EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A STEEL BEM. THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF RUST UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT HOME WITHOUT REPORTING IT OR RECEIVING FIRST AID. THE ENXT DAY HE WENT TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO REMOVED THE RUST THAT HAD BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE EYE.
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May 31, 1996
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Profile Products LLC · Struck by flying object
March 28, 1988
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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Profile Products LLC · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HOOD ON AN OUT SIDE CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHILE REMOVING THE HOOD THE WIND BELEW A TINY METAL FLAKE IN HIS LEFT EYE
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