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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ALL COAL AND TAILINGS FROM BELT STRUCTURE. HE WAS USING CROWBAR TO DIG THE PACKED CAOL AND TAILINGS FROM THE BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND STR UCTURE HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL DURING CLEAN-UP ON TOP OF A SILO WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LET FOREARM. SHE SPRAINED HER FOREARM. MEDICAL DOCTOR.
A CERAMIC CYCLONE LINER,WHICH WAS STORED ON A WOODEN PALLET ON A SHELF IN THE PLANT WAREHOUSE SHIFTED APPROXIMATELY 2" SIDEWAYS ON THE PALLET WHILE IN STORAGE AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 15' STRIKI NG THE REPAIRPERSON,WHO WAS GETTING WELDING CABLE FROM A LOWER STROAGE AREA.STRUCK ON HARD HAT AND UPPER MIDDLE BACK AREA,CAUSING STRAINED NECK AREA AND ROTOR CUFF DAMAGE.
I.NAME CLIMBED A 4' LADDER WHICH WAS SET IMPROPERLY ( IT WAS NOT OPENED UP TO PROVIDE SUPPORT BUT SET AGAINST THE CYCLONE FRAMEWORK). STEPPING OFF 2ND STEP OF LADDER TO FRAMEWORK THE LADDER SL IPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 2-2 1/2 FEET AND RIGHT FOOT STRUCK KICKPLATE AROUND FLOOR NEXT TO CYC. LAUNDER AND CAUSED ANKLE TO TURN UNDER. SEVERELY SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE; 1
DISMOUNTING FROM TAYMOND FORKLIFT SHE TURNED TO L SIDE AND STEPPED ONTO CONCRETE WITH R FOOT TWISTED R KNEE SURGERY ON 1-11-89 FIRST DAY MISSED
WAS DUMPING SAMPLE FROM BARREL INTO PAN LIFTED PAN UP TO FLOAT SINK TANK & F ELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
COAL BECAME STUCK IN BED OF TRUCK, DRIVER SET HAND BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHOVEL COAL OUT TRUCXK STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF BED OF TRUCK BREAKING RIGHT HEEL.
SORENESS-PAIN LOWER BACK & BACK OF RIGHT LEG. BECAUSE OF AMOUNT OF LIFTING & CLIMBING ON THIS JOB WE DON'T KNOW EXACT CAUSE. SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT. SAW CHIROPRACTOR
LACERATIONS STITCHES REQUIRED RIGHT THUMB. CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN LATCH & SIEVE SCREEN WHEN CHANGING SIEVE BOX.
HE WAS STANDING ON SOUTH CONCRETE WALL OF TANK SUMP INSPECTING AN OIL HOSE ON A USED OIL PUMP FOR SPRAYING CARS WHICH ELECTRICAIAN HAD EARLIER WIRED. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE PUMP. HAD SO ME OIL ON HIS SHOES.
WORKING WITH MECHAINC WHO WAS WLEDING AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO EYES.EYEDROPS PRESCRIBED.
SHE WAS DUMPING3AN 80 LB. COAL SAMPLE FROM A GUNNY SACK INTO A BARREL;FELT PAIN.
I.NAME WAS WALK3NG TO THE TRUCK TO GET A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS SNOW COVERED SUFFERED A BROKEN METACARPUS BONE IN RT HAND
I,NAME WELDING 2VERHEAD REPAIRING CHUTE WHEN A GOB OF HOT METAL FELL BURNING THROUGH HIS PANTS AND BURNING HIM-LEFT SIDE OF SCROTUM AND LEFT LEG JUST BELOW PELVIC AREA. I,NAME WAS WEARING WELD JACKET, GLOVES3AND SHIELD.
DURINGF A BACK 8FAETY EDUCATION PORTION OF 8HR.TRAINING CLASS A DYNAMOMETER WAS USED TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTS OF PROPER LIFTING PROCEDUR ES WHEN CLASS PRACTICED LIFTING ON DYNAMOMETER I.NAME PUL LED TOO HARD IN3 WRONG POSITION & AGGRAVATED A BACK CONDITION WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR
THE INJURED WAS3WALKING BETWEEN WAREHOUSE AND PREP PLANT RETURNING TO LAB.HE WAS STUNG BY AN UNIDENTIFIED INSECT,PROBABLY A WASP,ON TOP SIDE OF RIGHT HAND OPPOSITE THE PALM.DOCTOR PRESCRIBED S TEROID AND BENA8RYL.
WALKING PAS DES5 AND 3 FT HIGH WOOD DESK ENCLOSURE, SPEAKING WITH ELECTRICIAN, RIGHT THIGH STRUCK THE DESK ENCLSURE RAIL AND A LOOSE SPLINTER WHICH BECAME EMBEDDED IN THIGH 1 INCH BROKE OFF TH E SPLINTER WHIC2 LEFT A 2 INCH SPLINTER THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN 3 STITCHES.
I.NAME WAS RAIS3NG A SUMP PUMP WITH A POWER PULLER (COMMONLY CALLED RED DEVIL) WHEN HE REACHED TO GET HOLD OF THE PUMP DOG CATCH RELEASED ON PULLER THIS CAUSED HANDLE TO FLY UP & THE HANDLE ST RUCK HIM IN THE3MOUTH HE SUFFERED A SPLIT UPPER LIP & GUM STITCHES REQUIRED
A PIECE OF GRAD3NG HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON PLANT TROUGHING AND SUPPORT BARS WERE LONG WAY WITH THE TROUGHING. I,NAME WALKED ACROSS GRADING TO CHECK VESSEL PUMP SWITCH. GRADING COLLAPSED INTO TRO UGHING; HIS LEF7 LEG WENT INTO TROUGHING AND HE WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR. ORIGINALLY LEFT KNEE BRUISED, BOTH SIDES BUT REQUIRED KNEE SURGERY WHICH WAS BEGUN ON 1-12-87. FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 1-
I,NAME WAS REMO5ING TAIL SPROCKET FROM #9 FEEDER. WHEN HE REMOVED LAST GREASE HOSE FROM SPROCKET IT ROLLED OUT OF PLACE AND STRUCK HIM IN RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE. BAD BRUISE TO LOWER RIGHT RIB AREA . THREE FRACTUR9D RIBS. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN ON THETHIRD OR FOURTH AND HE STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RESULTS.
