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EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING A GAS POWERED WELDER THAT HAS AN EXTERNAL FLY WHEEL, WITH A PULL ROPE START SYSTEM. THE PULL ROPE GOT HUNG-UP IN THE FLY WHEEL, EE WAS HIT IN THE LEFT FOREARM BY THE WOOD EN HANDLE ON THE PULL ROPE. THE WOODEN HANDLE EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE FLESH OF HIS FOREARM, REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
A TRACK DOZER WAS APPROACHING AN AREA ON A SLOPE ABOVE A GROUP OF LABORERS. THE ACTING FOREMAN TOO EXCITEDLY CALLED TO THE CREW TO VACATE THE AREA. THE EXCITED EES, EE BEING ONE, RAN FROM THE AREA IN A HASTE THAT WAS EXCESSIVE.
USING AN ELECTRIC SURFACE GRINDER TO GRIND WELD ON NOZZLE REINFORCING PLATE. METAL PARTICLE ENTERED IRIS OF EYE.
WHILE AN EMEPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF PIPE, THE GRINDER KICKED BACK, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO HIT THE EE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING/FABRICATING WHEN A PIECE OF MATERIAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE RIGHT. THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC TIME, NOTICED THE FOREING OBJECT AT 9AM.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE INJURY OCCURRED. BUT SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS AT WORK HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AND FLASHED BY A WELDER. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF WHATEVER GOT I N HIS EYE IT CAUSED CONJUNCTIVITIS. DR. SAID FLASH BURN DID NOT CAUSE INFECTION. EMPLOYEE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN HE GOT FOREIGN MATERIAL IN EYE.
54736YEE WAS KNEELING ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND WAS CUTTING OUT SOME BOLT HOLES ON THE SIDE OF THE BELT.WHEN A SPARK ROLLED DOWN THE BELT AND BURNED LEFT KNEE.BURN MARK WAS VERY SMALL AND WAS NOT 09445DIATELY REPORTED.KNEE BECAME INFECTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.
DURING WELDING MANUVERS IN THE SHOP,EMPL FAILED TO LOWER WELDING HOOD TO SHIELD FROM THE WELDING ARC RAYS.
WHEN CHECKING THE OPERATION OF A NEWLY INSTALLED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING DIE TO A SMALL OIL SPILL, AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE CYLINDER HINGE FRACTURE TO FINGER TIP (R) RING, AND A LACERATION TO THE SAME FINGER.