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EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE DOOR TO THE GENERATOR TRAILER THERE WAS A STRONG GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUGHT THE DOOR AND FORCED IT BACK INTO HIS FACE CAUSING CUTS ABOVE AND BELOW HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN HOT PIECES OF METAL CAUGHT A RAG ON FIRE. HE THEN TRIED TO KNOCK RAG AWAY BUT IT STUCK TO HIS HAND. THIS LEFT 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON THE PALM AND FINGERS (BELOW FIRST KNUCKLE) OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
STEPPING ONTO HINGED LADDER TO CLIMB ON IMPACT BREAKER INJ PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN HINGE.LACERATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTED.
INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB HOLDING ON TO H ANDLE ON TOP OF CAB AS HE T URNED TO GO DOWN THE LADDER & CHANGE HOLD TO LADDER HANDRAIL HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN R IGHT LEG.
PRESSING BUSHINGS OUT OF WALKING BEAMS ON TRUCK USING PRESS EQUIP.WHILE PRESSING BUSHINGS OUT,PIECE USED TO PRESS OUT BUSHING SHATTERED.ONE FRAGMENT HIT EMPL ON UPPER LEFT LIP.
EMPLOYEE LOADED ONE TRUCK AFTER STARTING SHIFT, WENT TO ST.LOUIS IN COMPANY CAR FOR PARTS. ARRIVED BACK AT PLANT APPROX 9:30 WENT TO LOADING AREA, DRANK A CUP OF COFFEE AND ATE A COUPLE OF DOU GHNUTS WITH MAINT.MAN THEY THEN WENT OUT ON TOP OF R.R. CAR TO CLOSE DOORS AND PUT ON SEALS. MAINT.MAN LEFT AND HE WENT DOWN ON TRACK TO SEAL LOWER HATCHES. CAME BACK TO OFFICE AND PASS OUT I
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON PUNCH END, A PIECE OF EMERY WHEEL OR DUST, GLANCED OFF SHIELDS ON GRINDER AND GOT IN CORNER OF EYE. DIDNT KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL EVENING, THEN WENT TO DOCTOR. T HIS WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A FIRST AID CASE, BUT RECURRING PAIN RESULTED IN REMOVING FOREIGN BODY FROM CORNER.