I.NAME WAS BURN3NG TEETH OFF PENN CRUSHER ROLL WHEN HOT SLAG SPLASHED ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BURNED IT BEFORE HE NOTICED IT WAS THERE. WENT TO DR AND ONLY MISSED 1 DAY
I.NAME REMOVING3FLIGHT FROM STAMLER FEEDER #10 WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK HE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC.
I.NAME WAS DESC9NDING A LADDER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATIC THICKENER AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER
I.NAME WAS PRYING A LARGE STONE FROM REFUSE CHUTE WITH PRYBAR WHEN STONE CAME LOOSE, LETTING BAR SLIP AND SMASHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND POST OF HANDRAIL.
I.NAME HAD BEEN RAISING THE PUMP. THE STOP ON THE WINCH DID NOT CATCH. AS SHE WALKED AWAY THE WINCH LET LOOSE & THE HANDLE HIT HER ON THE HAND. THE WAGNER PUMP HAD BEEN LEASED & THIS WAS ITS INITIAL USE.
I,NAME WAS TIGHTENING SHEAR PIN BOLT ON #3 SCREW COUPLER WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO HIT FOREARM ON SCREW FLIGHT. A GEAR BROKE ON THE INSIDE OF THE RATCHET CAUSING IT SLIP RATH ER THAN HOLD IN GEAR.
LOADING SPLITTER BOX ON 4 WHEEL BUGGY.HE HELD BUGGY BY HANDLE USING HIS BODY WEIGHT TO STEADY BUGGY.BOX SLIPPED ON BUGGY EDGE LIFTING HIM ABOUT 8\\ OFF FLOOR.HE THEN FELL ONTO BUGGY HANDLE.PAI N IN GROIN AREA.
SHOVELING COAL AND FLOC OFF FLOOR, HE S LIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE, TEARING CARTILAGE. DUE TO BOBS 21 TURN ROTATION SCHEDULE AND THE CRISTMAN HOLIDAY, LOST TIME STARTED ON 12/26/84
LOOSENING NUT,NUT BROKE LOOSE AND LEFT ARM SWUNG AROUND AND HIT REFUSE CHUTE BEHIND HIM.I.NAME ARRIVED AT WORK WITH BANDAGE AND SAID HE HAD FLUID DRAINED FROM ELBOW A FEW DAYS LATER.
REMOVING SECITON OF HEAVY MEDIA VESSEL PADDLE WHEEL AND PIECE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT,CUTTING JUST BEHIND TOES ON RIGHT FOOT.NO LIGAMENTS OR TENDONS CUT.NO BROKEN BONES.
WHILE REMOVING OLD FLYGHT FROM HEAVY MEDIA VESSLE PADDLE WHEEL A SHARP EDGE STRUCK HIS LEG.
PUSHING COAL INTO OUTSIDE STORAGE FEEDER WHEN DOZER THROTTLE STUCK, COAL GAVE WAY UNDER DOZER AND DOZER WENT IN FEEDER AND HE STRUCK FOREHEAD AGAINST DOZER WINDSHIELD
DAVE WAS BAILING OUT SUMP AND PAUL WILSON WENT TO HAND DOWN A SMALL SUMP PUMP WHICH SLIPPED OUT OF PAULS HAND AND STRUCK DAVE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE. DIRT PARTICLE IN EYE, WAS IMBEDDED.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF SCAFFOLDING AND FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR APPROX 6\ BRUISED RIGHT KNEE RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIT HEAD NO FRACTURES EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIED FOR DESERATION DUE TO POSSIBLE CONCU SSION.
EMP WAS DISMANTLING A SAW SHED WOOD FRAME, AND DPOPPED A 2" X 6" BOARD ACROSS TOP OF LEFT FOOR ABOVE STEEL TOE DOCTOR INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO STAY OFF FOOT FOR 3 WEEKS, INJURY ATTRIBUTED TO PER SONAL CLUMBINESS
WAS SHOVELING SPILL THROWING COAL OVER TO ONE SIDE OF BODY MADE PIVOT AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BAACK
CAROL WAS ADDING CAUSTIC SODA PELLET FORM BY DRUMS TO THE STATIC THICKENER SHE HAD TO PUNCH HOLES IN THE DRUM WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER TO LET IT FLOW FROM THE DRUM WHEN A PIECE OF CAUSTIC CAME O FF THE HAMMER AND GOT INTO HER RIGHT EYE SHE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD
WHEN HOSING THE TUNNEL JEFF CLIMBED OVER THE BELT, JUMPED DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE AND LANDED ON THIS HOSE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THE REPAIRMAN HAD A PIECE OF 14" PIPE RESTING ON A PIECE OF 2" PIPE TO PUT A FLANGE ON THE ENDOF THE 14" PIPE. THE 14" PIPE ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND FLOOR.
JIM WAS OPENIONG A NEW CAN OF WELDING RODS & CUT HIS FINGER WHILE PRYING OPEN THE LID.