Clinchfield Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Lunchtime arrived, the EPSA team stopped activities. However, the CEMEX owned loader continued to operate. After lunch activities resumed. The dumper operator while performing the reverse maneuver to unload material at the stockpile, backed to close to the berm and suddenly experienced a slide on the rear of the dumper, falling to a lower level.

Lack of communication between operator and ground rigger, pinched rigger's fingers between load causing laceration to fingers. Resulting in stitches and temporary light duty work.

Burn to ear drum from hot slag from oxy/acetylene cutting.

Employee finger was struck with hammer fracturing tip of right middle finger.

While closing a gate hopper on railcar, the bar used to turn the knuckle slipped from the knuckle and pinched the employees left middle ring finger between the bar and the railcar.

The employee was working off of a scissors lift to make a repair. At the same time another employee left a forklift running with no wheel chocks parked on a slope. The forklift rolled back down the slope and collided with the scissors lift. The employee was pinned between the handrail of the SL and air slide the employee was working on.

While working in the bulk silos, the miner got cement dust in their right eye. The miner flushed their eye but still had some irritation. Miner was taken to local urgent care where miner was prescribed an ointment which is what makes this case more than first aid.

Team lift of a purlin being performed when wind gust caused one employee to lose control of the purlin, which rolled onto right wrist lacerating it. Leather gloves & long sleeves were being worn; proper team lift techniques were followed. Bleeding was slowed and employee transported to ER for treatment - 10 stitches and a tetanus shot. Released with no work restrictions.

Miner was working to change out a bushing on a tipping valve arm, when the arm rotated down and pinched miner's left middle finger between the counter-weight arm and d ring which was welded to the feed pipe.

Employee stated that EE became nauseated on the way home after EE's shift on 04/27/2021. Employee sought medical attention at the Hospital. Employee was diagnosed as being dehydrated. Employee arrived to work 04/28/2021 and resigned. This request is being submitted and the matters described herein is not an admission to a reportable accident, injury, illness.

Kiln Auxiliary clutch housing fragmented striking employee on left shoulder blade resulting in a contusion and fractured rib.

Operator error resulting in accident while hauling overburden to stockpile. Operator failed to wear seatbelt, causing injury. Although operator displayed high proficiency and had driven this exact route 49 trips this same workday, 50th trip was attempted at excessive speed and caused this accident. Non-use of mandatory seat belt caused EE's injury. Operator relieved of mine duty.

Employee was descending HAC (high altitude conveyor) belt and lost footing and lunged forward and felt pain in right shoulder. Employee sought medical treatment on 4/29/2020 and MRI showed tear of right pectoral muscle. Employee out for corrective surgery on 5/1/2020.

Bruised leg

Employee, working on deck of mobile crane, misstepped and fell from deck of mobile crane falling 70 inches landing on ground at base of crane. Employee has been trained on MSHA fall protection requirement and site specific training but chose not to wear fall protection.

Coal bin exploded on 8/18/2018, causing subsequent damages to top of bin and surrounding walls. No one was injured.

Injured was reattaching a valve arm to yoke on an actuating cylinder. In the process of getting yoke and valve arm aligned EE used a hammer to drive keeper pin in place. The pin went through the yoke and valve arm and pinched the end of left index finger between the end of pin and valve housing. Resulting in a Laceration/fracture on the tip of the index finger.

Injured was pulling the slack out of load tarp, and when injured stepped backward off of the end of trailer injured was wearing fall protection - when harness stopped injured this caused left foot to contact ground (or weight caused toe to break)

Employee's pry bar slipped letting right arm travel forward into cement panel. Right forearm was cut above glove where contact was made with concrete panel. Laceration required five (5) stitches.

Injured was walking down the steps from control. Close to bottom of the steps his foot slipped and he injured his right ankle. After treatment, the injury was diagnosed as broken fibula at ankle.

Person was stuck in bulk silos elevator for approx. 90 minutes. Msha hot line was notified

Injured was closing cleanout door on preheater. The door latch was not in the correct position and when injured reached to reposition the latch, his finger was mashed between door and frame.

Employee was descending steps from the new heat exchanger system and when they stepped on the landing they felt a pain in the right knee. Employee sought medical treatment on 7/20/2015 and was prescribed pain and steroid medication.

An air exam, dust from a screw blew directly onto a monitor causing an alarm and NO reading of 141@4ppm. The dust was removed, the alarm cleared, and air readings returned to normal. This form is submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee reported sore throat, fever, and body aches. Employee visited hospital but denied illness was work related. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee reported a nauseous smell while cutting pipe in #2 compartment. Results of air testing was negative. Next day, employee stated he wasn't feeling well and asked to leave early. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee started feeling woozy. He was taken to Perry Hospital ER by ambulance He was diagnosed as being dehydrated and given fluids. Dismissed from ER later that day He had been working on some valves on top of bulk silos with another employee

Employee had been welding in the baghouse. The employee later stated that he was having breathing problems, a headache, black mucus mixed with blood, and a nose bleed. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No. 8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee had been welding in the baghouse. The following day, employee stated that he was not coming to work because he had "burnt eyes" and had been throwing up. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No. 8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Injured was throwing a piece of steel cable into scrap bin. He stepped on uneven ground and twisted his ankle. Injured sought meduical treatment on 4/9/2015.

Employee's work crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No. 8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee's crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employees work crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee's work crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. The request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.

Employee was welding in the baghouse. During the latter part of his shift he began to have eye discomfort and irritation which was diagnosed as arc flash eye burn.

Injured was cutting a piece of channel iron from #6 clinker bin. He removed the cut piece, and then reached into opening to remove the rest of the iron. The iron become loose and fell onto employee's left thumb. This resulted in a fracture.

