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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RIGHT ANGLE AIR DRILL TO DRILLOUT A BROKEN FITTING AND THE DRILL SLIPPED CAUSING THE BIT TO LACERATE HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEENTHE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 8 SUTURES. THE EE CONTINUES TO WORK AT HIS NORMAL JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER. HE WAS GRINDING OVER HEAD AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD.
EE STATED HE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL. A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE DRILLING A HOLE IN WISHBONE ON A 777 CAT HAULER. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
SUBJECT STATES HE HAD BEEN GRINDING ON A 988F END LOADER BUCKET THIS DAY. AS HE WAS GOING HOME, HE FELT IRRITATION. WENT TO DOCTOR AND HAD EYE CLEANED, SM. PIECE OF METAL. REPORT FOR MIDICAL P URPOSES ONLY.
CREW WAS SETTING METAL PLATE AT REAR OF TRUCK BED AND WAS READY TO WELD IN PLACE. WHEN CABLE ON BOOM FAILED. CABLE ON BOOM HIT EE ON THE HEAD.
EE WAS CHANGING CORNER BITS ON D11 DOZER THE IMPACT WRENCH HE WAS CUSING BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO HIS LEFT EYE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS USING A HANDHELD GRINDER ON A BUSHING AND A PIECE OFMETAL ENTERED HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
A PIECE OF METAL FROM CUTTING THE BOGIE FLEW UP UNDER THE SAFETY GLASSES.
THE DOZER SLID FOWARD WHILE DIGGING OUT A LARGE ROCK THE JERKING ACTION CAUSED THE EE TO STRAIN HIS NECK.
EE WAS WELDING A CATWALK ON HAULER--WAS USING A SLAG HAMMER TO CHIP SLAG--A PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROAD GRADER, THE BLADE "HOOKED" AN EMBEDDED ROCK CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PIN THE BREAKOUT WRENCH ON A DRILL. WHILE JOGGING THE HYDRAULIC JACK (THAT CONNECTS TO THE BREAK OUT WRENCH) INTO PLACE. HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT.
EE WAS GRINDING WELD DOWN AND METAL DUST WAS ON HIS FACE AND IT GOT RUBBED IN RT. EYE. EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
EE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER. HE REMOVED HIS GOGGLES TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT HIS WORK, WHEN HE PUT HIS GOGGLES BACK ON A PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER. THE GRINDING STONE SEPARATED. A PIECE OF STONE STRUCK EMP'S THUMB AND CAUSED A LACERATION. 5 STITCHES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4" ELECTRIC GRINDER AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN EXHAUST PIPE UNDER A COMPANY VEHICLE HE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT AROUND & BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYE(LEFT EYE)
EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT ARM STRETCHED OUT HOLDING METAL BOX WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN THE BOX WITH THEH RIGHT HAND. THE STRETCHING INVOLVED IN DOING THIHS TASK CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS BACK AND SHOLDER.
EE WAS CHECKING EQUIPMENT. VIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT CAUSED DIRT TO COME LOOSE AND FALL INTO EE S EYE.