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Just as the sun came up truck driver noticed a motionless body lying on the ground at the base of the reclaim pit north high wall. Driver called another employee and they inspected the deceased body, determined the person was not an employee. 2nd employee drove out of the pit to a location where they could get a signal and called me. I immediately called 911 and the MSHA hotline.
While Miner was assisting inspection of Baghouse, dust got in miner's left eye. He was wearing proper eye protection. (Goggles). The dust entered the goggles and irritated his eye.
Foreign body in right eye, not initially felt. Began to bother miner next morning. Physician removed item from eye.
Employee was sitting in crusher control room assumed to be sleeping. when awakened he said that he forgot to take his insulin shot for diabetes. He was talking and acting like he just woke up.
WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED WIND BLOWN DUST TO GO AROUND EYE PROTECTION & INTO EE'S EYE. INJURY WAS FIRST AID UNTIL 6/26/02 REQUEST FOR MEDICAL.
EE HAD SMALL ROCKS AND DUST BLOWN INTO HIS EYES WHILE EXITING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.