Injured was walking, blacked out and fell to the concrete. Injured sustained lacerations to area above left eye. This required sutures

EE was using a screwdriver to "pop" some metal bands on a shipping crate. The screwdriver slipped causing his hand to contact a metal band on the crate. This resulted in sutures to his right hand small and ring fingers.

Injured had completed a power shot in preheater poke hole and had removed the system. He proceeded to look into the porthole to see how much buildup up had been removed and at that time some material overhead broke free and hot dust was blown onto injured's face and some material got into eyes

Injured was installing a door on #5 finish mill feed elevator. This door is secured with a top retaining bar. One side of the retainer was secured and the other side could not be because the door was not in correct position. Injured moved door and this caused the unsecured side of bar to swing down causing it to contact his left thumb. This resulted in a fracture.

Injured was exiting the pack house silos on the south side. His left foot did not clear the concrete blocks (used to stop water from entering these silos) and he fell to the ground injuring his left knee (torn ligament)

Employee was closing door on a new piece of production equipment and smashed end of right middle finger causing cut and fracture. Finger was caught between door latch and latch keeper. Employee was placed on limited duty with using right hand.

Injured was using an air lance to clean a plugged chute. He was standing on an 10" high platform. When the air lance broke free, injured lost his balance, fell backward and his left elbow contacted a handrail Injured did NOT seek medical treatment until 11/19/2012

Electrical contractor dropped a piece of 3/4 rigid conduit pipe approx. 4' long from a walk platform above a fuel silo. The pipe slid down the roof of silo and fell approx. 20' and hit the EE point down between his back and shoulder blade. The EE was working in a boom lift appr. 70' from ground level. EEG was diag.with fractured ribs. EE was released for work upon leaving doctor.

Injured was adjusting the calibration on a motion switch for H-50 dust collector screw. He accessed the switch from the wrong side of the guard and while descending the ladder his left thumb contacted a sharp edge on the guard.

Stepped out of truck onto a rock wrong way and felt a pain.

Injured was using a come-a-long to pull two sections of chain together on the south side of reclaimer harrow bars. When he put pressure on the hoist, a section of harrow bar above him fell and struck his back

This was a contractor employee who was observed by his fellow workers, gasping for air and breathing heavily. After making the employee comfortable as possible, an ambulance was called and he was transported to local hospital

Injured was installing a cover on a roller mill roll. The method used was putting an eyebolt into cover and lowering into place. A fellow co-worker realized that the eyebolt had broken and pushed injured out of the way. Injured was pushed into another roller mill roll and sustained contusions to right shoulder.

Injured was installing a cover on a roller mill roll. The method used was putting eyebolt into cover and lowering in place. The eyebolt broke, and while attempting to remove himself from the area, injured twisted his knee.

EE was installing a machine guard approx. 75 lbs. on a piece of Eq. on 4/12/11. EE's feet slipped on a hill of dust and he overextended his shoulder.Due to continued pain on 4/25/11 company made a Dr. appt. for him the EE RTW the next day. EE also received 2 Rx's and was waiting on X-rays when we met with him on 4/27/11 for the incident investigation. (See attachment)

Injured was trying to move a pallet and his feet got tangled in the plastic wrap at the bottom of pallet. Injured fell and hit left elbow Note: Injured did not seek medical treatment until 4/25/2011.

Injured was helping to remove a door off of coal mill feeder (due to Plugging) when the door came open, injured's left long finger was pinched causing lacerations

Injured was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of water from a sink. After lifting, he felt a pain in the lower stomach area. Injured did not seek medical help until 2/23/2011.

Injured was instructed to pour grinding aid into the feed chute on #6 finish mill. He poured it thru an access door. After pouring material into chute, he closed door and a flashback occurred. Inujured suffered 2nd degree burns on right side of neck and right arm. He also suffered a fractured little finger on right hand.

Employee was dismounting an L-50 front end loader. After reaching the ground, he apparently stepped into a depression in the ground and caused a sprain to his left ankle.

Injured was using a pickaxe to remove hardened material from roller mill table when he felt a pain to his lower back.

Injured was walking in the cooler room when he tripped on a bolt sticking out of floor. Injured threw his arms up to regain his balance and felt a pain in his left shoulder. Injured went to doctor on 6/10, but he was NOT put on restricted duty until 7/1/2010.

Injured was removing a keeper pin from the main chain on the reclaimer. When keeper pin was being removed, the injured contacted a bucket above his hand, causing a laceration to his right index finger.

Injured was stepping off of a platform onto a ladder.Injured missed the step on the ladder and fell backwards (Approx.20"). Injured sustained bruises to lower back area.

Injured stated that he was unrolling a conveyor belt and felt a pain in his lower back. Injured did not recall doing anything to aggravate his back. Injured was diagnosed with lower lumbar sprain

Injured was working at additives tower and stamler additives feeder during this time period. Unknown what caused this injury, but it was related to overexertion during this period. Injury reported on 4/9/2010 but injured did not seek medical treatment until 4/12/2010. Diagnosed with Lumbar strain.

Injured was operating quarry control panel when he felt a pain in his lower back. Injured was subsequently sent to company doctor on 2/24/10 and was put on restricted duty. No known conditions contributed illness.

Employee was using a jackhammer and after use he noticed a pain in side and shoulder. Injured did not seek treatment until 10/6/09

Injured was moving some water pump hoses that had become twisted. The hoses were 8" diameter. When injured was moving these hoses he felt a pull in his groin area. Injured did not seek medical treatment until 9/29/09.

Injured was trying to retrieve an impact wrench from golf cart bed. In the bed was a broken shaft assembly that he had helped remove from reclaimer. While retrieving impact wrench, the shaft fell out of cart bed and the coupling end fell onto the floor and the other end fell on injured's left foot.

Employee was using vac. truck to clean loose kiln feed from top of homogenizing silos. Employee was holding the hose under his left arm and his right hand was on the end of hose. Something caused the right hand to slip and his right arm was sucked into end of hose, up to his shoulder.

