A technician approached a valve set and slightly bent over to check the superheater drain alignment. After checking the alignment, they stood up and walked a few steps. Afterwards, the technician felt a sharp pop and thought their back went out. The Control Room was contacted and respondents assisted injured technician.
A Fuel Yard Technician dismounted a wheel loader, when right foot touched the ground, the technician felt a ""pop"" and pain discomfort. The Control Room was notified. Respondents performed an injury assessment, provided first aid treatment and the injured technician was taken to the clinic for additional medical evaluation. The technician was placed on restricted work duty.
A FPD Supervisor's right foot slipped which caused the EE to fall to the floor. Respondents performed a quick initial injury assessment, informed the Control Room & provided first aid treatment. Respondents determined the floor was recently mopped & was still wet. The injured EE was taken to the hospital & was issued prescription medication along with work restrictions.
A ee stepped awkwardly onto a piece of metal grating and experienced a pain in right foot. Technician stated that no medical assistance was necessary. On 3/8/17, the technician experienced additional pain discomfort and the Compliance Manager escorted ee to a medical provider. The technician was provided a prescription with sitting duties only work restriction.
Employee removed glasses to view settings on survey device. Afterwards, EE attempted to don safety glasses, misjudged the clearance and inadvertently inserted the end of the safety glasses into the corner of left eye. A witness informed the injured employee that blood was accumulated in the corner of left eye.
Lifting beam into place. When the rigging bottomed out the employee lifted the beam to unhook the choker.
Emp stepped off bay and R foot went down into channel between two bays causing employee to lose balance falling forward. Emp attempted to break fall with hands which slipped off bay causing face to impact horizontal support channel. Emp injuries which included facial fracture of mouth will require 1 tooth to be extracted, 22 stitches to Lip, puncture to R thumb and bruised R knee.
Spreader bar was dropped in between tubes to be turned 90 degrees to open gap between tubes for cleaning. Spreader bar was caught between 1st tube in bundle and tube below. Employee tried to remove stuck spreader bar by using force with his arms agitating back and forth without success. Employee retrieved larger spreader bar and separated tube bundle to remove stuck spreader bar.
Worker was moving a piece of steel rod and it cut his right forearm
Employee was moving 4 schedule 40 carbon steel pipe (35lbs) into position at a receiver tank. The employee he felt pain in his stomach but he thought it was something he ate. The employee reported his injury the next day via phone (Sunday 06/23/13) and was taken to the doctor on Monday for examination on Monday 06/24/13 for examination and was diagnosed a Umbilical hernia.
While erecting structural steel components, an employee was using a sleever bar to align holes in preparation for inserting bolts. The employee was pulling the bar with both hands when it became dislodged from the connection point. The sleever bar struck the employee in the face at the nose-cheek juncture. Employee suffered a laceration and broken nose.
Employee was laying steel checkered plate at the hog tower when he felt a pop in his left arm.
A millwright was assembling a drag chain by using a crane to stretch out sections of the chain so the next section could be attached to the end. While a section of one of the drag chains was hanging from the crane the rigging came off of the hook and the load fell striking an employee.
Employee was driving rebar stake to establish danger barricade around an excavation. He picked up too high and missed the stake pinching his finger between rebar and driver.
After installing a girder beam in the ESP, all rigging was removed from the crane. The employee was attempting to remove a tag line from the girder beam. He pulled on the rope to see if it was entangled or still tied. The rope broke and the employee fell backwards 10' until his PFAS arrested his fall. During his descent his left foot impacted a walkboard fracturing his left ankle.
Insect bite, cellulitis (soft tissue infection).
Employee was cleaning an area for a weld repair. Employee right eye became irritated with what felt like a foreign object.
EE was welding and stopped to replace the welding rod, picked up his hood and something got in his left eye.
Operating front end loader in coal yard. While scooping a load of coal, tried to roll the bucket back, rear end went up in air. Coal pile gave way, rear end came down hard . The air seat came down and bottomed out. Injured his lower back.
Employee was mowing lawn around office building, grass & dust was blowing around. Later in the day he noticed something in his left eye. He washed out his eye & it felt better, later in the evening he felt something in his eye again. Dust in left eye, irritated , Foreign body left eye, Corneal abrasion. Employee has achieved M.M.I. with no functional limitations.
Oil gun was attempting to retract from the boiler, when it jammed against the igniter. EE lifted up on the igniter to free the oil gun and the gun shot back and pinched his right hand ring finger.
Two employees were moving the Sandpiper Portable Sump Pump out from between the Sump Pumps 1A & 1B. One was pushing the Pump forward while the other was lifting it up with the chain hoist. The Pump started to roll toward Sump Pump 1A; injured tried to hold it back, trapped his (R) hand smashing pinky finger between pumps.
Working on Coal ramp with loader, was bouncing in loader. Back started hurting around end of shift.
Employee was repairing tube leaks on reheat header. we were using the pneumatic grinder to clean tubes and dirt blew in his left eye.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE HOPPERS ON THE BAGHOUSE.EE OPENED THE DOOR AND THE MATERIAL WAS PACKED IN TIGHT. WHEN THE MATERIAL WAS BROKE IT STARTED FLOWING OUT, AND THE HOT MATERIAL WENT DOWN INDIDE HIS BOOTS.
EE WAS LEAVING BOILER THRU CHAIN CONVEYOR. HE STEPPED FROM TOP LEVEL ONTO BOTTOM SCAFFOLD BAORD. THE BOARD BROKE AND HE FELL 6 FEET INTO CHAIN CONVEYOR.
