DUST COLLECTOR WAS BACKED UP WITH DUST AND OPERATOR WAS UNCLOGGING IT WHEN MATERIAL CAME LOOSE AND SPRAYED DIRECTLY IN EYE.
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April 10, 1990
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Chemrock Corp · Struck by flying object
March 21, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Chemrock Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL CHIP OF METAL WENT BETWEEN FACE AND SAFTEY GLASSES AND LODGED IN LEFT EYE.
December 5, 1988
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Chemrock Corp · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL. HE TOOK HIS PROTECTIVE GLASSES OFF TO TALK TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND NEGLECTED TO PUT THEM BACK ON WHEN HE STARTED GRINDING AGAIN.
January 27, 1987
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Chemrock Corp · Flash burns (welding)
FLASH BURN TO E2ES WAS HOLDING PIPE AND RECEIVED A BURN TO BOTH EYES.
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