Employee was working on electrical wires on the trolley for Clinker Crane. Employee tripped on steel support beam and to prevent himself from falling, he caught himself with right arm. Employee sustained a strain to right shoulder. Employee did NOT seek medical treatment until 7/13/09.

Injured was using a pry bar at the reclaimer to locate harrow chain into guides. The pry bar slipped, forcing the wrist to become twisted abnormally.

Injured was removing burner pipe from kiln. He was wearing goggles and when he removed goggles dust fell from the goggles into his right eye.

Injured was helping move rail cars and was standing on the ladder on the side of the rail car. When the cars were positioned, he reached around with his left hand to tighten the rail car brake. He strained a muscle in his left shoulder.

Employee was attempting to open a dust collector damper while the fan was still operating. This heavy resistance caused employee to sprain his right shoulder.

Injured was unhooking a 4-part crane block from a single crane block. During this, injured placed his hand on 4-part block and the hook, swiveled side to side and the injured's finger was pinched. Injury resulted in sutures.

Injured was doing some testing on palletizer and put his hand in the wrong place. He was adjusting the slide gate and put his left hand onto some moving parts. Injured left ring finger was caught.

Injured was using a manual rail car mover to move an empty cement car. Injured did not use both hands on the mover and the mover slipped, causing the forehead of the injured to contact the brake platform on the rail car.

Employee was dismantling a scaffold when a 7' scaffold post hit his knee and pushed his leg out.

Employee was walking on the west side of kiln coal mill and slipped on water and mud in this area. Recent rains had caused this area to acculumate water. Employee experienced sprain of left knee area.

Injured was descending steps on east side of preheater and slipped in some standing water(recent heavy rains) employee fell and twisted left knee. Injured did not seek treatment until 2/6/08

Employee was working inside discharge cone on finish mill. EE was using wrenches to work on water spray pipe. EE reported injury at this time, but he was not sent for medical treatment until 12/4/07. After medical treatment, EE was diagnosed with sprain in lumbar region.

EE was moving hot material from the kiln feed end chute with a skid steer loader. EE apparently hit the discharge chute and some hot material fell from overhead on his body. EE jumped out of loader and contacted some hot material that had not been moved.

EE was moving hot material from the kiln feed end chute with a skid steer loader. EE was dumping this material into a 980 loader bucket and some hot material splashed back and contacted EE. EE was burned on his hands, arms and face.

Employee was using (2) jacks to position kiln tire pads. One of the jacks slipped and EE's left index finger was pinched between tire pad and retaining block. EE failed to properly secure jack and failed to keep his fingers away from potential pinch points. Injury resulted in a pinched finger/fracture and required stitches to close wound.

Injured was using a poke bar to remove buildup from preheater duct under the tire chute. The tire feeder fed a tire into the chute and tire hit the poke bar causing the end to be forced down. The other end of the poke bar which was being held by injured was forced upward striking the employee in the jaw. Injured had four stitches inside mouth

Customer truck driver was tarping his cement package load and his foot got tangled in the corner of the canvas and fell to the ground. Approx. 3 feet NOTE: This person works for Commercial Carrier Corp--This company hauls cement for Cemex-(CCC phone--478-328-8585 --Ms. Maureen-contact person)

Employee was helping to lift a crane brake rigging from work table to a pallet, as the brake rigging was being lowered, the adjusting rod for the rigging, put tension on the spring and the employee's right thumb was pinched. Employee required several stitches to close wound.

Employee was standing on a chute flange, working on a door on chute, employee slipped and fell approx. four (4) feet and his ribcage hit the chute flange

EE was closing a valve on cement line and felt a pull in his chest.

Employee was working on valve that withdraws cement from silo 9. When employee stepped back, his left foot stepped on guard covering opening in floor. His foot twisted causing his ankle to twist.

Employee was adjusting reject plow on conveyor belt. The plow needed more adjustment and fellow employee activated the plow to determine adjustment needed. Injured employee put his left hand in a pinch point of linkage.

Injured went to bottom drag area to retrieve some air hose. Injured reached up into drag, which was being worked on, and a piece of iron that had previously been cut fell on his left arm.

Employee was relocating jack stand under machine. While tyring to roll jack stand under machine (hard to roll on dirt) had to walk stand from side to side. The stand fell toward ground and pinned hand between stand and ground. Cut top right hand.

EE was climbing a straight permenent ladder, when foot slipped and ee caught himself w/right shoulder initial treatment indicated sprain/strain- Employee went to orthopedic surgeon on 9-13-05 and further treatment is necessary.

Employee was using an air-operated jackhammer. The connections on the hose became separated and the end of the hose hit his left knee.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER CREW MEMBER REMOVING AIR DUCTS FROM THE ROLLER MILL. WHILE TRYING TO MANUEVER THE AIR DUCTS EE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE AIR DUCTS AND CRUSHER WHEEL

EE WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN UP SPILLED CEMENT AND SHOVEL INTO SCREW CONVEYOR. CONVEYOR TOP IS LEVEL WITH FLOOR. THE CONVEYOR HAD GRATING AND RUBBER BELT COVERING IT. EE MOVED BELTING, STEPPED INTO A 8" OPENING THAT HAD BEEN LEFT, MOVED OUT OF POSITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE ON WALKWAY. AS HE WAS WORKING, AT THE TOE OF THE PILE THE TOP OF THE PILE STARTED SLIDING DOWN & PINNED EMPLOYEE'S RT. LEG.

Employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt to use on a repair job. the location of the belt prevented the injured to use the correct procedure to position himself. as the employee was cutting the belt with a razor knife the razor knife slipped and contacted left knee.

