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Very windy outside and lime dust was blown into right eye.
Employee was walking to the dust collectors when something blew into his right eye. Right eye became red and irritated with time. Went to a doctor and rec'd acular eye drops on 10/21/05.
Employee was performing his normal duties as a hydrate operator. EE was feeling pain three hours prior to starting his shift. he did mention this fact to his supervisor.
EE STATES HIS RIGHT WRIST IS SORE FROM WORKING OVER THE "YEARS". COULD NOT INDICATE ANY PARTICULAR DATE OF INJURY.
EE WAS WORKING AROUND THE PLANT DURING A SNOW STORM. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDY: DUST & LIME WERE BLOWING AROUND. A PIECE OF LIME BLEW IN HIS MOUTH ONTO HIS TONGUE.
AN EMPLOYEE WENT TO TELL VICTIM SOME INFORMATIONON A RAILROAD CAR; WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING, THE VICTIM TOLD HIM HE WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS AND THATHIS RIGHT ARM WAS GOING NUMB. VICTIM WAS IN THE HYDRATE DEPARTMENT WATCHING THE SLURRY PUMP AT THIS TIME. THE COMPANY IS NOT ANTICIPATING THIS TO BE A WORKER'S COMP CLAIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CATWALK UNDERNEATH THE TRANSITION OF THE ELEVATOR. A GUST OF WIND BLEW AND LIME ENTERED BOTH OF THE EMPLOYEE'S EYES. HE FLUSHED OUT HIS EYES, HOWEVER, THE LIME WAS ST ILL LODGED IN. EMPLOYEE IS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE IN THE SHOP AREA. WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW LIME DUST IN HIS EYES. NOTICED IRRITATION LATER AND WENT TO HOSPITAL.
WHILE FILLING BULK BAGS OUT OF BIN 43, THE LIME DUST PUFFED UP. THE WIND BLEW THE LIME DUST UNDER EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE TAKENTO THE EYE CLINIC. MATION REC'D PRIOR TO 2/14/01 TO INDICATE ANY TREATMENT BEING GIVEN OR ANY DIAGNOSIS