EE WAS DRILLING AND GOT HIT BY DUST AND ROCKS FROM EITHER BLOW-BY HOSE OR HIGH WINDS AT JOB SITE.
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Showing all 6WHILE SERVICING A DRILL, THE WIND CAME UP AND BLEW PIECES OF DIRT AND SAND INTO HIS RT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. TRYED TO FLUSH EYE OUT ON SITE . NEXT DAY ON 6-25 -96. EE STILL COMPLAINED OF SOMETHING IN RT EYE. WAS SENT TO DR. WHERE A PIECE OF DIRT WAS REMOVED AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE GIVEN.
VERY WINDY DAY BLEW GRAVEL/SAND INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EAR WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE ON BREAK.
HEAVY WINDS OPERATOR OPENED LEFT DOOR OF BLADE WIND TOOK THE DOOR SLAMMING IT OPEN. EE'S ARM WHEN WITH DOOR TWISTING IT BACK AROUND THE DOOR HINGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL PAK WHEN HE BECAME NAUSEA, HAD CHEST PAINS, AND FELT DIZZY.
SUBJECT WAS KNEELING DOWN & WHEN HE STOOD UP SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE LEFT KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT STRAINED LIGAMENTS