Employee was removing timbers from clinker cooler throat. he was standing on 2 timbers when he lost his balance and fell approx. 2 feet

Ee was lifting an empty 55 gal drum to stack on top of another drum. He lifted the drum and felt a snap & pain in right upper forearm.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WHITE IRON BRG. BLOCK FROM TRACTION SHAFT. EE CUT BOTH SIDES OF BEARING WITH TORCH. EE STRUCK BEARING WITH SLEDGEHAMMER & BEARING BROKE & SLIVER OF METAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN AREA ABOVE EE'S RIGHT KNEE.

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM VAC TRUCK TO CEMENT SILO. HE ENCOUNTERED A BUGGY PLACE AND HIS FOOT SUNK AND STOPPED, EE'S MOTION CAUSED KNEE TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO TURN COUPLING ON ROLLER MILL MOTOR. THE BAR HUNG AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND BOTTOM OF COUPLING GUARD.

EE STUCK AN AIR LANCE IN A DISCHARGE PIPE FROM CEMENT SILO (SILO HAS 4 DISCHARGE PIPES). HE NOTICED CEMENT BLOWING OUT OF ANOTHER PIPE. THE CEMENT STOPPED BLOWING AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PLU G THE HOLE, THE CEMENT STARTED SPEWING AND WENT AROUND HIS GLASSES INTO HIS LT. EYE.

EE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF METAL INTO A BANDSAW. THE END OF METAL WAS RESTING ON A ROLLER STAND. WHEN EE MOVED METAL IT TIPPED THE STAND OVER AND METAL. FELL ON TOP OF FOOT. NOTE: ORIGNAL X RAY SHOWED NO FRACTURE-X RAY ON SHOWED FRACTURE ON 6-9-03.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CORNER OF QUARRY SHOP. HE DID NOT SEE THE TONGUE OF THE WELDER AND TRIPPED OVER IT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS SHOULDER. THE LIGHT IN THIS AREA WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PEDESTAL GRINDER TO GRIND THE BEVELS ON A PIECE OF 1" PLATE. THE PLATE SLIPPED OFF THE END OF GRINDER WHEEL AND FINGER CONTRACTED GRINDER WHEEL.

INJURED WAS CLEANING HARROW (SOUTH) BLAD WITH JIMMY BAR. PALM OF HAND CONTACTED A SHARP OBJECT BELOW THIS AREA. THIS RESULTED IN CUT TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND (4 STITCHES). GLOVES MIGHT HAVE PREVE NTED THIS CUT.

LAB TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO POUR A GLYCERIN ETHONOL AMMONIUM SOLUTION IN A CLINKER DRAG THAT TRANSPORTS CLINKER FROM CLINKER COOLER TO STORAGE. THE MATERIAL COMBINED WITH THE TEMP AND RED HOT CL INKER TO CAUSE AN EXPLOSION IN THE CLINKER ELEVATORS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BEND A BAR BY WEDGING IT BETWEEN 2 STATIONARY OBJECTS. THE BAR BENT SOME AND THEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PALLET TO REMOVE ROPE THAT WAS HOLDING AC UNIT ON PALLET. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK OFF OF PALLET, HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT HUNG ON THE EDGE OF TOP BOARD AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS ON WALL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL.

INJURED WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BELT PULLEY (HEAD) TO CENTER IT UP ON THE SHAFT. HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER AND DUE TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE BELT FRAME HIS FINGERS WERE CUT ON THE IRON FRAME.

INJURED WAS REMOVING HARROW BLADE FROM THE BED OF HYDRALIFT. HE WAS PULLING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND SUPPORTING WITH LEFT HAND. THE HARROW ROLLED AND THE SAWTOOTH EDGE OF HARROW BLADE CONTACT ED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. THE END OF FINGER WAS CUT AND BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BAR AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BUILD-UP FROM ISNIDE A PREHEATER VESSEL. HAMMER HIT BAR A GLANCING BLOW RESULTING IN FINGER BEING PINCHED BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND AIR BLAS TER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GRINDING BALLS FROM BALL MILL SCREENS USING A PRY BAR AND HAMMER. HE WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY BALL WHEN HE HIT IT WITH HAMMER. FROM ALL INDICATIONS, HE WAS NOT WEARING PPE (SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES).

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ACCESS LADDER ON STACKER- RECLAIMER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM RUNG DUETO OIL BEING ON RUNG. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 2', LANDING ON LEFT HEEL RESULTING IN FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM 491 ELEVATORPLATFROM TO 492 CONVEYER SCREW. EMPLOYEE LOST GRIP AND FELL APPROX 3 FT TO WALKWAY, RESULTING IN CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK AREA AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT HAND. INCIDENT OCCURRED 4-25-00.

EE WAS DESCENDING STEPS IN HOMO SILOS. BOTTOM STEP CONSISTED OF BAR GRATING, WHICH WAS NOT CENTERED PROPERY AND WAS COVERED WITH DUST. EE TWISTED RIGHT FOOT ON GRATING RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAI N.

EE WAS REPLACING LUBRICATION BLOCKS ON ROTARY KILN. IN PROCESS OF REMOVING BORKEN BLOCK A PIECE4 OF BLOCK FELL FROM ABOVE, STRIKING EE'S RIGHTHAND MATERIAL WAS EXTREMELY HOT RESULTING IN 2ND DEG BURNS TO RIGHT THUMB EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES

EE WAS SHOVELING FROM UNDER CONVEYOR AND LOADING ONTO CONVEYOR. SHOVEL CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND RETURN ROLLER BRACKET RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING 11 STITCHES AND FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING OXYLACETYLENE TORCH. TORCH SLIPPED AFTER BEING LIT. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT GLOVE HAD A HOLE BETWEEN INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS. RESULTS WERE BURNS BETWEEN INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ON A PIECE OF GRATING WITH A FORKLIFT. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REALIZE THE PRESSURE THE GRATING WAS UNDER BENT OVER TO HELP LEVEL THE LOAD. THE GRATING FREED FROM B EING STRUCK IN THE GROUND. SPRING UP THE GRATINGSTRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN AND LIP.

