EE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE CLEANING OUT A CHUTE. A PIECE OF RUSTY SCALE BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE WIND WAS VERY STRONG THAT DAY. EE SAID IT DIDN'T BOTHER HIM UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN WIND FROM BEHIND BLEW SLAG UP UNDER WELDING HELMET & INTO EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A CRUSHER IN A CONFINED AREA USING A WELDER & CUTTING TORCH WIND WAS BLOWING HARD THAT DAY EMPLOYEE STATES HE DOESNT KNOW HOW THE PIECE GOT IN HIS EYE AS HE WAS WEAR ING HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF & ON WHEN HE HAD ON HS WELDING HELMET OR THE CUTTING GOGGLES
WOOD HAD BEEN FRESH CUT. WHILE UNLOADING FROM PICKUP TRUCK, WIND BLEW SAWDUST INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A CONVEYOR CAT WALK=DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS THE EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE RIGHT EYE-EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
LEANED OVER AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE.
MOVING BELTING.STIRRED UP A WASP NEST.
PAINTING UNDER CANVAS ON BUILDING WHEN EE WAS STUNG BY A BEE.