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employee was swapping bulk loading hose from tank 6 over to tank 7. He squatted down to close ears for connection, stood back up and felt a slight release followed by what felt like fluid filling in my lower back. Went to walk to pumper scale house and was starting to feel pain and stiffness with each step.
Employee was in the process of checking on his screens, when he heard the equipment beginning to shut down. The employee immediately turned to go in the opposite direction he was traveling, during this process he heard a popping sound and felt a sharp pain in his knee.
Employee was trying to remove a rattle snake in truck loading area. Snake bit employee on finger of right hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH CRUSHER MAINTENANCE WHEN THE WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
MOVING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE METAL SPLINTERED AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE. THE WIND WAS BLOWING WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.
EE WAS USING A 10 LB FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT A FIRE OF CARDBOARD AND WOODEN PALLETS. THE WIND WAS BLOWING ABOUT 30 MPH THROUGH THE WHSE. BUILDING AND BLEW DUST AND FIRE (DRY TYPE) CHEMICA L IN TO HIS FACE AND EYES.
EE WAS FILLING WATER TANK AT THE PORTABLE SCREEN PLANT WHEN THE WIND BLEW DIRT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. PLEASE NOTE, THIS INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED AS NON-REP ORTABLE UNTIL A COPY OF THE DR.'S REPORT RECEIVED 10-9-97 INDICATED HE HAD BEEN TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM IN A MANNER OTHER THAN WHAT WOULD BE CLASSED AS FIRST AID TREATMENT.
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON SCREEN DECK AT CRUSHER. WHEN HE EXITED DECK AREA HIS LEFT EYE BEGAN TO WATER. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WAS TAKEN TO SEEK MUDICAL TREATMENT WHERE THE PHYSICIAN DISCOVER A CORNEAL ABRASION CAUSED BY A SMALL PARTICLE OF SNAD/DIRT. IT IS NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN THIS PARTICLE WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS WALKING THROUGH CRUSHER AREA WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS LEFT EYE. [CRUSHER WAS NOT IN OPERATION AT THE TIME.]