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Employee performing start of shift checklist. Walked by pre-heater door and door blew open. When door opened dust blew out into employee's face and eyes. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was installing doors on an airslide in a finish mill building. A gust of wind blew through the building doors, causing dust to get into the employees left eye. Employee suffered a scratched cornea and was given antibiotic and numbing drops.
Working around mill & wind blew dust up & into his right eye.
Employee was working on removing plugged gate when wind blew dust into his right eye.
EE WAS GRINDING IN WELDING BAY IN THE SERVICE BUILDING WHEN HE FELT STING (THOUGHT IT WAS FIBER FROM WIRE WHEEL).
EE WAS SIGNALING THE TRUCK CRANE WHILE IT WAS LIFTING GEAR GUARD FOR KILN DRIVE GEAR LOOSE DUST AND OTHER PARTICLES FELL INTO EYE AS THE WIND WAS BLOWING. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
PROD HELPER WAS RACKING OUT THE MATERIAL FROM THE PYROCLONE ELBOW INTO THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. FALL MATERIAL PUFFED OUT OF CHUTE. WINDY CONDITIONS BLEW THE DUST UNDER THE FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY G LASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON WEST SIDE OF BY PASS DUST BIN WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW FINE WOOD CHIP PARTICLES INTO RIGHT EYE. APPROX 40 MPH WIND GUST.
EE GOT DUST IN RIGHT EYE WHILE INSTALLING GEAR BOX AT #1 FINISH MILL. PRESCRIPTION
EE WAS PAINTING LADDER & HAND RAILS AT THE #12 DAMPER & HAND RAILS AT THE MAIN BAGHOUSE THINKS HE MAY HAVE TWISTED HIS BACK THE WRONG WAY WHEN HE STOOD UP
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ALKALI BAGHOUSE AND THE BYPASS DUST MIXED WITH THE SWEAT ON HIS WRISTS CAUSING SKIN IRRITATION RESULTING IN CHEMICAL BURNS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS: EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS. EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CEMENT KILN DUST FROM TRUCK AT CKD PIT WHEN GUSTY WIND BLEW DUST IN EYE.
WITNESS SAW EE IN AN ARGUMENT WITH VICTIM. HE SAW ASSAILANT WITH A 2 X 4 RAISED ABOVE HIS HEAD, GRASPING IT LIKE A BASEBALL BAT. ASSAILANT HIT VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. WHEN HE FELL, HIS HE AD LANDED ON 3" OF FOAM. HE OPENED HIS EYES & TRIED TO GET UP. WE TOOK HIM TO ER & DR TOLD ME HIS CONDITION WAS PRESSURE ON HIS BRAIN DUE TO INTERNAL BLEEDING. 2/5/00 7:30 AM PRONOUNCED DEAD.
HIGH WINDS BLOWING DEBRIS.
AFTER FINISHING WELDING, EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING TO LEAVE JOB AND HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT AND CAME OUT OF SOCKET.