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AFTER COMPLETING A GRINDING JOB ON A WORM GEAR DRIVE BOS, THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING DOWN THE GRINDER WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE REC'D A CUT THAT REQUIRED THREE SUTURES, HE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHEN IT HAPPENED.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE DRILL BIT. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE JOINT WAS THEN HEATED WITH A TORCH. WHEN THE JOINT BROKE, A SNALL FLAME FLASHED FROM THE JOINT AREA. IT SINGED HIS EYEBROWS , MOUSTACHE & HAIR ON THE SIDES OF HIS HEAD. HE RECEIVED A SMALL BURN ON EACH EYE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CORNEA.
MECHANICS WERE CHANGING THE REAR RIDE STRUTS ON A HAUL TRUCK. AS THEY WERE LIFTING THE TRUCK BED, A 1" WIRE CHOKER FAILED & HIT NEARBY MECHANIC ON THE RIGHT FOREARM, FRACTURING HIS RADIUS BONE .
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING THE BUCKET WITH COAL. SOME COAL CAME DOWN THE BOOM & A PIECE BROKE THE L CAB WINDOW. A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WAS NOTICED IN HIS L EYE. A HEMOTOMA DELVELOPED BUT THERE WAS N O CUT OR SCRATCH ON THE CORNIA OR EYE SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING & BREAKING CONCRETE & A FORIEGN OBJECT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
AFTER RAISING THEMAST ONT HE DIRLL, HE NOTICED HTE LID TO THE PIPE DOPE BOX WAS WEDGED IN THE MAST. WHILE RETRIEVING THE LID, IT BROKE LOOSE ADN PINCHED HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS. BOTH FIN GERS WERE BRUISED MIDDLE FINGER HAD AN ACUTE FRACTURE. NO TREATMENT GIVEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING OVERHEAD GRINDING & WELDING WHEN HE LOWERED HIS HEAD HE FLET THE OBJECT GO INTO HIS EYE.
STRINGER HIT EE IN MOUTH AND TOOTH BREAKING HIS TOOTH OFF.
OXG-ACY-ROSE BUD BURNING IN CONFINED SPACE.
EE WAS WELDING ON A DOOR OF A CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER ASSEMBLY IN THE PANT WELDING SHOP AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME, A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.