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Employee was welding on guard rail when his auto-darkening welding lens failed. He immediately replaced lens with a standard welding lens.

Employee was welding on finish mill shell (overhead and in awkward position). Felt pain in shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on November 16, 2009.)

Side of dozer slipped when employee passed crest of stockpile causing him to be partially ejected from seat. Seat belt came unhooked (Seat belt was not defective, but was apparently not securely fastened.)

While moving mill grinding ball hopper into position, the ball on the hopper rolled over, pinching the employees hand between handle and ball. (Required stitches)

A brace was being hoisted by a crane. The connector was climbing into position. The flagman for the crane was not properly positioned and did not wait for the connector to get into position. The flagman brough the brace in too low and struck the connector in the back pinching him into a beam. He fell and his safety equipment caught him.

installing hopper wedge. Hammering down wedge with hammer. Hit side of wedge, hammer bounced to side of brace then to face.

EE was replacing belt on air handler for waste fuels lab when he tried to stop pulleys by grabbing the belt resulting in finger being pinched between belt and pulley. unit was locked out and pulley was free-wheeling. stitches required.

EE WAS CUTTING LID ON DRUM WITH AIR CHISEL. USED HAND TO PULL UP ON LID AND METAL CUT THROUGH GLOVES.

INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL A PILOT HOLE, WHEN THE GLOVE ON HIS HAND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRILL CHUCK DRAWING HIS HAND AND FINGER ONTO THE DRILL BIT.

INJURED WAS JACKHAMMERING CASTABLE FROM THE WALLS OF THE CLINKER COOLER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WALL.

WHILE IN PROCESS OF POSITIONING BALL HOPPER UNDER MILL WITH TOW MOTOR AND CHAIN FALL, HOPPER SHIFTED ON CHAIN FALL CATCHING INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN FLOOR PLATE AND BALL MILL JOURNAL WALL.

WHILE USING THE WOMA GUN, IT KICKED BACK. GUN THEN FLEW OUT OF EE'S HAND. TRIGGER STUCK ON THE END OF THE LANCE. WATER PRESSURE FROM GUN HIT THE TOP OF THE LEFT THIGH, PIERCING THE SKIN.

INJURED AND CO-WORKERS WERE IN PROCESS OF REPLACING AIR PADS ON AIR SLIDE. AS THEY WERE BOLTING AIR SLIDE INNTO PLACE. IT SLIPPED STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER LEG.

INJURED WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN THE SECONDARY CRUSHER WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL BROKE OFF THE BIT OF THE RIVET BUSTER HE WAS USING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN. THE BIT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE JOB.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING BIT OUT OF TANK. FROZEN MATERIAL FELL FORCING THE JACKHAMMER UP INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. INJURED HAD BOTH HANDS ONT HE JACKHAMMER BUT THE FORCE OF THE FALLING MATERIAL WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM TO CONTROL.

INJURED & CO-WORKER HAD USED MILL ROOM OVERHEAD CRANE TO POSITION THE DOOR. INJURED HAD LAID THE REMOTE CONTROL FOR THE CRANE ON THE MILL SHELL. WHILE REACHING FOR NUTS, WASHERS, ETC. HIS KNEE CONTACTED THE UP BUTTON ON THE CONTROL. AS A RESULT THE CRANE APPLIED ENOUGH PULL ON THE CHOKER ATTACHED TO THE DOOR TO CAUSE FAILURE OF THE CHOKER. HE HAD MINOR SURGERY 12/21/98.

WHILE USING THE WOMA GUN TO CLEAN THE BACK END OF THE KILN, A LARGE BUILD UP CAME LOOSE. EE LEFT HAND WAS ON TOP OF GUN FOR EXTRA SUPPORT. BACK OF GUN JERKED UPWARDS PINCHING HIS 3RD FINGER B ETWEEN THE LANCE AND THE AIR CANNON.

CLEANING BACK END OF KILN. EE WAS HOLDING WOMA GUN DOWN BY ANKLE TO SHOOT IT UPWARDS. WHEN EE FIRED GUN, PRESSURE WAS RELEASED HARDER THAN HE EXPECTED AND GUN HIT LEG. EE HAD STITCHES.

INJURED WAS OPERATING POWER STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE LOST WATER FLOW. HE RELAXED ARM & CONTINUED TO HOLD TRIGGER ON POWER WASHER. WATER FLOW RETURNED CUTTING A HOLE IN HIS SAFETY BOOT & BURNING H IS FOOT.

TURNING FINISH MILL WITH BRIDGE CRANE AND CABLE SLING, EE S HAND WAS BETWEEN CABLE AND MILL SHELL. RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED WHEN CABLE BECAME TIGHT.

INJURED WAS USING AN AIR POWERED RIVET BUSTER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM A SECONDARY CRUSHER HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE BIT OR PIN & ENTERED HIS LEG.

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE BUILDUP IN THE RISER AREA, A LARGE CHUNK OF BUILDUP FELL OFF, HITTING THE END OF THE CLEANING LANCE. CAUSING THE WOMA GUN TO RISE UP AND STRIKE EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS JACKHAMMERING CHUNKS FROM CLINKER BREAKER WHEN DRAFT BLEW CLINKER PARTICLES INTO HISEYES (WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS).