EE reported irritation of left eye after work hours and thinks it was from a stray piece of slag that came up under EE's welding mask when EE was welding a piece of metal that day. EE and I went to the ER that evening and discovered EE had an abrasion on the left eye.
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March 13, 2024
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Palumbo Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. · Struck by flying object
Palumbo Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Sand/dust debris in left eye resulting in minor corneal abrasion requiring eye drops for treatment.
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