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EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD SOME DUST BLOWN IN TO HIS RIGHT EYE WHEN HE STARTED THE GRINDER IN THE WELDING SHOP. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. THE DOCTOR FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC EMBED DED IN HIS EYE.
EE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ACCOUMULATION OF GRINDING PARTICLES AT THE TOP OF GRINDING FACE SHIELD.
EE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ACCUMULATION OF PARTICLES AT THE TOP OF GRINDING FACE SHIELD.
2 MEN WERE GRINDING SIDE BY SIDE OBJECT GOT INTO EYE AND SUCK INTO EYEBALL.
WHILE WORKING IN WELDING SHOP, EE DROPPED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON HIS HAND.
RIGGER WAS DRILLING BOLTS AND STATES THAT DRILL BIT BROKE PUNCTURING LEFT INDEX FINGER AND HAND.
WELDER WORKING CLOSE TO CO-WORKERS GRINDING; GRINDING DUST/FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
54736YEE WAS OPERATING A CAT D9 PUSH TRACTOR PUSHING SCRAPERS. WHILE BACKIN GUP TO START PUSHING A SCRAPER THE D9 BACKED OVER SOME UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING THE MACHINE TO JERK INJURING THE EMPLO 855?2 LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED AND RETURNED TO WORK REFUSING MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 7-13-92. AT THIS TIME THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCOT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE PERFORMING GRINDING OPERATIONS,THE GRINDING DISC EXPLODED AND A FRAGMENT LACERATED HIM IN THE LOWER TRUNK REGION BELOW THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RIBCAGE.
EMPL STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN GRINDING ON DRAGLINE BUCKET DURING SHIFT & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & WELDING HOOD. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO IRRIGATE EYE BUT COULD NOT REMOVE FOREIGN MATERIAL.
POSITIONING SELF TO FRIND ON DRUM HAND PUSHED DOWN ACTIVATING TRIGGER LACERATING FINGER INDEX , RIGHT
EMPL HAD BEEN GRINDING ON LUBE BED OF #1135-125 FUEL TANK AND LATER RUBBED EYES AND FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT EYE.EMPL HAD BEEN WEARING FACESHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS WHIL E GRINDING.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE INSTALLING A/C HOSES AND WIRING ON #1390-410 ASH TRUCK HE FELT FOREIGN MATERIAL STRIKE HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE CAB AREA WAS BEING CLEANED WIT H COMPRESSED AIR BY OTHER MECHANICS. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ATTENMPTING TO REMOVE A RUNNING CHAIN SAW THAT WAS JAMMED UNDER A FELLED TREE, HE IJURED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN THE CHAIN SAW FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT KNEE.
WAITING TO BE PUSHED UP MIDRAMP MUD BROKE DRIVERS WINDOW GLASS LACERATED L ARM.
THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING BODY WORK ON THE CRANE PRIOR TO PAINTING. THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS GRINDING THE BONDO SMOOTH WHEN A FOREIGN BODY BECAME EMBEDDED ON HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARI NG SAFETY GLASSES BUT NO GOGGLES WHEN INJURED.
EMPL STATED THAT SHE WAS CLIPPING GRASS WITH PAIR OF ELECTRIC GRASS CLIPPERS & CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN BLADES.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN GRINDING AND WELDING ON A NEW PUMP TRAILER AND LATER FOUND A METAL FOREIGN BODY IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACESHIELD WHEN INJURED.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE PRIOIR TO LEAVING WORK . HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN GRINDING EARLIER IN THE EVENING, BUT WAS UNSURE HOW THE METAL PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFTY GLASSES AND NOT GOGGLES AS REQUIRED FOR GRINDING.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED THAT HE NOTICED A METAL SLIVER IN HIS RIGHT EYE AFTER HE HAD GONE HOME.THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DOING SOME GRINDING EARLIER AT WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED HE WAS GRINDING ON MIRACLE HITCH WHEN METAL PARTICLES FLEW UP UNDER FACESHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES INTO RT EYE
GRINDING SLAG OFF PIECE OF SHIM PLATE ,GRINDER CAUGHT ON PIECE OF SLAG KICKING GRINDER BACK LACERATING LEFT KNEE.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS REMOVING 2 1 1/2" BOLTS OF A TRAILER AXLE ASSEMBLY ON #1389-375 HAUL TRUCK. THE EE ALLEGES HE HAD 1 BOLT REMOVED FEOM THE CLAMPING BLOCK & WAS REMOVING THE OTHER WITH A DRIVE AIR WRENCH WHEN THE BOLT BROKE FREE ALLOWING THE BLOCK TO SPIN STRIKING HIS HARD HAT & FOREHEAD. THE BLOW RESULTED IN A DEEP LACERATION TO THE MID-FOREHEAD REQUIRING SUTURES.