EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A STEEL BALL FOR CHARGING THE MILL.THE DOORS WERE OPEN ON BOTH ENDS OF THE MILL BLDG.AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING THROUGH THE BLDG.THE BALLS HAD DUST AND STEEL RUST ON THEM AN D THE WIND BLEW A BIT OF DUST/RUST INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE. THE RUST EMBEDDED IN THE EYE AND REQUIRED REMOVAL AT THE HOSPITAL E.R.
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Showing all 754736YEE WS WORKING IN THE LABORATORY BUILDING DOING ASSAY PREPARATIONS WHEN THE NEWLY INSTALLED ACCESS HATCH ON NUMBER ONE LEACH TANK TORE LOOSE AND OPENED THE TANK SPILLING ITS CONTENTS. TH 50365TENTS OF THE TANK SLAMMED INTOT HE LAB BUILDLING KNOCKING DOWN WALLS, ETC. AND CARRYING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BUILDING AND DEPOSITING HER OUTSIDE APPROX 60' BEYOND T
ALLEGEDLY, WIND BLEW METAL FRAGMENT INTO L EYE AND LODGED IN CORNIA.
WAS CLEANING OUT AROUND CONVEYOR THAT HAS TIME ON IT WIND BLEW PARTICLE INTO EYE AND CUASED IT TO BE IRRITATED HAD TO HAVE EYE WASHED OUT.
EMPLOYEE IS A WILDLIFE CONTROLLER AND WAS HAZING BIRDS OFF THE TAILINGS POND. HE WAS IN A BOAT ON THE POND AND USING A 12 GA. SHOTGUN FIRING CRACKER SHELLS TO SCARE OFF THE BIRDS. UPON FIRING THE SHOTGUN FOR ONE SHOT, THE POWDER FROM THE SHOTGUN WAS BLOWN BACK INTO HIS FACE BY THE WIND. SOME OF IT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. REQUIRED WASHING AND EXAM WITH DROPS IN THE EYE.
HE WAS HOLDING PIECES OF PLASTIC DOWN WHEN STRONG WIND CAME & LIFTED PLASTIC CATCHING HIM BY SURPRISE & KNOCKED HIM DOWN. HE L ANDED ON RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AT THE MINE SHOP WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEG AFTER THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WALK ON THE LEG HE WAS TAKEN TO A DR WHO DIAGNOSED HIS INJURY AS A TORN MUSCLE I3 THE LEFT CALF THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE AREA HE WAS WALKING IN WAS FLAT AND THAT THERE WERE NO ROCKS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HE STEPPED ON