EMPL WAS CLEANING METAL SHAVINGS & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HOWEVER SMALL SHAVING BLEW UNDER OR OVER GLASSES & CONTACTED RIGHT EYE. SHAVING WAS REMOVED & PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED.
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Aceco Inc · Struck by flying object
April 22, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Aceco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN AN AREA WHERE A CUTTING TORCH WAS BEING USED FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
April 20, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Aceco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS WORKING3IN AN AREA WHERE A CUTTING TORCH WAS BEING USED SLAG OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE
Aceco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WAS3BENT OVER WELDING.HE RAISED UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK,CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
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