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THIS IS A CONTINUATION AND REOCURRANCE OF WORK RELATED TRAUMA AS PER DR. A CONTINUATION OF THE 12-31-87 REPORT AND THE REPORT OF 6-8-89 AND THE REPORT OF 12-8-89. EMPLOYEE TURNED IN REPORT AN D SIGNED IT ON 9-17-90.
EMPL REMOVING SAFETY EQUIP -RECEIVED MATERIAL IN EYE.RX TO PREVENT INFECTION.
CLEANING UN DER CONV CAUGH HAND BETWEEN COAL CONVEY SUPPORT
EMPL OPERATING SKID-LOADER WHEN BUCKET HIT CONCRETE ABUTMENT WHILE CLEANING UP REJECT ROCK SOUTH SIDE OF BLEND SILOS.EMPL STRUCK RT SAFETY BAR.SEAT BELT WAS BEING USED.NOTE:GROUP REJECTED CLAI M-INJURY REPORT TURNED IN 11-13-90.
GREASING ZERT ON CRANE PLACED GUN AGAINST CHEST USED BOTH HANDS PULLED ON HANDLE TO CHEST
CLOSING ELEVATOR DOOR, THEY MEET IN THE MIDDLE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CONDUIT & WIRE FROM DAMAGE CONVEYOR. WHILE WALKING ON CONVEYOR WITH A HEAD CLEARANCE OF 4' 6", EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO BEAM WITH HEAD.
EMPLOYEES WERE UNPLUGGING THE PREHEATER. EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED PROTECTIVE COAT AND LATER REACHED OVER TO CHECK A LANCE PORT ONE MORE TIME AND PREHEATER WAS POSITIVE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET MUD OR CONCRETE WHILE WALKING FROM WET TO DRY KILN.
EMPLOYEE AND FOREMAN WERE CHECKING A SPEED CENSOR IN THE DRILL PRESS IN THE ELECTRICAL SHOP.WHEN GEAR CAME OUT OF DRILL AND HIT INJURED ON THE BACK ON HIS FIRST TWO FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM #1 FEEDER IN RAW MILL WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING BODY MOVEMENT.NOTE:REINJURY OF SURGERY OF 08-26-89 ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING EMPTY SACKS BY THE PACKER PRIOR TO USE.
EMPLS HAVE BEEN CHANING HOSES ON F17 DUST COLLECTOR IN AM. AT 1:30 PM EMPL WAS WALKING TO SAFETY MEETING &STARTED TO GET LIGHT HEADED.
SAWING BUSHING BLADE CAUGHT RAG PULLED FINGER IN GUIDE
EMPL WORKING ON MORT ELEVATOR AND AFTER USING COMEALONG TO PULL ELEVATOR OUT OF PIT LATER NOTICED PAIN IN HIP.REPORTED 6-11.HE IS LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM RETIREMENT LAST DAY OF WORK IS 6-22-90.
EMPL NOTICED HANDS WERE GOING TO SLEEP AND ACHING DURING THE SHUTDOWN AND OVERHAUL.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN BRICKING KILN DURING SHUTDOWN AND PERFORMING VARIOUS TASKS AROUND KILN #6. NOTE: THIS IS AN AGGRAVATION OF 1978 AND 1982 ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE HANDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BRAKES ON THE P & H CRANE TRYING TO INSTALL THE PIN TO THE MAGNET BACK INTO PLACE. THEY WERE USING A BAR TO TRY TO ALIGN THE HOLE AND THE BAR SLIPPED OFF.
EMPL IN BASEMENT OF BAGHOUSE POURING OIL INTO #3 COMPRESSOR ,FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.STARTED LOSING TIME 4-13-90.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRANSFERRING OIL FROM 55 GAL. DRUM TO THE 300 GAL. TANKS IN THE TRUCK SHOP WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL SLIPPED ON ICE WALKING IN PARKING LOT AFTER SHIFT TO GET TO HIS CAR.STILL ON RESTRICTED WORK FROM REPEATED TRAUMA 6-28-89.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE KILN AREA AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR AND STEPPING INTO THE KILN WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE CARTILAGE INHIS KNEE FLATED UNDER HIS KNEE CAP.
EMPL WAS PUTTING LANCING CAP BACK ON PREHEATER PORT WHEN PREHEATER WENT POSITIVE & CAP SLIPPED OFF.
EMPL CLEANING CEMENT FROM SPIRAL CHAIN PADS PRIOR TO WELDING THEM TO SIDE OF KILN,PIECE FLEW OFF INTO EYE.MEDICATION TO PREVENT EYE INFECTION.
