USING WELDER--WELD ARCS CAUSED BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
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Showing all 8PUSHING RESET BUTTON TO START KILN BACK. KILN BLEW BACK DISCHARGING LIME INTO BOTH EYES.
CUTTING LOWER PORTION OF WATER DISCHARGE CONE PIECE OF METAL FELL HITTING EE ON RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION TO FOOT
EE WAS RAKING THE KVS KILN DOWN. WHEN IT PUFFED BACK PUFFING OUT LIME HITTING THE EE IN THE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS BAGGING HYDRATED LIME. HE REPLACED BAG ON HYDRATE BAGGER AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON WHEN THE BAG WAS BLOWN OFF THE BAGGER, CAUSING LIME TO BE BLOWN INTO THE FACE AND EYES.
RAKING & SHOVELING ASH RING FROM KVS KILN. KILN BLEW BACK & PUFFED LIME DUST OUT.
WAS CLEANING WELDING MACHINE WITH CAR WASH WAND. THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS GLASSES, HELD THEM AT ARMS LENGTH AND SPRAYED. WATER AND DIRT CAME BACK INTO HIS EYE. DIRT EMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.
WHILE USING A JACKHAMMER & PRY BAR TO REMOVE BRICK IN KILNS, MATERIAL FELL OFF SIDE & HIT HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER. TORN LIGAMENT IN RIGHT SHOULDER.