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EMPLOYEE NOTICED CEMENT LEAKING FROM STORAGE SILO AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP LEAK, CEMENT FLUSHED OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING CEMENT TO GET INTO BOTH EYES. EYES WERE IRRITATED AND E YE BALL SCRATCHED FROM ABRASIVE NATURE OF CEMENT
INJURED WA ASSIGNED TASK OF MOVING KILN CHAIN FROM BACK END OF KILN INTO DUST HOUSING-A DISTANCE OF 2-3 FEET. WORK AREA WAS CONGESTED AND INJURED WAS STANDING ON A BOARD. AS HE BENT TO PICK UP CHAIN, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK AND SUFFERED A LUMBAR STRAIN.
OPENING HAND OPERATING SLIDE TO EMPTY DUST TANK.SLIDE WAS STUCK AND JERKED ON SLIDE IT DIDNT MOVE AND HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
DESCENDING SHORT 5\ STEEL LADDER WHEN RUNG SEPRAARATED FROM VERTICAL MEMBER.SLID DOWN AND BELL BAND BUTTUCK.
THE INJURED WAS COMPLETING SOME PAPERWORK IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO CLOCKING OUT FOR THE DAY AND HAD PLACED HIS PERSONAL DUFFLE BAG ALONGSIDE OF THE CHAIR. AS HE STOOD UP TO LEAVE, HIS FEET BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SHOULDER/CARRYING HANDLES OF THE BAG AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STARTED TO FALL. THE MOMENTUM OF HIS FALLING TOOK THE INJURED OVER THE EDGE OF THE 48" HIGH LOADING DOCK AND
EMP WAS USING A 3FT KEYWRENCH TO OPEN A CIRCULATING VALVE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON ANOTHER WRENCH