Friday, January 29, 2010 While performing routine maintenance on one of our hydraulic extrication rams, once the ram hit full extension, a seal blew and shot hydraulic fluid out of a gap between the valve and the ram body into my eyes. This resulted in me having to go to the ER and get my eyes flushed for about 1 hour.

LESSONS LEARNED:

Wear safety glasses anytime you are operating or are around someone operating hydraulic tools. This activity is something that I have done numerous times without incident, but this time it could have been catastrophic