Inkom Plant: 142 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Air hose decoupled and struck worker. Resulting injury was a broken tooth and a stitches in lower lip.

Fracture to right wrist when employee fell on snow/ice covered driveway as he was walking from the Main building to the Control Room.

Dr. visit: 1-20-09 Emp. was standing beside step ladder. 2nd emp. was on the ladder with a torch heating the solinoid trying to get the valve to open. The ram on the 40 pound valve broke off and the valve fell about 12 feet, struck #1 emp. in the left hip.

Cornea abrasion - left eye. Descaling the exterior of the #3 cement cooler, debris buildup on hard hat between face shield and hat. When employee tipped his head to look up, the material fell down into his left eye.

Open fracture to 3rd finger, left hand. Mill spout slipped on come-along and pinched finger between the spout and the mill.

Left knee strain when attempting to turn broken packhouse screw with a 48" pipe wrench. The screw coupling piece collapsed and the wrench slipped causing the worker to fall backwards onto his left knee. The sudden transfer of weight to the left knee caused the worker to fall, further straining his knee.

Moving bricking ring in kiln to lay floor. Ring fell off the edge of the brick, on the north side, ring sprung up and fell back down onto right fingers.

Pain in right shoulder - no specific incident.

Employee was ascending Terex ladder access to cab. Boots were muddy, area had been recently watered down for dust control. At the transition point from the ladder to the cab platform, employee's left foot slipped off the ladder rung and he fell off the ladder to the ground (approximately 9 feet).

Employee using chipping hammer in cement cooler. Tendinitis illness to left hand.

Had been welding on top of kiln for several days in wind and rain conditions.

High amp readings on #1 mill cement cooler pump.

Employee had been lifting 5 gallon buckets filled with kiln brick over a period of several hours.

While cleaning build-up out of the turbulator the bar slipped and pinched left ring finger between bar and turbulator housing.

Employee was inspecting the belt skirting on the #1 incline belt. As he bent over to look at the flashing he got his left hand caught in a troughing roller.

When the employee was relocating a ladder while doing repair work in the quarry crusher building, the ladder struck a chain which was hanging from a support. The chain started to swing and struck the employee in the mouth. Two teeth were chippped.

Railroad ties running over #3 clinker drag caught on fire due to the close proximity.

At approximately 4:40 p.m., supervisor noticed a smoldering burn hole in the flex coal pipe which connects the #2 kiln and burner pipe. He immediately used a fire extinguisher and extinguished the fire. The system was shut down and the pipe was replaced. System was restarted at 6:20 p.m.

While attempting to lift a 55 lb. bag of cement, employee strained his lumbar spine.

Employee was attempting to attach a cable to a broken drag chain in #1 cooler trench.

While putting a gas torch into #2 kiln, something blew into my eyes.

While working to get coal mill rotary valve out, chisel-wedge broke and employee flinched real hard.

While clearing an obstruction from the leaching tank discharge, the obstruction broke loose and sludge sprayed out onto his face area and upper body.

Twisting conduit in place

Shoveling mud at back end of #2 kiln, around pit 9 by leaching tank. Twisted low back, spraining Rt sacroiliac joint.

On 9-13-2005, employee came into the office and explained he had been kneeling and using his hands to put the pleated cartridges in the #3 baghouse and felt pain in his lower back. Employee explained that he hadn't been doing anything unusual. On 9-10-2005, employee stated his back was more painful. Arrangements were made for him to see a doctor.

Employee went to mill room to retrieve a sample from #4 mill pump. He must climb a wall ladder and step sideways in an awkward step approx. 2'-3' from ladder to the pump platform to avoid stepping in the slurry muck. (Strained right knee stepping from ladder to platform.)

Employee was cleaning on a dust mixing screw. The angle was such that employee was holding a punch with his left hand and leaning to his right side using a hammer to hit the punch. He pulled a muscle in is upper back.

Employee was drilling a hole in a piece of metal, the drill was winding down and the glove on his left hand got caught in the drill bit. The sudden motion twisted his hand, and his knuckle struck the metal surface. Employee continued to work for two days and on the third day felt he should have it looked at because of the swelling and pain his knuckle.

