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The employee was grinding on a steel plate. Had all PPE on for the required work, EE stopped grinding, removed EE's PPE and wiped EE's forehead with EE's sleeved arm and the steel speck must have entered EE's right eye at that point.
An operator assisting an EE Agg Delivery Driver was straightening the tailgate of his Highway Dump Truck. EE was holding 4"x4" wood block with his gloved left hand against the tailgate, when the operator applied pressure with the 330 excavator' s bucket, the block rolled, pinching EE's left thumb between the block and the bucket requiring removal of the thumb nail and 3 stitches.
Affected employee was operating a dozer during his shift. He complained of back pain but indicated that no particular incident had occurred causing this pain but thought it was from operating the dozer. The employee was taken for medical observation where it was determined that he had a strain to the lower back. He was placed on modified duty.
Operator was operating excavator with door open. He was sorting large boulders when he dropped a boulder on the pile and a chip flew in the cab through the open door striking him in the left eye. Operator was not wearing safety glasses. He was examined by an optometrist, given prescription eye drops and sent back to full duty.
TAKING OUT AUGER SHAFT-USING CRANE & CHAIN RIGGING. RIGGED CHAIN AROUND SHAFT ON 1 END, OTHER END HAD CHAIN AROUND AUGER FLIGHT. EE HAD HIS HAND WRAPPED AROUND CHAIN, CHAIN SLIPPED OFF FLIGHT PINNING LT HAND AGAINST AUGER HOUSING & CHAIN. THE CRANE HAD TENSION ON SO WHEN IT SLIPPED IT PINNED EE'S 2 FINGERS. THEN CRANE PULLED UP ON CHAIN LACERATING FINGERS.
WHILE GRINDING METAL FILING FLEW PAST SAFETY GLASSES & WENT INTO RIGHT EYE
WELDING ON PORTABLE CRUSHER 2 WELDERS IN CLOSE QUARTERS AND FLASH CAME FROM BEHIND. FLASH IRRITATION OF EYES DOCTOR GAVE 2 DAYS OF EYE DROPS NO TIME LOSS OR RESTRICTION.
GRINDING SLAG FROM PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. OBJECT HIT LEFT EYE. GLASSES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIMEOF THE INJURY. WAS NOT REPORTED BECAUSE WORKER THOUGHT IRRITATION WAS FROM WELDING AIR ARC FLASH . WAS REPORTED TO FOREMAN 2-1-01. WORKER THOUGHTIT WAS JUST A FLASH.
INJURED WRIST OPENING A STUCK WINDOW.
OPERATING D10 DOZER
WAS USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER TO GRIND A SCREEN SHAFT. HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE.