Worker was walking from one side of mine to the other when the wind blew a foreign object into his eye. Was was wearing safety glasses. Worker went to urgent care but the extraction was unsuccessful so they referred him to the ER.
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July 2, 2007
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Hall Irwin Corporation · Struck by flying object
March 12, 2003
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Hall-Irwin Construction Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE EE WAS BIT ON THE LEFT HAND BY A SMALL BLACK SPIDER. HIS HAND STARTED TO TINGLE AND SWELL SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR.
March 28, 2002
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Hall-Irwin Construction Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS WORKING AT THE WELDING TODDLE AT THE SITE AND A BEE STUNG HIM ON THE HAND HIS HAND SWELLED TO DOUBLE THE SIZE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY.
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