THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPPING A HAUL TRUCK BED FOR AIR-ARCING WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VERY WINDY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
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Showing all 7EE WAS WORKING UNDER NEATH A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A STINGING SENSATION ON HIS RIGHT LEG. UPON INVESTIGATION HE FOUND A SMALL BLACK SPIDER AND A SECOND IRRITATION. THE WOUND WAS CLEANED AN D HIS VITALS WERE CHECKED. THE NEXT DAY, EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING AN ITCHING SENSATION ALL OVER HIS BODY. AT THAT TIME HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL ER.
ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE, THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED PAIN AND REDNESS ON HIS HAND. UPON RETURN TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY, SWELLING HAD OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL E.R. FOR TR EATMENT. NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OCCURRED. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL THE DAY AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED.
REOCCURRANCE OF OLD INJURY [12-7-94]
A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE LEFT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOROF THE SHOP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS EYE. HE REPORTED TO THE SAFETY DIR. & EYE WASH WAS ADMINISTERED BY SAME. LATER THAT EVENING HE CALLED THE S.D. & REPORTED HAVING GONE TO THE LOCAL E.R. & HAD A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FLY WHEEL ON A COMPONENT OF A PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT. HE BENT OVER TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE COMPONENT, AND FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.