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After using a 4 inch portable grinder on a CAT D11 track frame, George was removing the full face shield he was wearing when a small piece of metal fell in between his face and his safety glasses and on to his left eye. The piece of metal was removed at the Wabash Valley Eye Center in Vincennes, IN.

EE WAS POSITIONING A BROKEN PIECE OF A CAT 992 BELL CRANK (APPROX 200 LBS) WITH AN OVERHEAD HOIST. AS THE BELL CRANK MADE CONTACT WITH THE SHOP FLOOR SLACK IN THE CHAIN ALLOWED IT TO BECOME UN HOOKED, WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE PIECE THEN SHIFTED AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT GREAT TOE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT HAS CAUSE DHIM A GRADUAL WORSENING OF BACK PAIN HOWEVER HIS PHYSICIAN FEELS IT COULD BE CAUSED BY ALL OF THE LIFTING HE HAS TO DO AT W ORK.