EMPL RECALLS ONLY THAT BAG OF CEMENT PULLED HIM TO DOCK WHEN HE HAD LOADED BAG.
EMPL STATES THAT EXCESSIVE NOISE CAUSED LOSS OF HEARING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BELT SKIRTING ON THE CRUSHER WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED FLUID ON THE KNEE.
EMPL WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON AGITATOR IN LAB C TANKS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN RAW MILL BOLTS TO ALIGN SHAFT. NOTE: INSTALLING INSULATING MATERIAL ON HANDLE AND INVESTIGATING.
EMPL HAS BEEN HOLDING HEAD A CERTAIN ANGLE TO WORK ROCK BREAKER.
LOADING CEMENT SACKS ON TRUCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON #SFM SHELL WITH ANOTHER MAINTENANCE PERSON WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK TO LET OTHER EMPLOYEE PIEM THE WELD WITH AN AIR GUN, THE HOSE UNSCREWED FROM THE GUN AND FLEW INTO HIS FOOT.
LINGING UP MOTOR ON KILN #5
JACK HAMMERING IN CLINKER TUNNEL
GOING FROM WORK TO TIME CLOCK PC OF METAL FLEW OFF GRINDER OFF STRUCK HIM IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL WITH THE BAND SAW WHEN THE PEICE TURNED AND PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE BLADE.
CARRYING PIPE UP STEPS PLACED FOOT TOO FAR BACK ON STEP CONTACTED THE FRONT OF NEXT STEP WITH HISS SHIN BONE BELOW KNEE
EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.NOTE: ACCIDENT REPORT TURNED IN MAY,19,1990.
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE DID HIS NORMAL CRANE SHIFT AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME, HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AND LEFT LEG WHILE SITTING IN THE CAB.
USING LG WRENCH IMPACT WRENCH TO WORK ON MILL CLUTCH
EE WAS CLEANING BRICK OUT OF KILN. WHILE PUSHING WHEELBARROW UP A PLANK RAMP HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE SPILLED BRICK OUT OF THE BACK OF THE LOAD.
EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED 11 YERAS AS A WELDER.
UCHANGIN SUMP PUMP HARD HAT FELL OFF STOOD UP HIT HEAD ON PC OF REBAR
EMPLOYEE WALKING FROM PUMP ROOM TO BATHROOM ACROSS THE COMPRESSOR ROOM FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A LARGE SPOT OF OIL ON THE FLOOR.
EMPL WAS WALKING A SAMPLE FROM THE RAW MILLS TO THE LAB AND IN BETWEEN THE BUILDING HE STEPPED ON A CLINKER WITH HIS R FOOT
EMPL WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS TO VACUUM IN THE CLINKER SHED TUNNEL WHEN CLINKER DUST GOT INTO BOOT AND CAUSED AN ABRATION ON TOP OF FOOT
EMPL WAS HANDLING BRICK ON KILN #6 PUTTING KILN BRICK ON CONVEYOR FOR PALLET EMPL WAS ALSO IN A BENT OVER POSITION AT THE TIME
N SPECIFIC INCIDENT OCCURRED EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SACKS & OPENING RAIL CAR DOOR FOR OVER A WEEK
EMPLOYEE HAD TURNED IN HIS RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE 082589 EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BULK RAILROAD CARS & FELT CRAMPING IN BACK ON & OFF LOW BACK PAIN
EMPL WAS WORKING ON A18 CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HOOD SLIPPED OUT OF HAND & HIT OTHER HAND.
EMPLOYEE REPORTS A LOSS OF HEARING IN BOTH EARS DUE TO SEVEN YEARS AS A RAILROAD SWITCHMAN,HE HAS BEEN OUT OF THAT POSITION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-29-89 AND WAS PALCED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPL CLAIMS BOTH HANDS GET NUMB & TINGLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #4 KILN BRICK CREW AND WAS USING A SMALL AIR TOOL TO PACK PLASTIC.,
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT BOTH HANDS GO NUMB.
COMPLAINS OF FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND GOING NUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SUPERSUCKER TO VACUUM GRINDING BALLS FROM THE 34 SECONDARY RAW MILL WHEN THE HOSE FILLED UP,HE WOULD NEED TO LIFT AND SHAKE THE HOSE AND START FLOW AGAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS EIXITING THE LADDER TO A PLATFORM TO WORK ON #6 CLINKER SCALE WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE FLAG OFF OF A CARDBOARD BOX WHEN RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN #6 KILN COOLER CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE CASTABLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE COOLER & WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HIS LEFT HAND PASSED IN FRONT OF THE TORCH
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TEMP ASSIGNMENT TO BELT CREW MAINT TO CHANGE ROLLERS ON F35 CONVEYOR ON A WINDY DAY AND SOME MATERIAL WAS BLOWN IN HIS EYE.
