HE WAS WORKING RELOCATING A SMALL OFFICE TRAILER. THERE WAS WATER THAT HAD DRAINED FROM AN ADJACENT BUILDING THAT HAD CREATED A POOL OF WATER. HE TRIPPED AND FELL FORWARD LANDING ON A PIECE OF REBAR. THE PIECE OF REBAR ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE SOCKET, BETWEEN HIS EYEBALL AND NOSE. HE HAD BEEN WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, THEY HAD FELL OFF IN THE FELL.
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December 10, 1993
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Products Co-Div/Gibbons & Reed Company · Fall onto or against objects
November 15, 1993
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Products Co-Div/Gibbons & Reed Company · Fall onto or against objects
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING IRON FROM WARN OUT FEEDER HOPPER. HE SLIPPED ON WET IRON FALLING HE HIT HIS HEAD ON SOMETHING RESULTING IN A CUT.
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