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EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A WELD WITH A GRINDER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION AT THE TIME BUT IT WAS THE WRONG TYPE FOR THE JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A TRAILER INTO IT'S NORMALPOSITION AFTER BOBCAT WAS UNLOADED WHEN A BEE STUNG HIM ON HIS NECK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND RELEASED ON THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WEIGHING TRUCKS ON THE SCALE HOUSE WHEN A BEE SOMEHOW STUNG HER THROUGH HER SOCK ON HER LEFT FOOT (ANKLE) AREA. SHE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 8/24/00 WHEN HER FOOT WAS STILL RED . DOCTOR GAVE PRESCRIPTION FOR HER TO TAKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE BEARING FROM ITS HOUSING TO REPLACE THE BEARING. HE WAS DRIVING A BEARING OUT OF A HOUSING, WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BLOCK OF WOOD OUTSIDE THE SHOP AREA WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE EYE DOCTOR UNTIL MAY 22. THE DOC- TOR REMOVED THE FOREIGN OBJECT AND PRESCRIBED ANANTIBIOTIC.