EMPLOYEE, AT END OF WORK DAY STOPPED TO TALK TO MECHANIC, AFTER CONVERSATION EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, MECH. STARTED GRINDER WITH WIRE WHEEL. ONE STRAND OF WIRE SEPERATED FROM WHEEL AND L ODGED IN INJURED'S EYE. WHILE SUPERVISOR WAS BEING INFORMED INJURED REMOVED STRAND FROM EYE BY PULLING STRAND OUT.
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November 13, 1992
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Tarrant Aggregates Corp · Struck by flying object
November 3, 1992
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarrant Aggregates Corp · Struck by falling object
AFTER REPLACING BEARING IN LOG WASHER THE END WAS BEING MOVED BACK INTO PLACE WITH THE HELP OF A COME-A-LONG. THE LOG WASHER SPOOL SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
Tarrant Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
65345R POSITIONED HIMSELF TO WELD ON CLAM SHELL DOORS OF BELLY DUMP TRAILER. DOORS MOMENTARILY CYCLED TO CLOSED POSITION STRIKING WELDER IN THE HIP AREA ON BOTH SIDES.
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