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EE was drilling holes in angle on a drill press to make brackets. He had turned the press off and while removing the angle, the drill bit was still rotating some and there was a shaving stuck to it. This shaving caught his glove and twisted his hand around. He was able to pull his hand free of the glove. The twisting resulted in a broken bone in his hand.
Contractor was grinding slag from welding when a small piece of metal got embedded in his right eye. He was wearing a welding shield and safety glasses.
Crane operator was picking up crusher part and attempting to place in loader bucker. When injured employee tried to re-adjust the chain strap, the crusher part shifted and pinched his left hand between the part and the loader bucket.
Employee was using cutting torch to cut off a bolt head when a piece of slag flew behind goggles into left eye.
Employee Welding, (hard surface) 30 x 70 crusher plates when he received flash burns to left forearm.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT WEAR LINERS WITH TORCH AT THE 30 X 70 CRUSHER AND BREATHED IN SMOKE WHICH CAUSED BURNING IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD AND A PIECE OF METAL OR SLAG FELL INTO HIS EAR.
Employee was setting angle iron in place while welding a guard on catwalk at 2A conveyer.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL AND A SMALL PIECE FLEW IN UNDER HIS GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.