Smashed left ring finger while ligning/installing the tail pulley on the # 7 Drag Chain.

EE has had previous back problems and is currently off work (effective 11/5/04) and is preparing for back surgery. His physician has related all current problems to the Aug 2002 incident.

Employee was changing out a heater core, working under the dash. His right hand bumped the piece of metal, re-opening a non-occupational wound which required 8 stitches to close.

Repairman changing the liner in the hammermill. The worn plate was being lifted out of the hammermill and started to fall, he reached over the side of the hammermill to stop/control it. His right index finger went into the worn spot and was caught between the liner and the edge of the hammermill, cutting the tip of his finger off.

Employee was inspecting a new slurry line, which is below grade 4.5 feet, within a concrete trench, still under construction. While entering the trench his right hand contacted the end of the rebar and causing the laceration.

EE WAS TRANSFERRING AN OIL PUMP FROM 1 55 GAL DRUM TO ANOTHER DRUM & STRAINED HER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING THE FRONT-END LOADER DOWN FROM THE QUARRY AND HIT/DROVE THRU A DIP IN THE ROAD. THE AIR SUSPENSION SEAT OF THE LOADER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL.

EE was replacing a pry bar into its holder. His left thumb was pinched between the metal holder & the end of the pry bar.

EE WAS CLEANING PROBES IN LEACHING TANK. TANK CONTAINS SULFURIC ACID. HE SMELLED THE ACID FUMES & LATER FELT LIKE HE HAD A COLD. 3 DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE DR.

INITIAL INJURY: DUMPING WHEELBARROW OF CEMENT INTO BOBCAT BUCKET. EE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR 12/03 (1 TIME) RET'D TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 2/19/04. EERELATED CURRENT CONDITION DUE TO DEC INJURY AND REC'D A 30# LIFTING RESTRICTION (X1 WEEK)

A 32 YEAR EMPLOYEE AND A 6 YEAR EMPLOYEE WERE SENT TO CHANGE A CARRIER WHEEL ON GRATED COOLER. THE WHEEL HAD A BAD BEARING AND WAS BEING REMOVED WHEN THE HAND OF THE YOUNGER EE BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND A SPEED INDICATOR. THE YOUNGER EE THOUGHT THE WHEEL MIGHT FALL AND REACHED TO STEADY IT AND PLACED ONE HAND NEAR THE SPEED INDICATOR TO BRACE HIMSELF IT PINCHED HIM IMMED

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A DUST SCREW AND LOST HIS GRIP. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH AND WAS PINCHING BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE DUST SCREW AND THE FORCE RESULTED IN A BRUISE TO HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING SAMPLING PORTS ON A BAGHOUSE. TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH. AS EE WAS LEAVING SHIFT, EXPERIENCED HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EE WAS CLEANING CLINKER COOLER AND BECAME DEHYDRATED.

EE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS ON HIS WAY TO JOB SITE AND STEPPED INTO MUD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRSEE PULLED LEG OUT OF MUD RESULTING IN A KNEE STRAIN.

THE EE WAS CUTTING OFF STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS THAT HOLD ON PLEATES IN THE UNDERSIDE OF A CLINKER COOLER. WHILE CUTTING OFF THE BOLTS WITH A TORCH, CLINKER DUST GOT IN THE EE'S EYES. THE EE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD AT THE TIME. THE EE HAD TO HAVE HIS EYES FLUSHED TO REMOVE THE CLINKER DUST.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WORKING AT THE #1 MULTIDONE. EE WILL BE ON LIGHT DUTY FOR SEVEN DAYS.

EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AND STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EE WILL BE PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 7 DAYS.

EE WAS REMOVING A 3"-5=4" BOLT FROM A HAMMERMILLHOLD DOWN DOOR. THE BOLTS WERE DAMAGED MAKING THE BOLT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. EE INJ THE TENDON DURING THE TASK OF REMOVING THE BOLT WITH A WREN CH.

