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Employee was welding & grinding inside the tub section of the dragline. When he exited the tub to the outside, wind blew foreign bodies into his left eye.
EE was welding & grinding on top of DL Tub. A high wind came up causing the fire blanket, being used as welding shields, to whip violently. Threads from the fire blanket got into EE's eyes. Washed them out at site but because of nature of material elected to take him into clinic to be sure all removed. Everything okay.
AFTER PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION AT THE DRAGLINE, EE WAS SITTING IN THE DRAGLINE OPERATORS CAB & TOLD CO-WORKER THAT HE HAD A HEADACHE. WHILE CO-WORKER WAS OPERATING THE DRAGLINE EE CAME BACK IN FR OM THE OILERS ROOM & TOLD CO-WORKER THAT SOMETHING ELSE WAS WRONG WITH HIM. REALIZING THE EE WAS EXPERIENCING PERSONAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS, CO-WORKER SHUT DOWN DRAGLINE & CALLED FOR MRT'S.
ON JULY 12, 01, EE WAS COMPLETING AN INVENTORY OF ITEMS BEFORE THE DEMOLITION OF THE MAIN OFFICE. SHE ALSO INSPECTED THE NORTH POND 5. UPON HER RETURN TO HER OFFICE SHE NOTICED PAIN WHEN SHE B LINKS AT THE RIGHT TEMPLE. ON JULY 13, 01 SHE REPORTED BOTTOM RIGHT EYE WAS PUFFY AND PAINFUL WHEN SHE BLINKS WHILE WORKING AT HER COMPUTER IN HER OFFICE.
THE EE HAD JUST FINISHED WASHING A MINING UNIT AT THE WAH BAY AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SHOP YARD BACK TO THE SHOP. WHEN A DUST STORM KICKED UP. SAND WAS BLOWN INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE MINE RES CUE TEAM PERSONNEL GAVE FIRST AID AND DECIDED TO TRANSPORT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY AROUND 2015 HOURS. THE EE'S LEFT EYE WAS IRRIGATED WITH SOLUTION REMOVING SAND. EE WAS GIVEN OINTMENT FOR TREA
WHILE EE WAS STEMMING AND TYING IN DIXON COAL SHOT ON MON MAY 8TH, 2000 DUST PARTICLES BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF EXTREME WINDY CONDITIONS. HE DID NOT REPOR T THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL WED MAY 10, 2000. HE WAS TREATED BY MESA OCCUPATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE WITH AN ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.
WHILE REPAIRING MACHANICAL PARTS TO THE HEATING VALVE ON EDD266 DRILL UNDER EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS, A FOREIGN PARTICLE BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. INITIAL IRRIGATION WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT IRRITAT ION PERSISTED.
EE REPORTED REDNESS AND SORENESS IN LEFT EYE AND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A FOREIGN PARTICLE WAS REMOVED BY UTILIZING ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY (CORTISONE) MEDICATION.