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EE STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING, THE SAMPLE PAN FELL OVER AND HE GOT OUT OF THE DRILL TO UPRIGHT IT. THE EE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE AIR AND A FOREIGN BODY BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE STATED THE HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE AND COWORKER WERE TIGHTENING THE PULLDOWN CHAIN BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH WHEN THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE TOOTH WITH THE WRENCH. BOTH EES WERE HOLDING THE WRENCH WHEN THE COWORKER'S GRIP SLI PPED AND THE WRENCH WAS DROPPED.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SETTING UP THE SURVEYING INSTRUMENT OVER A POINT AND WAS LOOSENING A TRIPOD LEG TO ADJUST WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCKS AND FELL TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT AN D THE INSTRUMENT FELL TOWARDS HIM STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE EXITING THE CAB OF #1073-087 TIRE TRUCK HR STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE DOOR. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 2/12/93 TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED FROM HIS ELBOW.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LEVELING THE LASER INSTRUMENT AND A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT AND BIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A BARRELL OF LIQUID SOEAP ON A BARREL DOLLY AND WHEN THE BARREL WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE WASH RACK THE BARREL CAP CAME OFF SPLASHING SOAP ON HIS ARMS, HAND S & NECK. VISITED PHYSICIAN ON GIZZLE AFTER RASH DID NOT CLEAR UP.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING UP A WELD WITH A GRINDER A FOREIGN BODY STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING HIM PAIN.THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPL CHIPPING HOLE IN ROCK WITH GEOLOGICAL HAMMER AND A 5 LB HAMMER TO PLACE A WOOD LATHE. EMPL STRUCK GEO HAMMER WITH OTHER HAMMER AND A SPLINTER OF METAL STRUCKJ RIGHT INDEX FINGER.EMPL HAD MEDICAL TREATMENT 4-27-92.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PUT ON A JACKET AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT & WHEN HE TOOK THE JACKET OFF HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD BEEN BITTEN BY A SPIDER
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A RIPPER TOOTH ON #115 DOZER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE TOOTH A SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT SHIN AND BECAME EMBEDDE D. THE WOUND WAS PROBED AND SUTURED.