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A piece of metal broke off a bull pin (Metal striking tool) and embedded in employees left bicep. (1/4" x 1/4")

Employee was using a five-foot long pry bar on a support tab to help move the finish mill feed chute. The chute was wedged between two 6 inch I-beams. While applying pressure on the bar the chute shifted and the bar slipped and struck the employee on the right side rib. Employees left middle finger was impacted, between the bar and one of the 6 inch I-beams.

Employee was holding a flat bar as a straight edge while another employee used a box blade knife to cut a cardboard pattern. The blade slipped up onto the flat bar and slid into the finger of the employee holding the flat bar and cutting it. The employee required stitches.

Employee was reaching overhead with wrench to tighten nut when wrench slipped off of nut and employees arm jerked downward, tearing his rotator cuff.

While shooting a snowman from the firing hood the 8 gauge gun malfunctioned causing a missfire to occur and the slug struck the metal plate surrounding the poke hole and fragments struck an employee.

The chain on a chainfall was in a bind and while pulling on chainfall it broke loose jarring/whip lashing the neck.

The employee stated he was cutting a plastic strap from spray nozzle tubing and cut his left hand with a utility knife. He was treated for a lacerated tendon (thumb) and returned to work on restricted duty the same day.

The employee (welder/repairman) was loosening a bolt on a Finish Mill pump's barrel. When the bolt broke free, the wrench the employee was using came up and hit the employee in the mouth/tooth. The impact on his front tooth caused a fracture to his upper left front tooth. The employee returned to work at full duty the same day after being examined by a dentist.

THE EE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A PAN CONVEYOR WHEEL BY STRIKING THE WHEEL WITH A 2 LB HAMMER. A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE WHEEL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH, CAUSING A 1/4" LACERATION. AFTER A REVIEW OF THE X-RAY IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEEL CHIP REMAINS IN HIS THIGH AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. STEEL WAS REMOVED AND HE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY THE SAME DAY.

EE WAS TAKING STEEL LINERS OFF THE WEST WALL OF #2 BALL MILL. LINERS SECURELY IN PLACE ABOVE & TO BOTH SIDES OF THE LINER HE INTENDED TO BREAK LOOSE. HE HAD USED AN AIR ARC GOUGER TO CUT ALONG THE EDGES OF THE LINER TO FREE IT FROM THE OTHERS BUT IT WOULD NOT COME FREE. HE USED HIS HAND MAUL, STRIKING IT 5 TO 8 TIMES, WHEN A CHIP OF STEEL SPLINTERED OFF THE LINER INTO HIS KNEE.

EE & COWORKER WERE TIGHTENING LOCKNUTS ON THE PUSH BOLTS FOR THE COAL MILL ROLLER ADJUSTMENTS. EE WAS HOLDING A LARGE HAMMER WRENCH ON LOCKNUT WHILE COWORKER HIT IT W/SLEDGEHAMMER. THE WRENCH IS OPEN END TYPE, 40" LONG. IT WAS BEING HELD BY EE'S LT HAND SO IT WOULDN'T COME OFF THE NUT. WHEN THE SLEDGEHAMMER HIT THE WRENCH IT PIVOTED SIDEWAYS & PINCHED EE'S FINGER AGAINST MILL BODY.

THIS WELDER REPAIRMAN HAD HEATED THE INNER RACE OF A BEARING TO REMOVE IT FROM A STUB SHAFT (2 &7/16 DIA.) HE USED A BRASS HAMMER TO TAP THE RACE BUT A SLIVER SPLINTERED OFF THE RACE AND HIT H IM IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN. UNSURE WHETHER IT EMBEDDED ITSELF, HE WENT TO HIS OWN HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT FOR X-RAYS,WHICH SHOWED IT. THE DR. DECIDED NOT TO REMOVE IT. SURGERY WILL BE PERFORMED,

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER & WEDGE TO REMOVE A LARGE HEAD LINER. HE DROVE IN THE WEDGE, NOT KNOWING THE LINER WAS ALREADY LOOSE. THE LIVER FELL, AND BOUNCED TWICE, LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE SECOND BOUNCE.