EE WAS INSTALLING NEW FEED BELT ON H-28 COAL FEEDER, WHILE PULLING BELT INTO POSITION EE FELT PAIN IN LEFT ARM RESULTING IN STRAINED TENDON.

HE SAID HE TOLD OUTSIDE MAN TO CUTOFF BOTTLES OUTSIDE. HE FIGURED THAT BOTTLES WERE OFF SO HE STARTED UNDOING HOSES FROM TORCH BARRELL. AT TIME HE REALIZED BOTTLES WERE NOT OFF SPARKS FROM WOR KER ABOVE DROPPED TO HIS LEVEL AND IGNITED ACTYLENE AND OXYGEN IN WHICH BURNT INSIDE KNEES AND AROUND THIGHT.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A LADDER OPERATING A JACKHAMMER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR RESULTING IN ABRASIONS TO LEFT FOREARM AND ELBOW. AND LEFT SHOULDER. BRUISES APPEARED ON LEFT TRI CEP AND LEFT THIGH.

INJURED AND THREE OTHERS WERE MOVING A STAIR STRINGER THAT WAS LYING ACROSS THE TOP OF SEVERAL I BEAMS THAT WERE STANDING UP WHILE MOVING STAIR STRINGER ONE OF THE BEAMS FELL OVER CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER EDGE OF BEAM CRANE HUNG HOOKEDTO STRINGER, THEY UNHOOKED AND HOOKED UP TO BEAM THAT WAS ON HIS FOOT SO IT COULD BE REMOVED.NO BROKEN BONES BUT LCERATION TO BOTTOM OF FOOT.

WORKERS WERE SLIDDING A 22" BEAM 8'8" LONG INSIDE THE WEBB OF OTHER BEAMS WHEN IT BECAME WEDGED AGAINST FLOOR ABOVE, WORKER ON OTHER END OF BEAM HIT IT WITH A HAMMER CAUSING IT TO LOOSEN AND R OTATE ENOUGH TO HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES IN WHICH HIT CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS OLD RAW GRIND BUILDING FLOOR TO CHECK RAW CRANE BUCKET. HE TRIPPED ON MATERIAL ON FLOOR AND FELL INTO CABLE BARRICADE AND FELL ON FLOOR. HE SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

HE WAS CONNECTING A DUCT BRACE TO DUCT WORK. WHILE LOSENING NUTS ON TUBE THE INSIDE TUBE SLID DOWN HITTING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BASE PLATE ON TUBE AND SUPPORT FRAME.

INJURED WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN CARDBOARD BOX. KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURIED IN LEFT PALM CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRES SUTURE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING FORKS ON FORKLIFT. HE HAD TO LIFT THE FORK & SLIDE IT INTO POSITION. FORK RAILING NOT GREASED WHICH MADE SLIDING HARDER. HE PICKED UP END OF FORK & PUSHED. IT RELEASED AND SLI PPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS LEFT HAND WAS GRASPING AROUND THE TOP OF THE FORK & WHEN IT SLIPPED, HIS LEFT HAND WAS SMASHED. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

INJURED WAS USING SHOP HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING OFF ELEVATOR TRACTION SHAFT. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE BEARING AND ENTERED INJURED'S LEFT FOREARM. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE METAL AND FOUR SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE INCISION.

INJURED AND FELLOW EE WERE MOVING SPROCKET TO LOWER PLATFORM BY USING CHAIN FALLS TO LOWER THE SPROCKET WHILE AT THE SAME TIME USING RATCHET FALLS TO PULL THE SPROCKET TOWARD LOWER PLATFORM. T HE SPROCKET WAS LOWERED TO WHERE IT RESTED ON STEPS ALLOWING IT TO TIP OVER AND CHAIN BECAME UNHOOKED CAUSING IT TO SLIDE DOWN STEPS AND STRIKE INJURED'S RT. LEG AND FOOT.

INJURED WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER VACUUM HOSE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND STUCK INTO LEFT WRIST CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

PRY BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

EMPLOYEES WERE STRAIGHTENING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH SLEDGEHAMMER. 2ND EE PLACED LEVEL ON BOLT AND WAS STRUCK ON LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.

EE WAS USING SHARPENED 1"X18" ROUND IRON TO PUNCCH DRAIN HOLES IN 55 GAL DRUM TO BE USED AS OUTSIDE TRASH CONTAINER. WHEN HE SWUNG THE STEEL PUNCH HE MISSED THE EDGE OF THE DRUM CAUSING HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER TO BE CAUGHT IN PINCH POIN BETWEEN PUNCH & BOTTOM OF DRUM CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM ONE SIDE OF CEMENT AIRSLIDE BY PLACING LEFT FOOT ON HANDRAIL TO SUPPORT HIMSELF. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO STEP DOWN SUDDENLY TO WALKWAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED 1/27/98.

EE HAD REMOVED DEFLATED TIRE FROM PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS CARRYING IT ACROSS QUARRY SHOP YARD WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT BACK AND HIP. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT HIP.

EE AND FELLOW WORKER WERE REMOVING BOLT FROM CEMENT LINE FLANGE. EE WAS USING 11/8"BOX END WRENCH WEDGED AGAINST ADJOINING BOLT TO PREVENT BOLT FROM TURNING SO FELLOW EE COULD LOOSEN NUT. WREN CH INJURED WAS HOLDING SLIPPED FROM BOLT HEAD AND PRESSURE BEING APPLIED BY FELLOW WORKER CAUSEDIT TO MOVE SUDDENLY,CATCHING HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN WRENCH & CEMENT LINE.

