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While walking near the plant, a bee got under the employee's vest and stung employee on the inside of the arm.
EE WAS WORKING HIS REGULAR JOB ON THE RAILCREW, WHEN SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES. THE WINDS THAT DAY WERE BLOWING EXTREMELY HEAVY AND ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES THE CONDITIONS CREATED A SITUATION MORE THAN THE GLASSES COULD OBSTRUCT. HE RECEIVED EYE DROPS AND AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR AN EYE INFECTION THAT LATER DEVELOPED.
EE ROLLED A ROLL OF WIRE ONTO ITS SIDE IN ORDER TO ROLL IT TO JOB TRAILER. EE FELT PAIN IN CHEST AND EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE CALLED AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE EE WAS SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK
LOADED TRIAXLE DUMP TRUCK. WAS LEAVING QUARRY WHEN GATE TO DRIVEWAY BEGAN TO SWING SHUT. THE GATE WAS BLOWN BY THE WIND TO THE EAST STRIKING THE DUMP TRUCK GOING INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.
EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO THE TOP OF THE ROOF WHEN METAL DUST FROM THE NEW BUILDING BLEW INTO HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON FEEDER TO THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHEN OR HOW OBJECT GOT INTO HIS EYE. HE DID NOT FELL IT UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, POSSIBILITY THE WIND- FORE IGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE.
CUSTOMER LOADING 5 GAL BUCKETS DIED OF HEART ATTACK. SUBMITTED FOR PART 50 AUDIT.