Miner finished welding under the primary jaw crusher while wearing a welding/grinding hood. They switched to a face shield and used a wire wheel to clean the welds. They removed the shield, put on their safety glasses, and began moving the tools out from under the jaw crusher. Wind moved some of the dust as they climbed out. They then felt something in their left eye.
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Showing all 3Miner was on his knees shoveling around conveyor for a period of time. He stood up and turned his body to leave the area. His left knee popped.
Employee was feeling ill. He got into his personal vehicle and drove himself to a medical facility. While he was at the medical facility he suffered a heart attack. He was transported to a hospital where a stent was placed. This is a one person operation. EE did not alert anyone of the problem. He left the property to go to the clinic.