Western Energy Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WITH SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD AND GOT SOME GRINDING DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
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Western Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS GRINDING ON A DIAPHRAM WALL WHEN SOME GRINDING DUST GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
Western Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DRILLING AND RIVETING. HE BELIEVES THAT METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE DRILLING ACTIVITY FELL ON HIS SHIRT SLEEVES OR HANDS. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND THAT IS WHEN HE THINKS THE PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WAS FORCED IN HIS EYE. HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.
March 13, 2000
MT · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Western Energy Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING PUTTING A SHIELD ON THE DRIVELINE OF A TRACK DOZER. ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS NEARBY GRINDING ON METAL TO MAKE A BRACKET FOR A GREASE LINE. APPARENTLY A PARTICLE FROM THE GRI NDING ACTIVITY STRUCK THE INUURED EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.
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