Two employees were loading items onto a trailer. Weather conditions were dry and very windy. Wind blew grit into one employee's eye which became embedded.
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April 10, 2014
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
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Dan Gernatt Gravel Products, Inc. · Struck by flying object
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NY · Metal/Non-Metal
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Country Side Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WIRE WHEELING A RUSTED FLATATION TANK OUTDOORS, WIND BLEW PIECE OF RUST BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE. SENT TO HOSPITAL-DR USED NEEDLE TO REMOVE RUST BUT NO DAMAGE TO EYE OCC URRED. '
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