EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AIR IN A TIRE ON A RADIO STACKER, HE STOPPED AND CHECKED AIR IT HA D40 LBS. OF AIR HE PUT AIR HOSE BACK ON AND TIRE AND LOCK RING CAME APART HTTING HIS LOWER LEG.
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Showing all 5THE INJURED WAS USING GRINDER WHEN IT CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK.THE GRINDER STONE HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE WHEN 2 LEVERS FROM DRAGLINE CAME TOGETHER CATCHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING UP A LUBE JOB ON A LOADER UTILIZING A GREASE GUN. SOME CAKED ON MATERIAL WORKED LOOSE AND FELL INTO HIS FACE AND EYES HE IMMEDIATELY WASHED IT OFF BUT DURING THE NIGHT H E EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT EYE SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGECY ROOM THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
USING A CHIPPIN1 HAMMER TO CHIP AWAY SLAG ON A PIECE OF METAL A PIECE FLEW OFF & INTO HIS LEFT EYE & A SUPERVISOR GOT IT OUT BUT HE RECEIVED A SUPERFICIAL BURN TO LEFT CORNEA HE WAS GIVEN AN TIBIATIC & PAIN3PRESCRIPTION 2 DAYS WITH PATCH OVER HIS LEFT EYE HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES