LABORER WAS GRINDING ON METAL PLATE PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EYE.
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Showing all 7LABORER WAS USING GRINDER GRINDING DEBRIS ENTERED EYE.
54730TRIED REMOVING A STONE ON THE COVER OF MOGUL SCREEN. THE SCREEN IS LOCATED AT DISCHARGE END OF #21 CRUSHER. ANOTHER STONE BOUNCED OUT OF CRUSHER DISCHARGE CHUTE AND STRUCK RIGHT THUMB.
WAS GRINDING PIECE OF STEEL WHEN FELT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE RUBBED IT FELT BETTER THEN STARTED TO BOTHER SO WENT TO EYE DOCTOR EYE DOCTOR LOCATED SMALL PIECE OF STEEL SENT EMPLOYEE TO OH EYE ASSOCIATED WHERE DOCTOR REMOVED PIECE OF STEEL EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
CLEANING FUEL TANK OFF WITH WIRE WHEEL GRINDER SOMETHING FLEW OFF TANK ON GRINDER & HIT HIM IN GROIN.
INJURED ANOTHER WELDER WELDING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.
I NAME WAS STANDING NEAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS PRESSURE WASHING A TEREX BRAKE HUB WHEN DEBREE FLEW INTO I NAME FACE & GOT IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES WHICH HE WAS WEARING & GOT DIRT IN HIS EYE