INJURED WAS CARRYING SUPPLIES UP STEPS BEHIND LAB WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL WITH GLASS CONTAINER. CONTAINER BROKE AND SHARP GLASS CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

REMOVING PIPE FROM A PIT USING AN OVERHEAD TROLLEY AND CHAIN FALL. PULLED THE TROLLEY OFF THE MONORAIL CUTTING THE RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER BELOW THE KNUCKLE WHEN THE CHAIN FALL TRAPPED HAND BE TWEEN IT AND THE BOBCAT BUCKET.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON TOP OF RAW CRANE BUCKET THREADING CABLE INTO BUCKET SOCKET. HE BECAME IVER BALANCED AND FELL APPROX. 10 FEET TO FLOOR CAUSING HIS LEFT ELBOW TO BE DISLOCATED AND HIS L EFT WRIST TO BE FRACTURED.

INJURED WAS WALKING PAST UNCOVERED PREHEATER POKE HOLE, WHEN AIR BLASTER WENT OFF CAUSING HOT MATERIAL TO BE BLOWN ONTO HIS BACK RESULTING IN BURNS TO MIDDLE OF BACK.

INJURED WAS USING 8# SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE ELEVATOR PIN INTO PLACE. HE WAS WORKING IN RESTRICTED AREA AND WHEN HE SWUNG HAMMERIT GLANCE DOFF ELEVATOR DOOR FRAME AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LOWER LE G. MEDICALEXAM ON 7-1-97 REVEALED BRUISED TENDONS.

INJURED WAS REMOVING INSPECTION DOOR FROM FINISHMILL SPEED REDUCER USING BAR AS LEVERAGE. END OFBAR SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE CAUSING WEIGHT OF DOOR TO PUSH BAR AGAINST RIGHT THUMB. MEDICAL EXAMINA TION ELEVEN DAYS LATER REVEALED THUMB HAD BEEN HYPEREXTENDED.

EE WAS HOLDING 1" X 9-1/2' BAR WHILE FELLOW EE STRUCK IT WITH 12# HAMMER TO REMOVE BUILDUP FROM PREHEATER. HAMMER SLIPPED FROM FELLOW EE'S GRASP AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT SIDE OF PLASTIC FACE SHIE DL CAUSING LACERATION AND BRUISES.

EE WAS USING MANUAL CONDUIT BENDER TO BEND CONDUIT. WHEN MAKING HIS FINAL BEND HIS RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK CONDUIT BEING BENT. EE RIGHT ELBOW WAS BRUISED-INJURY WAS REPORTED FOLLOWING DAY & MEDI AL TREATMENT GIVEN 3/25/97

EE WAS REPLACING SPRING ON TIRE STOP GATE WHEN THE CYLINDER MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE ALLOWING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN GATE ACTUATING ARM AND ROLLER. PALM OF RIGHT HAND WAS LACERA TED REQUIRING STITCHES

INJURED WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER TO REMOVE BUILDUP FROM PREHEATER. AS HE WAS REMOVING WASHER WAND THRU POKE HOLE, HOT MATERIAL BLEW BACK AND ENTERED HIS RIGH EYE CAUSING ABRASIONS TO EYE.

INJURED WAS USING 36" PIPE WRENCH TO ROTATE 16"X11'6" SECTION OF SCREW CONVEYOR TO ALIGN HOLES SO SHEAR PIN COULD BE INSTALLED. WHEN HE MADE SUDDEN THRUST ON WRENCHH HE FELT PAIN IN IS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS WORKING INSIDE NO. 5 KILN CLINKER COOLER REMOVING HOT MATERIALS. HOT DUST FELL INTO HIS RIGHT GLOVE CAUSING 2 DEGREE BURNS TO BACK OF HAND.

HAND HOLDING FUEL NOZZLE SLIPPED FROM MICH 475 LOADER LADDER. WHILE PULLING HOSE BACK TO GRAB LADDER HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS JACKHAMMERING HARDENED MATERIAL FROM FINISH MILL DISCHARGE CHUTE WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE WORKING INSLDE CLINKER COOLER WIND BLOWN MATERIAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION AND MILD CHEMICAL BURNS.

FOLLOWING CLEANING OF PREHEATER RISER DUCT TIRE CHUTE, EE PLACED HER RIGHT HAND ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE CHUTE AS SHE WALKED BY IT. AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER EE ACTIVATED THE AIR OPERATED SYSTEM TO CLOSE THE GATE, CAUSING HER THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN LIP OF CHUTE AND BOTTOM OF GATE, RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF RIGHT THUMB.

THE ROTARY CEMENT KILN WAS BEING CONVERTED FROM PULVERIZED COAL FUEL TO NATURAL GAS FUEL SO THE COAL GRINDING SYSTEM COULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS. AFTER A SMALL AMOUNT OF NATURAL GAS WAS INT RODUCED INTO THE KILN BURNING ZONE, ONE TON PER HOUR OF PULVERIZED COAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE KILN COAL MILL. WHEN IT WAS NOTED THAT THE KILN BURNING ZONE TEMPERATURE WAS LESS THAN NECESSARY T

MECHANIC LOST FOOTING AS HE ENTERED ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON L480 LOADER AND FELL BACKWARDS. MECHANIC LOST 2 DAYS WORK RECOVERING FROM BRUISES AND SCRATCHES.

INJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING 6' SECTION OF 16" SORCE CONVEYOR FROM SILO BASEMENT THRU WINDOW OPENING. INJURED'S LEFT SMALL FINGER BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREW FLIGHT ADN WINDOW FRAME CAUSIN LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5' STITCHES.

INJURD STEPPED OVER ROTATING MOTOR COUPLING ON OVERHEAD CRANE. THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE COUPLING CAUGHT HIS RIGHT PANTS LEG CAUSING LACERATIONS AND BRUISE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EE WAS REMOVING SCRAP METAL FROM MACHINE SHOP WHEN THE SHARP EDGE OF BANDING MATERIAL STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE RELOCATING A PORTABLE SCAFFOLD BY SLIDING IT ACROSS FLOOR OF PREHEATER TOWER.INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE SCAFFOLD AND WHEN IT MOVED HIS RIGHT FOOT BEC AME CAUGHT BETWEEN ANGLE IRON CROSS BRACE AND FLOOR,CAUSING CONTUSION OF RT FOOT.

