THE EMPLOYEE WAS ONLY HANDLING TOOLS TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AS A CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING SPLICED BACK TOGETHER. IT WAS WARM & HUMID ON THIS DAY, BUT NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. EE BEGAN TO LOOK PALE AND WAS SWEATING MORE THAN USUAL. CO-WORKER FELT HIS PULSE IT WAS RACING. HE TOOK HIM TO MEDICAL CENTER. STRESS TEST & CATHERIZATION DETERMINED THAT HE HAD BLOCKAGE RESULTING IN SURGERY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GAS TORCH TO REMOVE A BAD BEARING ON A SHAKER, WHEN CUTTING THROUGH THE INNER RACE OF THE BEARING, THE MULTI-PURPOSEGREASE IGNITED BEHIND THE BEARING IN A TUBE THAT IT HAD PURGED THROUGH. THIS CAUSED A FLASH FIRE RESULTING IN THE BURNS TO THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK AND IS CONTINUING HISDUTIES AS PIT FOREMAN. HE'S SOME WHAT RESTRICTED
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPLACEMENT OF STEEL PADS IN THE DE-WATERING SCREW, WHEN APAD SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND, STRIKING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF BON E TIP AND ABRASION. 30-35 LB FLAT STEEL PAD FOR THE DE-WATERING SCREW.