AFFECTED EE, HERNIATED HIS GROING PULLING CEMENT HOSE. AFFECTED EMPLOYEE WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY. AFFECTED EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON HERIA WHILE OFF ON AN INJURY HE ACQUIRED WHILE AT HOME. EE NOTI FIED EMPLOYER OF WORK RELATED SURGERY ON 6-4-02 AND REPORT WAS FILLED OUT ON 6-14-02. EE TO RETURN TO LIGHT DUTY AS SOON AS DR. RELEASES HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CLINKER BREAKER INTO PLACE, AND STRAINED RIGHT FOREARM. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3-5-02 AND SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED ON 3-8-02, AFFECTED EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3-8-02, WHERE HE WAS FITTED FOR A SPLINT, GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, AND PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A CUTTING EDGE ON THE 988F LOADER. HOLDING THE BOLT HEAD IN PLACE, THEEMPLOYEE TRIED TO LOOSEN IT WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH. THE BOLT SPUN, CUTTING THROUGH EMPLOYEE' S GLOVE AND CUTTING RIGHT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT ROLLED BACK AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND A SUPPORT BEAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE CLEANUP (SHOVELING) WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHERE THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED FOR POSSIBLE KIDNEY STONES . IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK WAS STRAINED. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICATION, PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS REMOVING BUILDUP ON #2 COOLER LEDGE, AND MATERIAL BLEW BACK AT EMPLOYEE AND RAN DOWN EMPLOYEE'S SLEEVE INTO EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE. HE RECEIVED A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF KILN #2 WHEN MUD FELL ON EE. HE SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO VERTIBRAE. NO PARALYSYS OR NUMBNESS

EE WAS REPAIRING A TRUCK LOAD OUT SPOUT FROM A SNUCHEL LIFT. THE SPOUT HIT HIS FINGER AND TOE HIS FINGERNAIL.

EE WAS CUTTING WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH IN THE MULTIDOME WHEN DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES (UNDER HIS GLASSES).

EE WAS CLEANING DUST OUT OF THE #2 DUST CHAMBER WHEN DUST GOT UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYES.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED A COOLER SCREW COVER.

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING MUD IN THE KILN WHEN A PIECE BROKE FREE AND GOT IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WHILE SEPARATING THE WALLS OF A METAL CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN A WET AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD, FELL AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A FOOT BEARING. IT LACERATED HIS MIDDLE FINGER AND AMPUTATED THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER (LEFT HAND).

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE AGGRIVATED AN INJURY FROM 4/13/00.

BACK PAIN FROM REPETITIVE MOTION THAT AFFECTS A CONGENITAL SPINAL CONDITION. THIS IS AN ILLNESS.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE AGGRAVATED AN INJURY ON THE 12/17/99.

EE WAS CHIPPING SMALL STEEL BALLS FROM RAW MILL EXIT SCREEN WITH HAMMER & CHISEL WHEN ONE OF THE BALS CAME BACK & CHIPPED FRONT TOOTH (UPPER).

EE WAS USING A GRINDING DISK WHEN A METAL FILING CAME OFF AND WENT BEHIND FACE SHIELD AND GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE #2 KILN, #4 PIER,WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST PARTICLES IN HIS EYE. A SMALL SPLINTER BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS WELDING. SLAG FELL DOWN HIS LEFT SLEEVE & BURNT HIS ELBOW. HE DID NOT TELL HIS SUPERVISOR ABOUT IT UNTIL 6/3/99. WHEN THE ELBOW AREA WASRED & INFLAMED. WE SENT HIM TO A DR WHO GAVE HIM ANTIBIOTICS FOR AN INFECTIN OF THE BURN

EE KNELT ON A BOLT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD SEVERALOPERATIONS ON THE KNEE AS A TEENAGER NON WORK RELATED. THE KNEE BECAME MORE & MORE AGGRAVATED THE EE WENT TO A DR WHO WROTE A RX FOR HIM FOR HIS INFLAMED KNEE

EE WAS RIDING A SWEEPER & WEARING A DUST MASK WHEN HE STARTED BREAKING OUT IN HIVES. OVER THE NEXT 2 HRS HIS FACE SWELLED & HIS AIRWAY BEGAN TO CLOSE. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & WENT TO HOSPITAL HE WAS ADMINSTERED ADRENDLYNE AND ANTIBIOTICS THIS ALLERGIC REACTION OCCURED FROM AN UNKNOWN AGENT

EMPLOYEE PLACED FINGERS IN ROLLER TRACK AND STARTED ELEVATOR.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A MILL. A COWORKER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A SHOVEL. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE WHICH WAS SUTURED. HE WAS ALSO ADMINISTERED A DIPT HERIA/TETANUS BOOSTER.

