EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A STEEL BEM. THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF RUST UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT HOME WITHOUT REPORTING IT OR RECEIVING FIRST AID. THE ENXT DAY HE WENT TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO REMOVED THE RUST THAT HAD BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE EYE.
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Showing all 5OUR CO FILED AN INJURY REPORT ON THIS EE ON 1/10/94 AT THAT TIME HE INJURED HIS BACK & WAS UNDERA DOCTORS CARE W/O ANY TIME LOSS. THIS INJURY THAT WAS FILED ON 1/10/94 BECAME A LOST TILME INJU RY ON 2/23/95. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED ONTHE ADVICE OF THE BELLEVUE, WA. MSHA OFFICE.
BEGINNING TO WORK ON MILL STRUCK WITH HEART ATTACK
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HOOD ON AN OUT SIDE CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHILE REMOVING THE HOOD THE WIND BELEW A TINY METAL FLAKE IN HIS LEFT EYE
WHILE WORKING,G2T STUNG BY WASP.HE IS ALLERGIC TO BEE/WASP STINGS. (NAME) TREATED STING AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.RECEIVED SHOT AND MEDICATION.RELEASED BACK TO REGULAR DUTY.