WHILE WORKING IN #2 COOLER 1ST. SECTION A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST IN THE COOLER, AND INTO EYES.
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Showing all 15PARTIALLY BENT OVER REMOVING AN ITEM FROM A 2 DOOR CABINET IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE APPROACHED FROM BEHIND, PLACING HIS HANDS ON HIS BACK TO GET HIS ATTENTION. BEING IN AN AWK WARD POSITION, EMPLOYEE JERKED BACK TO KEEP FROM FALLING, CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK, HIP, AND LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING FLY IN HIS EYE. HE JUST NOTICED SOMETHINGCAUSING IRRITATION.
INJURED WAS INCROUCHED POSITION AND UPON STANDING UP FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WALK UNTIL FURER EXAMINATION AND THAT RESULTED IN ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS EATING LUNCH IN HIS WORK AREA WHEN A BEE STUNG HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM.
EE STATES HE WAS CHOKING UP A BLOCK WHEN THE WIND BLEW HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE (L) RECEIVEDMEDS MSHA REPORTABLE
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS, WIND BLEW DEBRIS BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. RETURNED TO FULL WORK DUTY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING DOCTOR CARE.
EE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING, WIND BLEW DEBRIS BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. DEBRIS BECAME EMBEDDED AFTER HE RUBBED HIS EYE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM HIS EYE. RETURNED TO FULL WORK DUTY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TREATMENT.
WHILE OBSERVING A CO-WORKER HAMMERING A BEARING, A METAL FLAKE BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON NOSE, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS CLEANING IN THE COOLER WHEN DUST BLEW IN THROUGH THE ENTRY DOOR AND A CRACK. EE WAS WEARING ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH WELDING HOOD WHILE WELDING SEAMS OF STEEL WHILE WIND BLEW FOREIGN DEBRIS INTO LEFT EYE. DEBRIS WAS EMBEDDED AND REMOVED AT OCCUPATIONAL DOCTOR. HE WA S RELEASED TO FULL WORK DUTY 5-8-00.
WHILE INSTALLING DUST COLLECTOR EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WHEN WIND BLEW DEBRIS IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE FOR EMBEDDED F OREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE AFTER DOCTOR TREATMENT.RELEASED TO FULL DUTY 03-27-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BEAM CONNECTORS WHEN WIND BLEW FOREIGN DEBRIS INTO RIGHT EYE.EMPLOYEE USED FIRST AID EYE WASH AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 03-23-00. HE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE ON MO NDAY REQUESTING MEDICAL TREATMENT. EMPLOYEE HAD EMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE ON 03-27-00 AFTER CARE WAS GIVEN.
CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY AND RUST RING IN LEFT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY. WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE ON 2-23-00 A.M.
WAS CLEANING OFF BOLTS AT THE END OF DISCHARGE END OF THE EANGLE SCREW. GUST OF WIND BLEW SOME DIRT INTO HIS EYE.