EE WAS DISASSEMBLING REAR FORKLIFT SPLIT RIM. WHEN REMOVING LAST BOLT, RIM SEPARATED WITH FORCE AND THE AIR IMPACT GUN STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT EYEBROW CAUSING A LACERATION.
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October 25, 1993
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Mariposa Aggregates · Struck by flying object
Mariposa Aggregates · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A WELD, STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD WHEN A PIECE OF FLYING DEBRIS BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
Mariposa Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING DISC GRINDER IT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN 2 UNEVEN METAL SURFACES IT SWUNG INTO EMP R LEG
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