Employee was repairing tube leaks on reheat header. we were using the pneumatic grinder to clean tubes and dirt blew in his left eye.
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Showing all 6EE WAS PREPARING A BOILER TUBE TO REPAIR A CRACK IN THE TUBE. AIR FROM THE PNEUMATIC GRINDER BLEW DUST UP UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD.
EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING AND WELDING PATCHES ON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.
DRILLING HOLE AT AN ANGLE WHEN DRILL LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND BETWEEN STEEL.
TAKING CENTER POST FROM D COAL MILL & CENTER POST FELL FROM MILL LANDING ON UPPER CHEST
EE WENT TO GET THE ATTENTION OF A CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR TURNED AROUND WHILE UNHOOKING A GAINT GUN AND EE WAS SPRAYED WITH PAINT.