EE WAS USING A LENGHT OF 3/4" PIPE WITH A 90 DEGREE HANDLE ON THE END TO DISLODGE MATERIAL STUCKIN A HOPPER. AS HE THRUST DOWNWARD HE HIT THE TOP EDGE OF THE HOPPER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH W AS GRASPING THE HANDLE. THE IMPACT BROKE THE RIGT RING FINGER WHICH WAS SET AND SPLINTERD BY THEDOCTOR. THE DOCTOR EXPECTS A HEALING TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS.

THE INJURED WORKER & A FELLOW WORKER WERE IN THEPROCESS OF LOOSENING BOLTS HOLDING A CONVEYOR BELT PULLEY IN PLACE. THEY WERE WORKING FROM THE BASKET OF A MANLIFT ON THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR. WHI LE STRAINING TO BREAK THE RUSTED NUTS FREE, THE WRENCH SLIPED CAUSING THE WORKER TO TWIST HIS BACK, STRAINING SOME MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO SET THE SECURITY LATCH ON THE BOTTOM DOOR OF A RAILCAR HE HAD HELPED UNLOAD. WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE BAR ITSLIPPED OUT OF IT'S PURCHASE POINT AND HE STUMBL ED BACKWARDS AND FELL ON HIS BUTT. THE DOCTOR PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE DID NOT REPORT FOR HIS NEXT SHIFT CLAIMING HE HURT TOO MUCH. HE WORKED OCT 16&17 BUT NOT THE 18TH & IS STILL OUT.

THE WORKER WAS USING A 6' LONG STEEL BAR TO BREAK LOOSE SOME BUILD-UP OF CLINKER FROM THE WEST WALL OF THE CLINKER COOLER. HE WAS THRUSTING THE BAR THROUGH 8" SQUARE PORTHOLES IN THE COOLER WALL ABOUT 3' ABOVE THE PLATFORM LEVEL. WHILE PUSHING THE BAR HE FELT A CRAMP IN HIS UPPER RIGHT HIP, BUT AFTER SEEING A DOCTOR IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN OF THE BACK.

THE EE WAS TAKING LINERS OUT OF A BALL MILL. WHEN THE LINERS ARE INITIALLY INSTALLED THEY WERE PUT DOWN OVER RUBBER SHEETING AND OVER TIME THE RUBBER ADHERES TO THE BACK OF THE LINER AND THE M ILL WALL. AFTER THE LINER BOLT WAS REMOVED HE TAPPED ON THE FACE OF THE LINER TO SEE HOW LOOSWE IT WAS AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS LOOSE ENOUGHT TO LIFT OUT. SO HE TAPPED ON THE TOP

WORKERS WERE USING A HYDRAULIC RAM, A STEEL PLATE AND ALL THREAD RODS TO PULL A BEARING OFF A 12" DIA. SHAFT. THEY HAD PUT ABOUT 3000PSI PRESSURE ON THE RAM AND WERE POSITIONING SOME WIRE ROPE RIGGING TO SUPPORT THE BEARING, WHEN THE THREADS ON ONE OF THE ALL THREAD RODA STRIPPED SUDDENLY. THE STEEL PLATE PIVOTED TO THE SIDE AND HIT THE BACK OF A NEARBY WORKER'S HAND CAUSING A FRAC

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A HAMMER WRENCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT, RICOCHETED OFF THE COAL MILL HE WAS WORKING ON AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT EAR CAUSING A LACERATION. RECEIVED 13 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

THE EE WAS TAKING SOME PARTS OFF AN OLD UTILITY KNIFE TO ASSEMBLE ON ANOTHER KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED WITH HIS HAND AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE EXPOSED BLADE. FOUR STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE C UT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FILE TO REMOVE A BUMP FROM A HOLE BORED THROUGH A 3/4" STEEL PLATE STANDING VERTICALLY. FILE HANDLE BROKE WHILE HE WAS PRESSING DOWN WITH BOTH HANDS. THE POINTED FILE FE LL TO THE BENCH TOP WHERE HIS LEFT HAND WAS IMPALED ON IT DUE TO HAND'S DOWNWARD MOMENTUM. HE GOT FIRST AID AT LOCAL HOSPITAL BUT NOTED LOSS OF STRENGTH. HAD SURG. TO REPAIR NERVE DAMAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE UNDER A FINISH MILL (BALL TYPE) LINER THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE MILL. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF THE WEDGE, STRIKING AND EMBEDDING ITSELF IN T HE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM. DR USED TWO SUTURES TO CLOSE OPENING MADE TO REMOVE METAL CHIP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DAMPER AT HIS WORK BENCH. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO RAISE IT UP HIGH ENOUGH TO PUT A BLOCK UNDER. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT UPPER BACK.