EMPL HAD REMOVED SHOE NEAR START OF SHIFT & LATER FELT COUPLE OF POKES TO FOOT.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE NORMAL CLEANUP PART OF HIS JOB, SHOVELING CLINKER TO TUNNEL BELT AND SWEEPING. NOTICED A SHARP PAIN AT TIME THAT COMES AND GOES.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AT SOME POINT HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW AND WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS IT HAS BECOME SORE WHEN HE HAS BEEN DOING SHOVELING, AS PART OF HIS REGULAR DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW BELT ON COAL CONVEYOR CMS & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE TENSION OFF THE TAKEUP WHEN IT MENENTARILY CAUGHT IN A BIND. THIS CAUSED THE HEADACHE BALL ON THE CRANE TO SWING FREE AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED BY HIS SAFETY BELT AND CONVEYOR STRUCTURE.
OPER AN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH AND AFTERWARDS FELT TINGLING NUMBESS IN BOTH HANDS DID NOT CLEAR UP SOT MED. OPINION AND ILLNESS REP FILLED OUT ON 1-23-89.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS WITH BOTH HANDS FULL OF TOOLS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE DUE TO A SLIP WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HANDRAIL HE HURT HIS UPPER BODY.
EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO TOOL TRAY FOR A WRENCH AND HIS FINGER CAUGHT A WIRE BRISTLE BRUSH ONE OF THE BRISTLES BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND.
EMPL WAS USING COMBINATION WRENCH TO CHANGE CEMENT LINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED ON BOLT.
EMPL WAS LOADING RAILROAD TIES ONTO FORKLIFT & WHEN HE ROLLED ONE TIE ON TOP OF OTHER HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO TIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING PREHEATER ELEVATOR WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT INTI HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPL STATED HE REACHED ABOVE HEAD TO TURN VALVE HANDLE WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING POP IN SHOULDER. SORENESS DID NOT GO AWAY SO HE CONSULTED COMPANY DR ON 1/4/89.
EMPL HAD BEEN LOOSENING END PLATES ON MUD LINES WITH 24" CRESCENT WRENCH
EMPL WAS PERFORMING A TUNE UP ON A CHEV PICKUP HWHILE REINSTALLING THE HOLDDOWN SCREWS IN THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND ENTERED HIS L HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #5 FINISH MILL MICROPHONE AND WHEN HE WENT INTO THE CONTROL ROOM HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS EYE.
DOING NORMAL LUBE MAINTENANCE DUTIES WHEN CONDITIONS WAS NOTICED.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A WATER PUMP ON #769 CAT TRUCK WHEN WATER PUMP SLIPPED CUTTING HAND.
EMPL LOST HEARING WHILE WORKING AS MILL & SHIFT FOREMAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A 12 INCH DIAMETER CONCRETE CULVERT AT THE ASH HAUL ROAD AND TRIED TO MOVE CONCRETE TILE BY HAND TO BRING IT TOGETHER AT THE JOINTS
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTALLING CERMIC TILES IN THE MILL WHEN HIS WRISTS BEGAN TO SWELL.
EMPLS WERE REMOVING KILN BRICK FROM KILN WALL WITH PRY BAR. BRICK FELL OUT CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE.
WHILE BENDING FORWARD TO CRAWL INTO THE NUMBER 6 COAL MILL TO INSPECT THE TABLE AND ROLLERS.
RETIRED EMP. 21.5% DEGREE OF BELATERAL HEARING HANDICAP. THIS IS A MANIFESTATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY NERVE DEAFNESS OCCURRED THROUGHT CONTINUED AND REPEATED NOISE EXPOSURE OVER 40 YEARS.
NORMAL JOB DUTIES DUE TO KNEELIONG,STAIR CLIMBING AND WORKING IN AWKWARD POSITIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE WATER TRUCK WITH CHEMICAL AND THE BRUSH FLICKED CHEMICAL IN HIS EYE.
NORMAL ELEC.WORK OF TENDENIDIOUS
EMPL WALKING FR2M CHANGE ROOM TO MACHINE SHOP AT START OF SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND LOST BALANCE.REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF ON PICKUP TRUCK CONTACTED SHARP EDGE.
