EE WAS WORKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A WASP FLEW BY HIM. HE TRIED TO WAVE THE WASP AWAY WHEN IT STUNG HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND. INITIALLY, THE EE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEE, BUT IT WAS A WASP WHI CH HE FOUND OUT LATER HE WAS ALLERGIC TO. HIS HAND WAS SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN THAT EVENING AND INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PERIOD OF 24 HOURS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE DAY FOR OBSERVATION.
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Showing all 12EE WAS WORKING ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN TH EWIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT, HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD, BELOW HIS HELMET, CAUSING A SCALP LACERATION. WIND CONDITIONS WERE SEVERE WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 50 M ILES AN HOUR.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP INTO HIS FRONTEND LOADER, WHEN CLIMBING UP STEPS TO CAB, WIND BLEW CAB DOOR, KNOCKING OFF EE'S HAT AND STRUCK HEAD.
BACK OF NECK-MUSCLE SPASMS-PAIN IN EAR.
WELDING WEAR PLATES IN #2 SCREEN DISCHARGE CHUTE,FELT SOMETHING BITE ON LEFT CHEEK UNDER WELDING HELMET,REMOVED HELMET FOUND WHITE BUG.
WHLIE UP ON SCREEN PLATFORM ABOVE CEDAR RAPIDS SHAKER REPAIRING ROCK BOX, WINDS GUSTS CAME UP AND BLEW DUST INTO RIGHT EE (EMPLOYEE HAD WELDING SHIELD ON).
WHILE WALKING DOWN THE LANDING STAIRS, HE FELT A SLIGHT POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING WITH THE POWERSCREEN AND WIND IN THE PIT WAS STRONG THAT DAY AND SAND WAS BLOWN DEEP INTO HIS EAR. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET ALL THE SAND OUT OF HIS EAR. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER TRYING HIMSELF TO GET SAND OUT THE EAR BECAME INFECTED.
WHILE RUNNING PLANT, BEE STUNG ON RIGHT LEG.
RUNNING HOIST BOAT BEE STUNG EMP ON R FOREARM STING WAS SWELLING NEEDED MED ATTENTION
INJURED REACHED TO CHECK SAFETY PULL LEX SWITCH AN C-1 AND WAS STUNG BY A YELLOW JACKET THAT WAS RESTING UNDER THE SWITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN INCLINED WALKWAY TO PUMP WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE APPARENTLY "GAVE OUT". THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REMEMBER SLIPPING.