONTA L POSITION.THE CO-WORKER WAS WELDING OUTSIDE THEASSEMBLY.THEY WERE PASSING AWELDING HOOD BACK AND FORTH AS EACH WELDED.
WELDING RAILROAD RAILS TO SERVE AS REINFORMCENT FOR CONRETE FLOOR. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING SLAG FROM THE WELD WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER A SHARD OF SLAG WENT THRU THE TOPEN WINDOW OF THE WELDIN GHOOD AND UNDERNEATH THE SAFETY GLASSES.
INJ WAS CUTTING 18"X20" SECTION FROM 4'X8'X1/2" STEEL PLATE. PLATE WAS POSITIONED WITH BOTTOM RESTING ON CATWALK & TOP RESTING ON HANDRAIL AT 60 DEGREE ANGLE. WHEN SECTION WAS REMOVED PLATE FE LL ON FOOT. INJ WAS TAKEN OFF WORK DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OCCURRING 2 YEARS LATER.
INJURED WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO CLEAN OFF BEARING HOUSING. MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK R. EYE.
INJ REMOVING SLAG FROM WELD WITH CHIPPING HAMMER.THE WORK WAS LOCATED 3' INSIDE A 2' OPENING BETWEEN CHUTE AND I-BEAM.INJ HEAD WAS TURNED 90 DEG AS HE WAS CHIPPING.PIECE OF MATERIAL ENTERED LE FT EYE UNDERNEATH SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPL REPORTS HE WAS POSITIONED 200' AWAY FROM WLEIDNG ACTIVITY & RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN LEFT EYE. SWELLING REDNESS IN EYE.
INJURED WAS USING A PNEUMATIC WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM A MOTOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SNAGGED THE AIR HOSE WITH HIS FOOT DISENGAGING THE HOSE FROMTHE WRENCH. THE HOSE WHIPPED, STRIKING THE INJUR ED IN THE RIGHT EAR. CONTUSION, ABRASION.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A 18INX20IN PIECE FROM A 4FTX8FTX1/2IN PLATE PLATE WAS LEANING AGAINST A HANDRAIL CUT PORTION FELL ONTO THE INJUREDS RT FOOT THIS IS TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL REPORT THE INJURE D DEVELOPED LATER COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT <DIABETIC ULCER| & WAS ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY FOR 39 DAYS