EMPL IN MACHINE3SHOP PAINTING ON SHEAR.SLIDE TO LEFT WHILE SITTING DOWN AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SCRAP METAL.
EMPL REMOVING F2WLER PLATE ON PUMP WHEN LOST CONTROL AND PLATE DROPPED PINCHING EMPL. #2 STORAGE SLURRY PUMP.
FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING AN ELECTRICAL PANEL FRAME INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP BOX WHEN THE FRAME TURNED AND LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING AN UNEVEN LOAD DISTRIBUTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE IN METAL PANEL AT THE WATER POND DRILL CAUGHT IN HOLE AND SPUN IN HISHAND
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A 440 VOLT HEATER DOWN A SET OF STAIRS TO A HOIST AREA. ELECTRICAL CORD FELL OFF HANDLE. HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON IT AND HIS FOOT WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO F ALL BACK AND HI7 A STEP. THIS OCCURRED IN THE FINISH MILL AREA.
HAS WORKED THE3PACKER MACHINE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND RAIL CARS DOORS HE WILL START MISSING TIME ON FEB 18 88 WHEN HE ENTERS HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEE REPORT8 THAT THE CARPOL TUNNEL IN BOTH WRISTS & ARMS COULD HAVE BEEN CXAUSED BY THE CLEANUP IN THE FINISH MILLS USING BROOMS TO SWEEP THE FLOORS THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM H IS DOCT OR ENTERED HOSP3TAL TODAY FOR SURGERY 012988
EMPLOYEE WALKED3INTO A HALF OPEN ROLL UP DOOR AN SOUTH SIDE OF FM. HE DID NOT USE MANDOOR LOCATED RIGHT BESIDE IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A PIECE OF WIRE WHICH HELD A RAG OVER A DUSTG LEAK IN THE SHIPPING DEPT WHEN HE UNTWISTGED THE WIRE THE END SPRANG LOOSE & WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & POKED HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE HAS BE9N CLIMBING STAIRS TO WORK ON FINISH MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR FOR OVERHAUL
EMP WAS ALONG W5LKWAY BETWEEN #5 CLINKER CONVEYOR WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON TV CAMERA MOUNTED IN OVERHEAD
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE IS AN ACTIVE FOREMAN & CLEANS VIBRATING FEEDERS & JACKHAMMERS & WORKS ALONGSIDE HIS EMPLOYEES A GREAT DEAL WHEN THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE USES WRENCHES ETC
EMP WAS LANCING3PREHEATER WHEN CHUNK CAME DOWN DAND HIT LANCE CAUSING A WRIST SPRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING MOTOR FAN ON D8 CAT DOZER & REACHED IN TO TURN FAN TO LINE UP BOLTS & FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3TRAVELWAY EAST OF KILN #6 TO ANOTHER JOB HE WAS WALKING ACROSS DRAINAGE AREA OF WATER & MUD HE WAS CARRYING A VALVE & TOLLS IN A BUCKET & SLIPPED
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UP DUST WITH SUPER SUCKER AND ALKALI DUST FELL DOWN FROM BEAM ABOVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING UP CRANE TO OPERATE & WAS LIFTING THE OUT RIGGER PAD FROM THE CRANE STORAGE TO MOUNT IT INTO THE OUT RIGGER WHEN HE FELT A PULL & SNAP IN BACK CRANE HAD BEEN USED PREVI OUS TO THIS IN3A VERY TIGHT SPACE & WOULD NOT GO THRU AN OPENING WITH PADS ON SO THEY WERE TEMPORARILY REMOVED
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PORTABLE DRILL TO DRILL A HOLE IN AN ENGINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PIPE TO LIFT A SCREW OUT OF THE HOLDER. WEIGHT OF SCREW SHIFTED AND SLAMMED HIS HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING A CEMENT SAMPLE FROM #7 FINISH MILL WHEN SAMPLERT PORT WENT POSITIVE & BLEW BACK CEMENT ON EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEES WERE 6NLOADING A SHEET OF EXPANDED METAL FROM BACK OF PICKUP WHEN SHARP EDGE OF METAL CUT THROUGH HIS CLOTH GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING