10/12/24 the employee was cleaning out the building 3/4 debris and product on the ground using a rake hand tool. When the baghouse overflowed down on the employee getting product in their eyes and continued to work their shift. then on Sunday their eyes started to hurt so the employee went to the ER to get them check. On 10/21/2024 employee went back and was given a Prescription
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Showing all 16While cutting a piece of metal, EE rubbed left eye and might have gotten something in it off of the gloves. EE didn't notice until later in the evening when EE's eye started to get irritated. *EE did not report the injury until the start of the next shift and then was taken to the clinic to be checked out. After being brought back from the clinic, we sent EE home for the day.
Guard were not properly attached. When the machine malfunctioned, and broke it caused the guard to be thrown off contacting employee's hard hat.
The Individual was using a torch to heat a pipe, to be able to bend it, when a tiny piece of metal popped off and went behind the Individual's safety glasses, getting into eye.
Employee was using an air hose to blow out the truck and lost control of the hose which struck their right eye blowing material in to their eye. The employee did not report this accident until the next shift on 9/7/17.
Employee was using a grinder when it slipped and hit left index finger. Employee received sutures and a splint.
Injured employee works for a contractor that has not yet received his Mine ID number. We are reporting it as it happened on our premise. Employee was jackhammering & lost his balance, causing him to slip to the next level down approx. 3 1/2 ft below. Employee landed on his knee. Update: Contractor now has own MSHA ID.
walking backwards with a wheel barrow, the employee's foot hit a cement lip on the floor causing the wheel barrow to come down on the employees foot rolling his ankle.
Employee was gathering materials near a welding station. He felt flash burns later in the evening.
Employee jack hammering built up material from a tank. Material sloughed off scraping employees left forearm.
Flash burns to eyes due to welding in a tight area with other welders in vicinity.
Flash burns to eyes due to welding in a tight area with other welders in vicinity.
Employee was unplugging the discharge chute on #3 Herreshoff furnace and was overwhelmed by the heat.
Cleaning in a lower level from a fellow employee welding. Falling fumes aggravated lungs.
Employee was cutting wedges on table saw when wedge got lodged. Employee tried to dislodge the wedge and the wedge took his hand into the blade. His left middle finger and his left ring finger were cut.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A CLUTCH WHEN A HARD WENT INTO HIS EYE.