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DRIVER WAS HAULING LOAD FROM STRIP SITE (CLAY HARVEST) TO DUMP SITE. SPEED WAS APPROX 20 MPH. DRIVER STATED HE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING. DRIVER BLACKED OUT, RAN THROUGH AND OVER BERM. TRAVELED APPROX 50' INTO FIELD BEFORE STOPPING.
WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED METAL PARTICLES TO ENTERBEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.
EE HAD JUST STARTED HIS SHIFT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT OR HOW IT GOT IN HIS EYE. HE WAS SENT FOR EVALUATION AT HANOVERWORKS.
EE WAS WELDING SQUATTING DOWN WHEN A HIGH GUST OF WIND BLEW A LADDER OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK
EE RETURNING TO LAB FROM PICKING UP HOURLY SAMPLES. GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE ENTERED OFFICE. WIND CAUGHT DOOR. WHEN EE REACHED BACK TO CLOSE DOOR WITH LEFT HAND DOOR SLAMMED SHUT AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB.
EE WAS REPLACING BUCKETS ON A CLINKER BUCKET ELEVATOR WHEN THE WIND CAME UP BLOWING DUST IN EYES. ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT PLANT AND THEN SENT TO EYE CARE CENTER TO REMOVE PARTICLES. PRESCRIP TION WAS ISSUED.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPARENTLY BITTEN ORIGINALLY ON 2-2-00. HE WENT TO PERSONAL PHYSICIAN AND DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO BE DOCUMENTED. RECEIVED ANOTHER BITE ON 2-14 WHICH WAS AGAIN TREATED BY PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.
EMPLOYEE OPENED INSPECTION CAP ON GATE TO RETRIEVE POSSIBLE CHUNKS OF CEMENT PLUGGING GATE. CEMENT STARTED TO FLOW OUT FROM THE INSPECTION GATE. WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE CAP, CEMENT BLEW INTO H ER EYES.