A SHOERT AFTER SHIFT CHANGE AND SLIPPED ON SHOWER FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3COMPRESSOR ROOM CUTTING IRON WITH A TORCH WHEN THE END OF THE ANGLE IRON WAS CUT IT FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS AT3METAL SAW TO SAW MATERIAL WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON LEFT THERE BY SOMEONE ELSE FELL ON HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT DUST CHUTE WHEN A KILN DUST SPILL ON ROOF FELL OFF AND CAUGHT IN HIS GLOVE CUFF AND ROLLED UP SHIRT SLEEVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL A COOLER SPRING ON CEMENT COOLER WHILE TRYING TO ALIGN THE BASE PLATE HOLES HE STRAINED HIS BACK AT #5 KILN
EMPLOYEES WERE 7IGHTENING RUNNER ON A K5MUD PUMP EMPLOYEE THINKING THEY WERE DONE WENT TO PULL OUT HIS 24IN CRESCENT WRENCH WHEN THE CO-WORKER CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN PINNING BORTONS FINGER BET WEEN WRENCH & S7UD BOLT AT #2 STORAGE
EMPLOYEE REAGGR5VATED THE CONDITION DISCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS REPORT ON 6/12/87 ACCIDENT SOMETIME DURING THE WORK DAY.NORMAL WORK WAS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING BOLTS ON A CEMENT 'Y' THAT WAS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED .HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
EMPLOYEE CAME T2 WORK WITH PAIN. HE FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN HE CAME TO WORK. HIS BACK WAS BROKEN AT WORK IN 1980. THIS IS THESAME REGION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO INSTALL AND TEST THE CEMENT SAMPLING SCREW ON 7 FM WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE MOVING CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LA3CING PREHEATER TOWER ON #6 KILN WHEN DUST OR SUIT CAUSED THE NECK TO REDDEN.
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D THAT HIS CONDITION HAS NOT IMPROVED FROM THE 042787 RETURN TO WORK & HAS BEEN GETTINGB WORSE UNTIL 060187 WHEN HE BECAME UNABLE TO WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON THE FLOP GATE ON CONVEYORS A14&A18 TRANSFER POINT WITH A PRY BAR WHEN GATE CAME OPEN DUST & ROCK CAME OUT
EMPLOYEE BENT D2WN TO LOOK UNDER FLAT BED TRUCK
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 PILLOW BLOCK FROM CLINKER BREAKER, BOTTOM FELL DOWN BRUISED BOTH SHINS AND FEET
EMPL INSTALLING3SIDE LINERS IN #6 COOLERE WHEN LINER SLIPPED CATCHING HIS HAND.
EMPL CUTTING ME7AL WITH CUTTING TORCH IN #6 COOLER WHEN HOT METAL WENT DOWN HIS SLEEVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING THROUGH MACHINE SHOP WHEN SHOP FOREMAN NEEDED HELP ON REMOVING STEEL BAND FROM CONVEYOR ROLLER. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING ROLLER TO FALL ON EMPLOYEES FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT FA MILIAR WITH PRO7EDURE.
EMPLOYEE FROM K3LN #6 WENT TO MACHINE SHOP TO WORK ON RAMPS FOR BRICK TABLE, HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A STEEL SHEET. WHEN HE RAN HIS GLOVED HAND DOWN THE EDGE IT CUT THROUGH HIS GL OVE AND CAUGHT 2IS FINGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING AN ELECTRICAL ROTOR OUTSIDE ON A CART TO CLEAN WHEN HE STOPPED THE CART THE ROTOR SLIDE OUT OF THE BLOCKS AND STARTED TO FALL OFF OF THE CART EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STOP IT AND CAUGHT HIS3FINGER BETWEEN ROTOR AND CART
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE BOTTOM OF CHUTE HAVING THE LINER LOWERED TO HIM,ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD WELDED A WASHER ON TO USE WITH A ROPE.THE WASHER HAD NOT COOLED ENOUGHT AND BURNT THRU THE NYLON LOWER ING ROPE ALLOWI3G LINER TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN #5 & 6 FINISH MILLS BUCKET ELEVATOR REPLACING CHAINS AND ELEVATOR BUCKETS.