EE WAS MOVING A WHEELBARROW AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE WHEELBARROW AND A FAN HOUSING. HE RIPPED OFF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGERNAIL, TORE THE NAIL BED AND BROKE THE TIP OF THE SAME FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MOTOR WHICH WAS IN A CRATE. HE WAS MOVING IT BY PULLING ON THE CRATE. THE TOP BOARD OF THE CRATE BROKE OFF AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO ANOTHER MOTOR. HE COMPLAINED OF A SO RE FINGER AND WRIST AND THE X-RAY PROVED HE BROKE HIS DISTAL METACARPAL IN HIS WRIST.

EMP WAS SHOVELING MULTICLONE DUST. DUST WAS DEEPENOUGH TO GET DOWN BOOTS. DUST REACTED WITH PERSPIRATION AND GAVE HER CHEMICAL BURNS AROUND ANKLES.

EMPLOYEE HAS SUFFERED PREVIOUS WRIST IMPAIRMENTS AND HE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A FEED BELT AND USING HIS RIGHT HAND OVER THE END OF THE SHOVEL HANDLE AND IT CAUSED SHARP EXCRUCIATING PAIN TO TRAV EL UP HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND THE ACETYLENE HOSE FELLON A PIECE OF HOT METAL BURNING A HOLE IN IT. EEGRABBED THE HOSES IN ORDER TO PINCH OFF THE FLOWOF GAS AND THE ACETYLENE BURNT THROUGH TO THE OX YGEN AND BURNED THE EE'S RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT OF MANHOLE IN #1 KILN AND REACHED OUT FOR PLATFORM. FOOT SLIPPED AND HEFELL, CUTTING THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

A STEEL PLATE THAT COVERS A DRAG CHAIN HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE PLATE TO MOVE IT INTO PLACE AND INJURED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING BRICK TO BRICKER, BRICK FELL ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON SOUTH WEST CATWALK BY OVERHEAD CRANE WITH OUT A SAFETY RESTRAINT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 25 FT. INTO CLINKER BIN. HE RECEIVED ABRASIONS AND A COMPRESS ION FRACTURE TO L2 VERTEBRAE.

SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE END OF HIS RT LITTLE FINGER AND BROKE THE BONE IN IT. INSTALLING A REAR TOGGLE IN THE JAW CRUSHER - TOGGLE PINNED HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE INFORMED US THAT HE MIGHT HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. ON 6-15-95, DOCTOR CONFIRMED THIS AND HE IS GOING TO HAVE BOTH WRISTS OPERATED ON.

EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN BOTH HANDS WHEN HE IS LOADING CEMENT BAGS ONTO PALLET. HE IS ON LIGHT DUTY AT THIS TIME.

EE SUSTAINED A CUT TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING 4 STITCHES WHEN HE JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE FEED SPOUT.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE ON ROCK ON GRATING SEPT. 27, 1993. ANKLE NEVER GOT BETTER SO EMPLOYEE OPTED TO HAVE IT OPERATED ON JAN 3, 1994.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTINGLIENRS OUT OF MILL.

EE PULLED RIGHT GROIN WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK ON 7-31-93 BUT WORKED UNTIL 9-7-93 WHEN HE WAS OPERATED ON FOR A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING KNEE- DUE TO A MATERIAL BUILDUP ON STAIRS. KNEE KEPT GIVING HIM PROBLEMS SO HE ELECTED TO HAVE SURGERY ON 3-23-94 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM .

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR WORK AS HE WAS WALKING INTO PLANT HIE SLIPPED ON ICE AND LOADED ON THIS LEG & BROKE HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS LOADING CEMENT TRUCK OFF OF A BRIDGE HE DID NOT LOCK BRIDGE DOWN AND WHEN HE STEPPED OFF TRUCK BRIDGE RETRACTED EE STEPPED BACK AND FELL FROM TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRAG CHAIN ROLLER AND DROPPED IT ON FINGER, SMASHING LEFT RING FINGER.

