EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH A 4 1/2" GRINDER AND A PARTICLE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE AND BECAME LODGED. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
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July 30, 1993
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Union Zinc Inc · Struck by flying object
Union Zinc Inc · Struck by flying object
ELMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL AND APPARENTLY A SMALL PIECE OF THE STEEL WAS WIPED INTO HIS EYE WHILE WIPING AWAY SWEAT. EMLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
Union Zinc Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE HAD A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE TRAMMING UP A DRIFT.
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