EMP WAS CHANGIN1 OIL IN #5 CLINKER ELEVATOR GEAR DRIVE BY PULLING 5 GALLON CAN TO THE TOP WITH 1/2" POLY ROPE AND 5 GAL CANS. WHEN A CAN WAS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE G ROUND, THE CAN CAME OFF C CAUSING THE ROP9 TO SLACK. TH/IS SUDDEN SLACK CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS AND LAND ON HIS BACK SIDE
ORIGINAL ACCIDE3T DATE 11 25 85 WITH 28 LOST DAYS TO KNEE SURGERY THAT DID NOT HAVE GOOD RECOVERY, HE WENT BACK INTO SURGERY 02 09 87
EMP WAS WALKING3FROM THE TIME CLOCK TO FINISH MILLS HE STEPPED ON A SPOT OF OIL AT THE TRACH DUMPSTER LOCATED BETWEEN THE MAINT OFFICE AND THE MACHINE SHOP
EMP WAS ASSIGNE8 TO CLEAN UP UNDER #6 FINISH MILL BULL GEAR
EMPL CLIMBED UP3ON RAISED PALLET ON FORKLIFT THAT WAS SETTING THERE PARKED TO LOOK ON UPPER SHELVES FOR ACTUATOR.WAS STARTING TO CLIMB DOWN WHEN HE LANDED ON CONCRETE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON 2(IN PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN UNION WHILE REPAIRING WATER LINES IN RAW MILLS
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON #6 KILN ROCK SILOS PUTTING IN SLIDE HE WAS USING DRIFT PUNCH TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES WHILE REMOVING DRIFT PUNCH WITH HAMMER PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF PUNCH STRIKING EMPLOYE
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G ROCK FROM TOP OF SILO ON KILNM #6 RAW MATERIAL. SHOVELING ROCK ALL DAY
FAILURE OF #6 K3LN COAL BURNER INTERLOCKED METAL HOSE CONVEYING PULVERIZED COAL FROM CF RAYMOND MILL TO BURNER NOZZLE KILN. FAILURE DUE TO EXPLOSION IN CONVEYING PIPE.
EMP WAS GOING U1STAIRS IN RAW MILL AFTER COMING IN OUT OF THE SNOW HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND JARRED LEG
WAS TIGHTENING 8CREW, WHEN SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND STRUCK HAND CAUSING CUT BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
EMPL WORKING ON3WELDER.
EMP STEPPED ON 8OME ICE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM CRANE AND FOOT WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM
EMPL USING WREN7H AND CHEATER BAR TO TIGHTEN COOLER BOLTS.
UNPLUGGING KILN3#6 ASH UNLOADER
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF CRANE TRUCK AND STARTED WALKING WHEN BACK POPPED
CUT FINGER WITH3KNIFE WILE TRIMMING CONVEYOR BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO LIFT DUST COLLECTOR LIDS. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING WITH CRESCENT HANDLE THAT SLIPPED. HE COULD NOT REMOVE HIS HANDS IN TIME TO PREVENT PINCHING HI S FINGERS IN LI8.
EMPLOYEE WAS EN7ERING CASE LOADER,SOMEONE MOUNTED DOOR UPSIDE DOWN,IT IS A COUNTER BALANCE DOOR SO IT WOULD NOT STAY UP.DOOR CAME DOWN ON HAND.
EE WAS WALKING 5LONG R/R TRACKS IN WEED WHICH TRIPPED HIM & CAUSED HIM TO FALL.
I NAME WAS CLEA3ING UP WOOD AND METAL WITH CLOTH GLOVES AND PICKED UP SLIVERS
WELDING & HOLDI3G METAL FOR TACKING.
REMOVING STARTE9 BUTTON WITH LONG WATER PUMP PLYERS.
EE WAS HELPING 5NOTHER EE TO UNLOAD METAL FROM TRUCK OTHER EE RELEASED LOAD BEFORE EE WAS AWARE OF IT CATCHING HIM OFF GUARD WITH REST OF LOAD ABOVE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING MOP BOARD, TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT THUMB TO RUB ON ROUGH METAL EDGE CAUSING CUT ON THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI1GING UP PIECE OF STEEL TO WELD IN PLACE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED
WALKING METAL P5ATE OUT OF DOOR OF THE ELEVATOR, FLOOR WAS WET AND METAL PLATE SLIPPED CATCHING HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF PLATE, CUTTING THRU GLOVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI1GING SCAFFOLD WHILE HOLDING CLAMP WITH RT HAND TO INSTALL ON PIPE CLAMP SLIPPED OUT OF HAND SLIDING DOWN PIPE CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN A CLAMP IN PLACE AND PIPE
WHILE LIFTING C2ANNEL IRON ONTO TRUCK TWISTED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE TIGHTE3ING BOLT WHEN BOX END WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH WHEN BOLT BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING STEEL PLATE OVERHEAD TO BE MARKED FOR CUTTING, STEEL PLATE FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE.
REMOVED QUICK C2UPLED AIR HOSE FROM PIPE WITHOUT FIRST CLOSING VALVE AND ALLOWING PRESSURE TO BE RELEASED. DIR OR DUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS HAND.