INJURED WAS REPLACING NO. 6 FINISH MILL DOOR WHEN DOOR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT LARGE FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

INJURED WAS ROLLIGN AIR HOSE ONO HOSE REEL. HE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT A PIECE OF KEY STEEL HA DBEEN STOVED IN ALOCATION WHERE HIS HAND WOULD STRIK IT WHEN HE TRNE DHTE CRANK, AND CONSEQUENTLY HIS LEFT THUMB WAS STRUCK AGAINST THE KEY STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITHCES.

INJURED WAS REMOVING 3/8" X 24" X 54" SECTION OF INCLINED CLINKER CHUTE COVER BY USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE BOLTS. AFTER REMOVING LAST BOLT HE PRYED COVER OFF WITH SCREWDRIVER CAUSING IT TO SLIDE DOWN INCLINED CHUTE TOWARD HIM. WHEN HE SAW DIRECTION COVER WAS MOVING HE JUMPED OFF LADDER HE WAS WORKING FROM TO FLOOR 45" BELOW AND FRACTURED A SMALL BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT ON IMPACT.

ATTEMPTS WERE BEING MADE TO REMOVE DESTRUCTION FROM 2ND STAGE PREHEATER VESSEL SO KILN FEED COULD PASS THROUGH. A 3" HOLE WAS CUT IN DISCHARGE PIPE BELOW TIPPING VALVE AND A 6" HOLE ABOVE TIPP ING VALVE. WHEN THE OBSTRUCTION WAS REMOVED, A SUDDEN FLOW OF MATERIAL EXITED THE VESSEL AND SOME OF THE HOT KILN FEED GUSHED OUT THE 3" HOLE AND ENGULFED TWO EMPLOYEES CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGR

ATTEMPTS WERE BEING MADE TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTION FROM 2ND STAGE PREHEATER VESSEL SO KILN FEED COULD PASS THRU. A 3' HOLE WAS CUT IN DISCHARGE PIPE BELOW TIPPING VALVE AND A 6" HOLE ABOVE TIPPING VALVE. WHEN THE OBSTRUCTION WAS REMOVED A SUDDEN FLOW OF MATERIAL EXITED THE VESSEL AND SOME OF THE HOT KILN FEED GUSHED OUT THE 3" HOLE AND ENGULFED TWO EMPLOYEES CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BU

INJURED & FELLOWORKERS WERE REMOVING ECCENTRIC ARM FROM CLINKER COOLER HORIZONTAL GRATE DRIVE THE 42IN DRIVE SPROCKET HAD SHIFTED & WAS PLACING PRESSURE ON INSIDE OF ECCENTRIC ARM & WHEN INJU RED ATTEMPTED TO FREE WEDGED DRIVE CHAIN THE ARMFLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN FACE & CAUSING SEVERE FRACTURE OF FACIAL BONES & SKULL

INJURED WAS USING PRY BAR TO REMOVE BELT ROLLER WHILE STANDING ON CONDUIT. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SHIFT ON CONDUIT. EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF HIS FOOT CAUSED A CHIP FRACTURE (4X7 MILLIMETER) OF LEFT FOOT.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING LADDER WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED AGAINST RAIL COAL CAR. FRONT END LOADER PUSHED CAR 2' TO 3' WHICH CAUSED LADDER TO TIP OVER AND THREW INJURED TO GROUND APPROX 8' BELOW. WHE N HE FELL HE INJURED HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A SOLENOID VALVE FROM AN AIR LINE WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS NOT UNDER PRESSURE WHEN CONNECTION BETWEEN VALVE & AIR LINE WAS BROKEN PARTICLES OF METAL WERE BLOWN INTO R 4TH & 5T H L 3RD/4TH 5TH FINGER

INJURED WAS DESCENDING LADDER OF RAILROAD HOPPER CAR. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON DRAWHEAD BAR AND SLIPPED FALLING TO GROUND. SEVEN 7 WEEKS LATER EE WAS SEEN BY DR WHO DIAGNOSED HIS PROBLEM AS IRRIT ATION TO BACK AFTER EXAMINTATION ON 9-6-94.

INJURED WAS REMOVING AIR FILTER FROM FRONT END LOADER WHILE PULLING ON THE BOLTER HIS HAND SLIPPED & LEFT THUMB WAS LACERA TED ON SHARP METAL R EQUIRED FOUR(4) STITCHES

INJURED & FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE ALIGNING HOLES IN BOTTOM OF HOIST CYLINDER WITH HOLES IN MOUNTING BRACKET OF AVERLING BARFORD 50 TON HAUL TRUCK HOIST CYLINDER MOVED SUDDENLY & CAUGHT INJUREDS LEFT 3C/FINGERK IN PINCH POINT RESUL TING IN AMPUTION OF APPROXIMATELY 50% OF FIRST JOINT

INJURED WAS PLACING LARGE BRASS BEARING HALF ONTO WOODEN PALLET. THE HALF HE WAS MOVING SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT LARGE FINGER WAS MASHED AGAINST ANOTHER BEARING HALF CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.

FELLOW EE WAS SUING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT ROLLER MILL LINERS THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE LINER AND STRUCK INJURED S LEFT KNEE. LEFT KNEE BRUISED.

INJURED AND FELLOW WORKERS WERE REPAIRING ROLLER MILL CYLINDER. CYLINDER HAD BEEN PLACED IN FRAME WITH FORKLIFT AND INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHOOK CHAIN WHICH WAS USED TO LIFT CYLINDER INTO FRAME. HE FAILED TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR AND MAKE HIS INTENTION KNOWN CAUSING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER TO BE CAUGHT AND LACERATED.

