EE WAS CHANGING OUT A ROTARY AIRLOCK VALVE WHEN HE USED HIS HAND TO WIPE AWAY SWEAT FROM HIS RIGHT EYE. AFTER DOING SO HE NOTICED HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE CAUSING SOME IRRITATION. HE COMPLE TED HIS SHIFT & TRIED TO REMOVE THE PARTICLE AT HOME UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE FOLLOWING MORINING AT WORK HE REQUESTED A PHYSICIAN TO HAVE IT REMOVED. AFTERWARD HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK.
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September 25, 2002
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Azco Mica Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Azco Mica Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE CUTTING HAND RAIL TUBING ON A CHOPSAW, EE WAS HOLDING THE LONG END OF A 10' PIECE WHEN A SHAVING FROM THE SAW FLEW OUT THE SIDE AND HIT THE UPPER CHEEK THEN THE INSIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLA SSES AND INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING A FACE SHIELD WHILE HELPING. IT WAS NOT A DIRECT HIT SO IT DID NOT DO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE EYE.
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