WORKING TOOLS 5ND CARPOL TUNNEL SYNDROM RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS LIFTING3A BOX WITH SACKS OF CEMENT IN THEM FROM GROUND LEVEL. AS HE WAS DOING THIS ACTIVITY, HE PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLES
EMP WAS WORKING3ON A 671 DETROITMOTOR, WHILE WORKING ON THIS MOTOR, HE WAS PULLING ON A TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. DURING THIS ACTIVITY HE OVER EXERTED HIS MUSCLES IN SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A WHEELBARROW TO HAUL WATER OUT OF THE FINISH MILL BASEMENT WHILE DOING THIS ACTIVITY THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED DOWN AN INCLINE AND INJURED BACK
EMPL EATING LUN7H NOTICED LEFT ELBOW WAS SWELLING UP.1 WK PRIOR,EMPL WAS LIFTING HEAVY BOXES OF BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LA3CING ON THIRD FLOOR OF PREHEATER. THE SECOND FLOOR AREA WAS SOMEWHAT POSITIVE AND THE DUST WAS RISING SOME OF THE DUST THAT WAS IN THE AIR FELL INTO EMPLOYEE S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO GET A SAMPLE FROM THE BLEND SILO. AS HE WAS PLACING THE SAMPLE BOTTLE IN THE PORT, SOME DUST BLEW OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND BLEW INTO HIS EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING S AFETY GLASSES. 3
EMPL TAKING USE8 FLOOR DRY OUTSIDE FM BLDG TO DUMP IT.AS HE WAS DOING THIS,SLIPPED ON PACKED SNOW FELL DOWN AND PIECE OF FLOOR DRY WAS BLOWN INTO EYE BY WIND.
EMPL GRINDING 132'' X 8'' LONG PIPE TO GROOVE OUT CENTER.GRINDING -WORK CAUGHT BY WHEEL,PULLED IT AND FINGER INTO SIDE OF WHEEL CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER.
EMPL WORKING ON3LM ROLL WHILE DOING THIS WIND BLEW PARTICLE DUST INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPL WALKING DO4N ROAD PASSING BY WHEELABRATOR DUST COLLECTOR.ROAD INCLINES BY DUST COLLECTOR HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPL DOING NORM5L MAINTENANCE WORK FOR OVER 9 YRS.HANDS BEING USED EVERYDAY-USES VARIOUS TYPES OF TOOLS EVERY DAY IN JOB.POSSIBLE PULLING ON WRENCHES AND EQUIP VIBRATION MAY HAVE CAUSED CONDIT
EE WAS SWINGING3A SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO UNPLUG #4 FEEDER BIN AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE MISSED THE BIN BUT FOLLOWED TRHOUGH WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON KILN 6 COAL PIPE THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT HARD HAT AND WELDING SHIELD TO LOOK FOR MORE WELDING ROD IN THIS PROCESS HE STOOD UP AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A3PIECE OF STEEL THAT HAD BEEN WELDED TO COAL PIPE
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING METAL WITH A 4 INCH GRINDER. SOMETIME DURING THIS SHIFT, A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT EYE. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HIS H ANDS OR GLOVES 2E WAS WEARING DURING THIS OPERATION. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING ALL PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR THIS OPERATION.
2 EES WERE WORK3NG ON GEAR DRIVE FOR #5 DUST ELEVATOR. THEY WERE CARRYING DRIVE UP A SHORT FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN THE TOP SLIPPED & FELL BACK ON I.NAMES LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING TO 4 KILN TO CHECK ON A RECORDER JOB. HE WALKED THRU THE COAL MILL AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MAIN HALLWAY. AS HE WAS WALKING THRU THIS AREA HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOW CLEAR ACNE DOORWAY OP9NING.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING THE SHIFT REPAIRMAN WORK ON A WILFLEY PUMP LOCATED IN THE RAW MILLS PROCESS. WHILE HELPING, THE FOLLOWER PLATE DROPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BEARING ASSEB LY SHAFT AND TH9 FOLLOWER PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN THE NORTH STEPS OF TRUCK SILO LOADING FACILITY, AS HE WAS DOING THIS, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING FROM THE LAB BUILDING TO THE WEST DOOR OF MACHINE SHOP.WHILE DOING THIS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME ICE OUTSIDE THE MACHINE SHOP DOOR.
