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EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO PICK UP RAGS IN PREPARATION FOR PLANT OILING. EMPLOYEE BUMPED RIGHT SHIN AGAINST THE SHAFT OF THE PYRITE SCREW WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ONTO A SKIP. E MPLOYEE CLAIMS SHAFT WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE SKIP.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING EMPTY CEMENT SACKS IN PREPARATION FOR FILLING SACKS WITH CEMENT, HE TRIPPED OVER AIR HOSE ON PACKHOUSE FLOOR AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PREVIOUS INJ URIES TO HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WEARING GOGGLES WAS ASSISTING ARC WELDER REPAIR COAL MILL BOWL EMPLOYEE SUSTGAINED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES & DID NOT FELL EFFECTS OF BURN UNTIL MIDNIGHT EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK FOL LOWING DAY AND REQUESTED MEDICAL SERVICES
EMPLOYE REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER WAS TENDER AND S TATED HE RECALLED STRIPPING ELECTRICAL WIRES AND WIRE PUNCTURING FINGER TIP FINGER WAS PROBED AND PUS RELEASED APPROX 2 M ONTHS LATER ON 4-16-85 EMPLOYEE RETURNED STATING FINGER WAS AGAIN TENDER AND HARDENED AREA HAD FORMED WHERE PREVIOUSLY PROBED MEDICAL SERVICES WERE SOUGHT ON 4-17-85
EMPLOYEE WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO OPERATE THE SACKING MACHINE WHILE SEPARATING EMPTY SACKS TO PREPARE FOR FILLING WITH CEMENNT EMPLOYEE TURNED AND FELT LOW BACK PAIN EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND REQUESTED MEDICAL SERVICES ON 12-12 EMPLOYEE HAS PERFORMED THE SACK OPERATOR DUTIES NUMEROUS TIMES ON TEMPARY ASSIGNMENTS
PULLING CHAINS FROM GROUND INTO KILN WITH BLOCK & TACKLE FOR 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO REPORT ON 12/7/84 EMP TOOK A SCHEDULED LAYOFF FROM THE END OF THE SHIFT ON 12/7/84 TO 1/2/85 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH 3/26/85. HE IS NOW UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT. FINAL REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO THE CAB OF THE HYDROLIFT TRUCK AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE DOOR HANDLE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL SERVICES ON OCT. 23 1984 AND RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT ANY TIME LOST. HOWEVER, EMPLOYEE BECAME DISABLED ON OCT 31 1984.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE QUARRY LOADER AFTER SERVICING IT AT THE END OF THE DAY HE STEPPED FROM LAST RUNG OF LADDER ONTO THE GAS PUMP PAD AND STEPPED ON THE GAS HOSE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND BOTH KNEES.
CHECKING FLOP GATE WHICH WAS JAMMED ON TOP OF RAW SILO.WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE COVER,PULLED NUSCLE IN LEFT CALF JUST BELOW KNEE.STARTED TO FEEL MUSCLE PULLING IN LEG AFTER COMIING DOWN FROM MA NLIFT.
DOING NORMAL MAINTENANCE DUTIES. EMPLOYEE NOTICED BLISTER ON RIGHT SMALL TOE WHILE SHOWERING ONSEPT. 20, 1984. BLISTER BECAME INFECTED AND EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL SERVICES ON SEPT. 26, 1984. E MPLOYE CLAIMS BLISTER FROM SAFETY SHOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO WIRE THE EXHAUST FAN ON THE CLINKER DUST COLLECTOR. HE STEPPED ONTO THE DUST COLLECTOR AND GRA TING WAS MISSING. HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE DAMPER. EMPLOYEE W AS SEEN BY A DR ON JUNE 6, BUT RETURNED TO WORK AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HE STARTED TO LOSE TIME ON JULY 23, 1984
WHILE CUTTING CHAINS WITH TORCH IN THE KILN, SLAG FELL ONTO BOOT AND LODGED BETWEEN BASE OF LACE FLAP AND BASE ON TONGUE OF SHOE. THE SHOE DID NOT BURN AND EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTE ANY REDNESS ON FOOT AT THAT TIME. EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND THAT EVENING A BLISTER WAS NOTED. THE BLISTER BROKE AND FORMED AN ULCER. EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK ON MONDAY AM AND REPORTED INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO DISASSEMBLE WORN SPROCKET. WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN BUCKET ELEVATOR #10 SPROCKET WITH ALLEN WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE HIS HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST SPROCKET TEETH , CAUSING LACERATION ON THE KNUCKLE OF MIDDLE FINGER.
ASSIGNED TO KNOCK OUT BRICKS WITHIN KILN WITH BAR IN PREP FOR BRICKING.DUST FELL FROM TOP OF KILN INTO EMPL RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED WITH CO-WORKER TO HOOK UP MILL LINERS TO BE HOISTED INTO THE RAW MILL. CO-WORKER LEFT AREA TO RETRIEVE PARTS FOR ANOTHER JOB AND INJURED WORKER TRIED TO TILT MILL LINER UNASSISTED AND FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS BURSITIS IS NOW REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO CHIPPING COATING INSIDE THEKILN WITH A STEEL RODON 122783 AND 122883 EMPLOYEE FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER FROM NBECK TO SHOULDER BLADE ON 122883 EMPLOYEE CLAIMS SHE FELT WORSE ON AWAKENING ON122983 A SCHEDULED VACATION DAY SHE WAS SCHEDULED OFF FOR FOUR DAYS 123083 THROUGH 010284 AND REPORTED THE INJURY ON 010384
OVERHAULING COAL MILL JORNAL IN AMINTENANCE SHOP. TOOK OFF LOCK NUT WEIGHTING APPROX. 10 GLOVES WERE GREASY AND LOCK NUT SLIPPED OUR OF GRASP AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE LEFT SMALL TOE ABOVE SAFET Y TOE PORTION CAUSING FRACTURE.
REACHING FOR FELEPHONE IN OFFICE REST AREAD DURING LUNCH BREAK. TELEPHONE CORD CAUSED EMPLOYEES PERSONALL OFFICE POT ON CORNER OF DESK TO TIP OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE LEFT THIGH. EMPLOYEE WORKED THR OUGH SEPT 17, WAS DISABLED ON SEPT 18, AND RETURNE TO WORK ON SEPT 19.
REPAIRING GRATES IN SLURRY TANK. YELLOW JACKET BEE STUNG EMPLOYEE ON RIGHAT RING FINGER. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PREVIOUS REACTION TO BEE STING.
...GETTING OFF LOADER TO GET ONTO DOZER,DOOR SWUNG BACK AND HIT EMPL RIGHT ARM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST BODY WHILE IN AN OFF-BALANCED POSITION.
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE MOVING THE COOLER DRIVE SPROCKET AROUND COLUMN TO HOOK IT UP TO THE COME-A-LONG. WEIGHT OF SPROCKET SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE\S LEFT SMALL FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND ANGLE IRON GUARD.