EE LOST HIS FOOTING WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRESSELL GOING TO HIS CAR.
EE WAS SWEEPING, REMOVING DIRT FROM UNDER TABLE WITH A BROOM, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.
EE WAS PREPARING A BOILER TUBE TO REPAIR A CRACK IN THE TUBE. AIR FROM THE PNEUMATIC GRINDER BLEW DUST UP UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD.
EE WAS STEPPING OVER PIPE & CAUGHT HIS FOOT & FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WAS DISTRACTED & WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HIS FOOTING.
EE WAS MOVING A 450# DRUM OF OIL ACROSS SHOP FLOOR WHEN HE CAME TO A NARROW OPEING BETWEEN THE 4160 ROOM, DRUM CART ROLLED OVER A SEAM ON THE FLOOR. DRUM CART HIT THE SEAM IN THE FLOOR & JARRE D THE CATCH LOOSE FROM THE DRUM, ALLOWING DRUM TO MOVE UP & FORWARD.
EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF AROMA FLEX (BLOCK FROM INSULATION), THAT WAS PARTLY UNDER WATER AND HADMUD ON IT. EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RT. HIP, WHEN HE FELL HE HIT THE LOCKER ALONG THE POWER HOUSE AND WALL.
KNEELING ON CONCRETE, SCRAPING GASKET SURFACES. IMPROPER KNEELING & BENDING PROCEDURES.
EE WAS INSIDE CATIOR VESSEL ON PT #1 TAKING FINGERS OFF DISTRIBUTION READER FOR REPAIRS. AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS WAY OUT OF THE VESSEL, RE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE STAINLESS STEEL DISTRICUTION H EADER.
HAND WAS IN PRONE POSITION WHEN PIN WAS PULLED HAND WAS PINCHED IN BETWEEN A PINCH POINT IN MOWER.
EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING AND WELDING PATCHES ON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.
WORKING ON GATHERING SCREW AT E-40 BAGHOUSE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HEAT.
THE AREA WHERE EE FELL WAS SLIPPERY WITH ALGAE GROWING, BECAUSE OF A STOPPED UP DRAIN.
KNOCKER WRENCH FELL FROM LEDGE OF EXPADSHION JOINT AND DOWN ONTO TOP OF FOOT.
DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY EE FELT PAIN WHEN HE WAS WALKING DOWN FRON E-40 BAGHOUSE.
WORKING ON FLY ASH VALVE 141 HAD END COVER OFF AND WAS APPLYING AIR PRESSURE TO VALVE WHEN VALE PISTON FLEW OUT HITTING RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FENDER OF THE LOADER WASHING THE WINDOW. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO SIDE MIRROR WITH ONE HAND. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE WAS COMPLAINING OF A HURT B ACK AND SORE LEG.
DRILLING HOLE AT AN ANGLE WHEN DRILL LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND BETWEEN STEEL.
CLIMBING DOWN BETWEEN BOILER AND CATWALK. EE PUT HIS KNEE ON A ROUND PIECE OF SKIM CAUSING TO GET HIS FOOTING BELOW WHEN HE FELT HIS KNEE POP.
LIFTING CHUTE OUT OF MILL WHEN RIGGING WAS BINDING. LET OFF RIGGING TO ADJUST STRAP CHUTE WAS WEDGED BUT WHEN ADJUSTING STRAP IT FELL ON HAND.
TRYING TO LINE UP SPRINGS IN PULVERIZER BY TURNING COUPLING. HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN CHEST. HE AT THAT TIME DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS THAT BAD.
TAKING CENTER POST FROM D COAL MILL & CENTER POST FELL FROM MILL LANDING ON UPPER CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS MOVING A WELDING MACHINE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING THE MAJORITY OF THE LOAD. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH & STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 7/25/00 & DID NOT REQUEST TREATMENT UNTIL 7/28/00.
EE WAS COMING OUT OF A SPACE & THE PERSON ABOVE HIM DID NOT SEE HIM THERE. THE PERSON ABOVE OPENED THE BUILER DOOR AND HOT GLY ASH FELL ONTO THE INJURED EE'S NECK & SMALL SECTION OF HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE WENT TO GET THE ATTENTION OF A CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR TURNED AROUND WHILE UNHOOKING A GAINT GUN AND EE WAS SPRAYED WITH PAINT.
EE SLIPPED WHEN HE PLACED HIS FOT ON THE EDGE OF A HOPPER & BUMPED HIS SHIN. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/29. DR.'S NOTE DID NOT INDICATE DIAGNOSIS. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE (THRU DR.) UNTIL 5/9/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING DOWN TO LOOK AT SOMETHING AND THE NEXT DAY HE SAID THAT HIS RIBS WERE SORE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-27-2000.
EE WAS WALKING OUT OF FIRST AID CLASS WHEN SOMEONE STUPPED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE STEPPED WRONG, TWISING HIS KNEE.
EE WAS MOVING BATTERIES ALONG A SHELF. HE HAD DONE EVERYTHING HE COULD TO MAKE THE JOB EASIER, BUT AT SOME POINT HE STRAINED HIMSELF TOO HARD. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR U NTIL 3-10-2000& EE DID NOT WANT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-13-2000.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHICH CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE HELPING ANTOHER EMPLOYEE MOVE SOMETHING HE FLT A SLIGHT BURINING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA. IT WENT AWAY THE NEXT DAY, BUT CME BACK. EE DID NTO REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-16 U NTIL SEEN BY A DR, IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A GROIN STRAIN.