WORKER WAS TRIMING AN ELECTRICAL PANEL WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOORS ON A EMPTY COAL CAT WITH A PRY BAR. WHILE DOING THIS HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE WITH A KNIFE

THE EMPLOYEE WORKED SEVERAL HOURS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND WRECKING BAR. HIS WRIST TOOK SEVERAL JOLTS WHILE WORK WITH THOSE TOOLS.

THE EE WAS SHOVELING CEMENT DUST OUT OF THE COOLER. SOME OF THE DUST GOT INTO HIS GLOVES. WHEN HE STARTED TO WEAT THE DUST STARTED BURNING THE EE DID NOT WASH THE DUST OFF.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO BREAK LOOSE A HAMMER BLIND. WHILE STRIKING THE BLIND HE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SLIDE A RAILCAR DOOR CLOSED HE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE ON THE DOOR WITH A STEEL BAR TO ROTATE IT & CLOSE IT AFTER DOING THIS THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT WRIST DEVELOPED A DULL ACHE IN THE BONE

EMPL ALLEGES THAT HE WAS STRIKING CHISEL PIN WITH HAMMER & HIT EDGE OF PIN DEFLECTING B LOW OF HAMMER TO LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #2 CLINKER COOLER DRIVE WEST SIDE WHEN A PLATE THAT WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A PORT-A-POWER SLIPPED OUT & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT SIDE

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING SLIPPED HIT THE PLATE HE WAS WORKING ON. (THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE THE DOCTR UNTIL MARCH 24, HE SAW THE COM PANY DOCTOR ON MARCH 27, 1990. THE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME GAVE HIM AN INJECTION OF ANTI-BIOTICS.)

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ROPE TO LIFT A VIBRATOR IN PLACE. THE FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE ROPE FROM ABOVE AND THE INJURED WAS STANDING BELOW HELPI NG TO PICK UP ON THE VIBRATOR WHEN THE ROPE BROKE AND DROPPED. THE INJURED HELD ONTO THE VIBRATOR WITH ONE HAND.

INSTALLING PIN IN FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. INJ PUT THE PIN IN HELD PIN IN PLACE WITH LONG BOLT WHILE OTHER EMP STRUCK THE PIN HITTING EMP ON HAND

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE CLOSING THE DOORS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RAIL CARS WITH A BAR WHILE HE WAS CLOSING A DOOR HE FELT A SHARP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER

EMPL STANDING BY SCAFFOLD BOARD LOOSENING MATERIAL ON SIDE OF KILN.LARGE PIECE OF MATERIAL LET LOOSE AND SLID TOWARDS SCAFFOLD BOARD.HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY OF MATERIAL,IT HIT BOARD.BOARD BEN T DOWNWARDS AND SPRANG UP HIT INJ ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYES WERE REMVING A DOOR OF THE 4TH STAGE OF THE PRE-HEATER WITHA COME-A-LONG,WHEN THEY RAISED THE DOOR IT GOT AWAY FROM THE WORKERS AND STRUCK THE INJURE D ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EMP WAS LINING UP BEARING ON 1 FINISH MILL WITH HYRAULIC RAM AND THE SNAP ON HEAD OF RAM SLIPPED OFF AND SHOT UP

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SOME RUBBER BELTING, WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG.

EMP STATED HE W5S LIFTING A SHAFT OUT OF THE SEPARATOR USING A CHAIN FALL WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED AS EMP PULLED ON THE CHAIN

EMP STATED HE W5S WORKING ON #1 BUCKET ELEVATOR WHEN CHAIN FALL CAME LOOSE AND H IT HIM IN THE FACE

EMP WAS HELPING3ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORK ON AN FK PUMP, AND WHILE USING A PRY BAR IT SLIPPED AND THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANVE AND FALL

EMPL USING PIPE3WRENCH WITH CHEATER PIPE ON END OF WRENCH WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE MASHED FINGER ON HANDRAIL.

EMPOYEE STATED 2E HE HIT A BEARING WITH A HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT IN HIS CHEST.

EMP STATED HE W5S WORKING WITH A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED KNOCKING CEMENT INTO EYE