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EE REPORTED HE HAD SOME SWELLING AND REDNESS ON HIS LEFT ELBOW. HE THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN INSECT BITE, HOWEVER HE DIDN'T RECALL FEELING ANYTHING.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING EAR PLUS AND HIS RIGHT EAR STARTED TO HURT AND SWELL.
WHILE WELDING IN A WINDY AREA SOME WELDING SLAG WAS BLOWN INTO EMPLOYEES EYE PROTECTIVE APPARREWL WAS BEING USED
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PICKING UP CRIBBING AND WAS BITE ON THE LEFT HAND BY A UNKNOWN ASSAILANT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING IN THE PIT AS A MECHANIC A LARGE GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT & SAND INTO HIS EYES SOME SAND WAS DEPOSITED IN HIS LEFT EYE & HAD TO BE IRRIGATED OUT AT THE HOSPITA L HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY
INSECT BITE. EMPLOYEE WAS UNSURE AS THE EXACT TIME AND PLACE THE BITE OCCURRED, BUT THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WHEN HE WAS MOVING SOME DOZER TRACKS TO ANOTHER LOCATION. HE FELT NO BITE BUT THE IRRITAION AND SWELLING STARTED SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
WIND BLOWN DEBRIS IN EYE WELDING.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE ALC FILTERS ON #676 DOZER DUST & OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL BLEW INTO HIS RT EYE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS SWEEPING HALLWAY & WHILE HOLDING DOOR OPEN WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT PINCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER & HAND IN DOORWAY.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OUT OF THE DRAG TOUGH ON DRAGLINE WITH AB ROOM WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE DUST AND DIRT INTO HIS FACE. THE EMPLOYEE WASHED OUT THE RIGHT EYE WH EN IT BECAME IRRIATED.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WELDING ON THE BOOM FOOT LUG OF LOT 31 DRAGLINE, HIGH WINDS BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED HIS EYE BECAME IRRITATED WHILE ON SHIFT ON 2/3/89.
ACCIDENT BECAME3MEDICAL CASE ON 3-23-87 WHEN EYELID BECAME INFECTED.HAD STEPPED OUT OF DOZER AND WIND BLEW ASH INTO RIGHT EYE.EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED THAT HE AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE TAPPING OUT BOLT HOLES ON THE BELLY PAN OF #026 SCRAPER WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST AND MEDAL PARTICALS INTO HIS EYES.
THE EMPLOYEE HE HAD CUT 1/4 INCH OFF A ROLLER FLANGE WHEN T HE WIND BLEW SOME FORIGN MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY PRESCRIPTION GLA SSES WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
THE DRALINE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WALKING THE DRAGLINE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE COLLAPSED. THE EMPLOYEE AND THE GROUNDMAN HAD JUST HOOKED THE TRAIL CABLE TO THE SHOE AND THE EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED TH E OPERATOR BY PHONE TO SWING THEDRAGLINE TO HIS LEFT. THE SUPERVISOR FOUND THE EMPLOYEE COLLAPSED BEHIND THE DRAGLINE A FEW SECOND LATER.