CHANGING DRILL STEEL IN PNEUMATIC DRILL HIS FINGERS WAY BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND DRILL CRUSHED FIGNER

MOVING MILL DOOR IT FELL ON ARM FRACT IT

PRYING TAIL PULLEY DOWN INTO BEARINGS ON CLINKER DRAG CHAIN WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.

EMPL WAS CLEANING TOP OF SLURRY TANKS,SLIPPED INTO SLURRY TANK. SAFETY BELT & LINE SAVED HIM FROM FALL BUT HURT LOWER BACK.

WALKING ON SCREW CONVEYOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK TICHTENING BOLTS.

EE WAS WORKING ON CONE OF ROCKS SILOS WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON FEEDER AND CRACKED A RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN CONCRETE WALL WITH HAMMER DRILL, BIT STUCK TURNING DRILL IN HIS HANDS & HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.

HE WAS SUCKING CEMENT WITHA VACUUM AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

PUTTING HOSE TOGETHER. JABBED SCREW DRIVER INTO LEFT HAND, CUTTING HAND.

MOVING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FROM METAL RACK. IT SLIPPED AND SHARP EDGE CUT CHIN.

PULLED ON LOADING SPOUT PULLED L GROIN

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 6" PIPE AND STRAINED HIS MIDDLE BACK.

INJURED WAS LIFTING ROCKS OUT OF JAW CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. LIFTING TO HEAVY OF AN OBJECT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL. CAN OF ANTIFREEZE TO DOZER AND SLIPPED STRAINING BACK.

EMPL CUT FINGER WITH POCKET KNIFE.

EMPL WAS PUTTING LINER IN TYP BIN & PUSHING WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.

TURNED TO GO DOWN STAIRS MISSED STEP FELL BRUISED HIS R HEEL

EMPLOYEE WAS AIR LANCING INRON ORE FROM TRUCK WHEN MATERIAL SLID HITTING LANCE WHICH IN TURN HIT HIT EMPLOYEE ON CHIN CAUSING A SMALL CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PPUSHING WELDER TRAILOR INTO SHED WHEN HE FELT A BACK SNAP WHICH RESULTED IN PAIN. ON GOING, TO THE DOCTOR HE SAID THAT HE HAD STRAINED A MUSCLE AND SAID HE SHOULD STAY OFF OF WO RK FOR A FEW DAYS.

HE WAS WALKIGN DOWN THE STAIRS AND HIS HEEL GOT CAUGHT AND HE FELL. HE SCRAPED AND BRUISED HIS SHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN BRICK IN ROTARY. CEMENT KILN WHEN BRICK FELL ON BAR KNOCKING IT OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUSING BAR TO HIT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THA T IT WAS BROKEN

I.NAME HELPING KNOCK DOWN MUD RING INSIDE ROTARY KILN ASSISTING PERSON USING JACK HAMMER,WHEN MUD RING BROKE.IT FELL IN 2 PIECES BOTH WHICH LANDED ON I.NAME LEGS AND PINNED HIM ON FLOOR OF KIL N.AS I.NAME FALLING FELL AGAINST CHAINS INSIDE KILN HITTING HIS BACK,ARM AND SIDE ON CHAINS.

AFTER TAKING A SHOWER EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PULL UP HIS PANTS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITION LOADING SPOUT BEFORE CLOSING CAN DOOR AND PINCHED HIS ARM BETWEEN DOOR AND SPOUT CAUSING BRUISE TO LOWER FOR ARM.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE START OF THE SHIFT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTED IN A CAGE BY A HYDRAULIC CRANE TO CHANGE A YARD LIGHT ATOP A 30 FT. POLE. AS THE CAGE WAS HOISTED, THE HOOK BLO CK WAS BROUGHT VERY CLOSE TO THE SHEAVE ON THE END OF THE BOOM. IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER POSITION THE CAGE, THE BOOM WAS EXTENDED WITHOUT ALLOWING ANY SLACK IN THE CABLE CAUSING THE HOOK BLOCK