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Employee had just completed a cleaning task and sat down to wipe sweat from his face. He had taken his safety glasses off and a gust of wind blew some dust in his eyes. We sent him to the emergency room to get his eyes flushed and the Dr. requested that the employee remain out of work until Monday morning. scheduled shift on 11/11/15.
Employee was working on the primary screen deck. When he went to move from the upper deck to the lower, he felt his shoulder pull.
WORKER WAS OPENING A SET OF LARGE STEEL DOORS WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW THE FIRST DOOR CLOSED CRUSHING WORKERS FINGERS.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE MILL ROOM DOORS, GUST OF WIND BLEW DOORS CLOSED ON THUMB.
DUST BLEW INTO EYES.
THE LOADER WAS STUCK ON DUST DUMP AND EMPLOYEE GOT A BOOTFULL OF SLURRY(WASTE DUST), CAUSING IRRIATION AND BURNS.