Employee was working on a sand/clay pump when his breathing became labored and his head began to throb. Employee was transported to hospital via EMS.
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Showing all 13WINDY CONDITIONS, NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, CONTRIBUTED TO DEBRIS ENTERING EYE.
MUCK POND AREA KNOWN FOR INSECTS & SPIDERS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A VALVE AT THE SAND/CLAY MIX STATION WHEN SAND BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. A GRAIN OF SAND EMBEDDED INTO HIS EYE AND REMOVED BY DOCTOR. EMPLOYEE LATER GIVEN AN ANTIBIOTIC TO P REVENT INFECTION OF THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PASSING THROUGH A SWINGING PLATFORM GATE WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE GATE DOWN ON HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 28 TON CRANE WHEN HE WAS BIITEN BY A SPIDER (BROWN RECLUSE) ON THE LEFT WRIST AREA.
AN INSECT BITE OR SPIDER BITE ON ELFT LEG BELOW KNEE. THE BITE BECAME IRRITATED AND EVENTUALLY BECAME INFECTED. THE RUBBER BOOTS CHAFED THE AREA AND LEAD TO IRRITATION.
EE WAS OBSERVING REAGENT OPERATOR SWAPPING FATTY ACID TANKS DURING UNLOAD PROCEDURE WHEN HE FELT A MINOR IRRITATION IN HIS EYE.
TEMP.EE ASSISTING IN CLEANUP WORK. FOUND SITTING ON BED OF THE VAN SHAKING AND ROCKING BACK & FORTH. MEDICAL HELP SUMMONED. WHEN MEDICS ARRIVED EE DID NOT HAVE A PULSE, BUT CPR WAS ADMINISTERE D, THEN DISCONTINUED. MANNER OF DEATH WAS CLASSIFIED AS NATURAL.
EE WAS OPERATING EQUIPMENT (PAN) FELT SOMETHING ON RIGHT ARM, HIT IT AND REALIZED IT WAS A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A BREAK BEHIND DRAGLINE WHEN SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE
EE WAS OPERATING A FORK LIFT OUTDOORS, WHEN THE WIND BLEW FOREIGN PARTICLES INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM OF THE DREDGE AND HE FELT SOMETHING STING HIS LEFT ARM. HE WIPED IT OFF AND DID NOT NOTICE WHAT HAD BITTEN HIM.