THE EMPLOYEE RE4OVED A CAP FROM THE PREHEATER AND WAS POKING MATERIAL WITHA BAR. AFTER CLEANING OUT THE PORTHOLE, HE WENT TO PUT CAP BACK ON, AS HE WAS DOING THIS THE PORTHOLE PUFFED OUT A CL OUD OF DUST. 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 EXITING THE P & H CRANE IN THE RAW SHED TO EXIT THE CRANE YOU HAVE TO STEP ON HANDRAIL WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HE SLIPPED OFF HANDRAIL AND INJURED HIS KNEE AND SHOULDER
THE GYPSUM THAT3IS USED IN FINAL GRINDING PROCESS WAS HUNG UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BIN THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO USE A HAMMER TO GET THIS MATERIAL LOSE WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HIS FINGER ALONG WITH THE HANDLE OF 7HE HAMMER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIPE AND FRACTURED HIS FINGER
EMP WAS SITTING3ON 2 DRAWER FILING CABINET IN THE MAINT. OFFICE. WHILE HE W AS WAITING FOR HIS WORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE AFTERNOON, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS ALSO IN THE OFFICE GRABBED I.NAME F ROM BEHIND. I.N5ME STOOD UP & TRIED TO GET AWAY. WHILE DOING THIS, I.NAME FELT PAIN IN HIS LETG YELLED & OTHER EMPLOYEE LET HIM DOWN TO THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PUTTING IN A U-JOINT IN THE 631B WATERWAGON WHILE WORKING OVERHEAD AND IN TIGHT QUARTERS HE PULLED HARD ON SOME BOLTS AND FELT HIS MUSCLES TIGHTEN UP
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A KILN SHELL FAM TO COOL A DIFFERENT PART OF KILN 5 WHILE DOING THIS I AME INJURED HIS LOWER BACK APPROX WT IS 300 LBS PER FAN
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 560 LOADER AS HE WAS OING THIS HE TURNED ON A FAN INSIDE THE LOADER THE FAN HAD DUST IN IT WHICH WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYE EMPLOYEE DIDNT SEEK A DOCTOR UNTIL 10-11-85
EE WAS MOVING KILN ASHES WITH A BOBCAT LOADER WHILE DOING THIS SOME ASHES SPILLED INTO LOADER & SOME SPILLED INTO HIS BOOT THROUGH A HOLE IN H IS BOOT.
EMPLOYEES WERE 5IFTING A COPPER PIPE INTO PLACE WHEN ONE END DROPPED. THIS CAUSED THE END THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TO DROP AND JAMMED HIS WRIST BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A SCOFFOLDING PLANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG CLEANUP WORK IN THE FINISH MILLS WHILE DOING THIS HE NOTICED HIS HANDS WERE STARTING TO ITCH AND BREAKOUT
SEVERAL EMPL WERE INSIDE KILN #6 JACKHAMMERING SOME BRICK AWAY FROM ROUND PORT HOLE. I.NAME BENT DOWN TO PUSH SOME BRICK AND DIRT OUT OF PORT HOLE WHEN DUST CAME UP AND INTO HIS EYES.
THE EE WAS ASSINGED TO UNLOAD R/R TIES WITH A FORKLIFT. HE WAS UNABLE TO USE THE FORKLIFT TOI UNLOAD SO T HEY HAD TO UNLOAD THE TIES BY HAND. WHILE DOING THIS TASK,I.NAME STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPL WORKING ON CLINKER COOLER FOR #5 KILN.THEY HAD BEEN TAKING PRESSURE OFF SPRINGS SO THEY COULD FIX LEAKS THAT HAD DEVELOPED.WHILE DOING THIS HE WAS EXPOSED TO MANY AWKWARD POSITIONS WHILE WORKING IN THIS AREA.HE DOESNT KNOW WHEN HE INJURED HIMSELF JUST SOMETIME DURING 8-HR SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG PREHEATER BY AIR LANCING HE PLACED THE AIR LANCE IN A PORT HOLE AND TURNED ON TOO MUCH AIR CAUSING THE HOT DUST TO BLOW BACK BURNING HIS LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM.
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE JACKING UP RAIL WITH A RAIL JACK THEY WERE REPLACING TIE PLATES UNDER THE RAIL WHILE THERE WAS WEIGHT ON THE JACK THE JACK PU POPPED UP AND THE HANDLE HIT I.NAME ON THE CHIN
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RAIL CARS OF TYPE II OUT OF BIN 37, WHEN VALVE STARTED TO STICK. IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING IT LOOSE, A HARD CHUNK FELL FROM WALL OF BIN INTO THE VALVE. WHILE WORKING TO WO RK IT LOOSE, HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE.
EMP WAS OPERATING THE ROLLER MILL ROLLING A 21 INCH PIECE OF PIPE. WHILE DOING THIS EMPLOYEE WALKED BY A SCRAP BIN FULL OF SCRAP HITTING HIS LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL
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