INJURED WAS REMOVING LINER FROM INSIDE OF NO. 6 FINISH MILL DOOR. A SECTION OF LINER FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND STEEL CAP OF SAFETY SHOE CAUSING TRAUMA TO DOVSUM OF FOOT.

EE AND COWORKERS WERE REMOVING SECTION #5 FM AIRSLIDE. EE WAS HOLDING ONE END WHILE COWORKERS WERE LOWERING THE OTHER END TO FLOOR. THEY ALLOWED THEIR END TO FALL CAUSING END EE WAS HOLDING TO SLIP FROM HIS GRASP AND FALL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT, STRIKING BEHIND STEEL TOE CAP AND FRACTURING HIS LEFT MIDDLE TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON VACATION, BUT DURING VISIT TO PLANT HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACK.

INJURED DECENDED LADDER IN FINISH MILL AND STEPPED ONTO CHAIN GUARD LYING ON FLOOR CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO BE SPRAINED.

FOREING OBJECT IMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND WITH LATER INFECTION ON 3-9-94 INJURED WAS IN PLANT TRUCK SHOP AREA WHEN A FOREIGN OBJEC TFLEW FROM HAMMER FELLOW WORKER WAS STRICKING LOADER BUCKE TOOTH W ITH MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED ON 4-6-94 TO REMOVE OBJECT AND TREATMENT FOR INFECTION.

INJURED WAS USING A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE BAR BEING USED TO REMOVE BUILD-UP FROM PREHEATER. LOCATION FO BUILD-UP REQUIRED INJURED TO HAVE TO SWING HAMMER IN UPWARD MOTION CAUSING STRAIN OF RIGHT TESTIS.

INSTALLING STAMBLE TAIL SHAFT ASSEMBLY TWO RATCHETS WERE USED TO SLIDE ASSEMBLY INTO POSITION. ONCE POSITONED TO BE INSTALLED ONE RATCHET WAS REMOVED AND TENSION WAS BEING REMOVED FROM SECOND RATCHET FALL AND WHEN ALL TENSION FROM 2ND RATCHET WAS REMOVED SHAFT ASSEBLY ROTATED AWAY FROM STABLER CATCHING INJURED LEFT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR OF SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND CONCRETE WALL CAUSING

INJURED WAS HOLDING PIECE OF BRASS BEING STRUCK BY COWORKER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE BUSHING ONTO SHAFT. COWORKER MISSED THE BRASS ROD AND STRUCK EE ON BACK OF RT. HAND. MEDICAL EXAM REVEAL ED SEVERE BRUISE TO BACK OF RT. HAND.

INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE REMOVING STAMLER SPROCKET. WHEN SPROCKET CAME OFF SHAFT IT DROPPED TO PLATFORM AND INJURED LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN SPROCKET AND BRACE CAUSING HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER TO BE LACERATED AND FRACTURED

INJURED STRUCK BUSHING WITH HAMMER TO REMOVE IT FROM SHAFT. SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS THROAT AND HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.

INJURED WAS USING 10# SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKED END OF IRON BAR TO REMOVE BUILDUP FROM PREHEATER RISER DUCT. HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN MIDDLE OF ABDOMEN AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A VENTRAL HERNIA.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON WASH HOUSE AT END OF SHIFT WHEN CO-WORKER THREW SHORTLENGTH OF RUBBER TUBING AT HIM. INJURED FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON CONCRETE FLOOR.

INJURED WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL AT STAMLER BREAKER. HOT SPARKS CAUGHT HIS RIGHT PANTS LEG ON FIRE CAUSING BURN TO LOWER LEG. LATERINFECTION TO BURNED AREA CAUSED HIM TO REQUIRE ME DICAL ATTENTION ON 1-3-94.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON STRAIRS TO COAL ELEVATOR CAUSING SPRAIN OF LOWER BACK.

EE & FELLOW EES WERE INSTALLING CENTER SECTION OF DRYER BURNER INTO OUTER SECTION. THE CENTER SECTION BECAME WEDGED AND WHEN EE PALCED HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT WHILE REMOVING INSULATION IT FE LL & CAUGHT HIS LEFT LARGE FINGER CAUSING SEVER LACERATION TO END OF FINGER.

EE WA USING HAND SHOVEL TO REMOVE SPILLED COAL FROM UNDER DRYER COAL BELT. HE FELT SORENESS IN RT. ELBOW APPARENTLY CAUSED FROM TWISTING MOTION WHILE SHOVELING.

INJURED AND FELLOW WORKERS WERE MOVING HEAVY SWITCH GEAR ON BURNER FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

INJURED USED CHAIN LINK TO STRIKE FLOP GATE HAND ON COAL ELEVATOR WHEN HE STRUCK HANDLE HIS LEFT RING FINGER STRUCK AGAINST CORNER OF ELEVATOR CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE.

INJURED WAS USING METAL BAR TO CLEAN STONE DRYER BOVNON CONE THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO STRIKE SHARPE METAL BACK OF HAND LACERATED REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

INJURED FELL FROM RAMP ON DISCHARGE END OF KILN INTO COOLER THROAT APPROX. 12FT CAUSING LUMBAR STRAIN AND CONTUSION TO FACE AND SCALP.

INJURED WAS WORKING IN COAL UNLOADING AREA WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT ENTERED GRIZZLY OPENING CAUSING THE LEFT SIDE OF KNEE TO BE SNAIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOSSENING LUG NUTS ON WHEEL OF MACK DUMP TRUCK USING LUG WRENCH. LEUG LOOSENED CAUSING EMLOYEE OT LOSE BALANCE SHIFTINGALL OF HIS WEIGHT TO LEFT LEG. WAS SEEN BY DR ON 7-29-93 F OR HYPEREXTENSION OF LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PREHEATER RISER DUCT WITH HIGH PRESSURE WASHER. HOT MATERIAL BLEW OUT OF POKEHOLE ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.