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Employee was trying to unplug #3 filter feed hopper with a maul. While swinging the maul, a piece of foreign body flaked off, making contact with his right eye. Emp was not wearing the correct PPE for this area. He should have been wearing goggles, but instead was wearing safety glasses.

The employee was closing #27 press filter feed valve using a hammer wrench. When the employee struck the valve on about the 4th time he felt a pain in his right elbow. The employee stopped working and was taken to the company doctor for examination. The employee was put on restricted work after returning from the doctor.

Employee was closing a 4" plug valve using a damaged valve wrench. The damaged wrench slipped off the valve, resulting in his right thumb getting jammed and smashed against the valve next to the one he was closing.

A TRA man reported on 1/3/14 feeling a slight pull in his lower back and right hamstring muscle after using a maul to open an underflow valve under #30 precipitator. He reported pull as minor, and said he was in no discomfort. He worked Sat.& Sun. night. On 1/8/14, he complained of pain & was sent to Medical, seen by physician for hamstring pain with "avoid maul use" restriction.

Mechanic was working on a Ballformer. While one mechanic was lying on the ground making adjustments to the roller bearing bolts, the injured mechanic was using a track bar to leverage the support roller bearing into the proper position. The track bar slipped off the roller bearing striking the mechanic on the ground just above his right eye causing a laceration.

Employee was attempting to turn valve on Back Pressure Control, when he felt pain in his Left shoulder. Employee was using wrench and cheater bar. Employee quit upon feeling pain. Did not seek medical attention until 5/14/2007.

While adjusting #3 Pannivis Filter Head Pulley, employee was tightening the head bolts when he felt burning in lower back. Employee had been working on equipment for approximately 30 minutes, loosening and tighting bolts in an effort to align the Head Pulley.

Held open pocket knife in right hand while opening bearing box, cardboard tore allowing hands to slip. Left thumb made contact with open kife blade, resulting in 4 stitches to repair wound.

Employee suffered a lumbar area muscle strain while using wrench to tighten and loosen 3/4 nuts and bolts on #13 Precepitator Pump. He stated that he felt pain after completing task and self treated with ibruprophen and delayed reporting injury until 8/7/2006. He was sent to doctor and taken off work for one week.

Operator was swapping tanks at the Bldg. 45 Tank Farm. He had just closed #67 and had opened #71 and had stepped down from platform. He took a step on the ground and felt a sharp pain in his right lower lumbar area. Operators use 8 lb. sledge hammer to strike locken bar to open and close valves.