CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF BOLTS IN THEKILN COOLER WITH A TORCH. DIRECTLY ABOVE IN THE KILN, ANOTHER CREW WAS BRINGING BRICKS TO OFF-LOAD IN KILN. AS EMPLOYEE WAS IN POSITION-ON HANDS AND KNEES, A CHUNK OF CASTABLE MATERIAL ON SIDE WALL OF COOLER BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
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Showing all 7EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL SILO WITHDRAWL GATE, WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS. WHILE LIFTING SLIDE GATE INTO PLACE, MATERIAL FELL OUT OF SILO OPENING ONTO SLIDE GATE, KNOCKING SLIDE GATE DOWN ONTO EE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BOB CAT LOADER & A SMALL PIECE OF HOT SCALE FELL INTO HIS LAP EMPLOYEE JUMPED UPTO AVOID BEING BURNED & HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE TOP OF THE BOB CAT HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SHOULDER & BEGAN TO LOSE TIMESEVERAL DAYS LATER
EMPL WAS PERFORMING WORK INSIDE CEMENT KILN. HE REMOVED HARD HAT TO WIPE BROW & MAGNET DESIGNED TO HOLD KILN LIGHTING IN PLACE FELL & STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HEAD. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRE D THREE SUTURESS.
WHILE CLENAING 2FF COAL MILL FEED INSIDE HOPPER HE WAS STRUCK BY HARD MATERIAL FROM ABOVE ON LEFTR ARM
I.NAME WAS WALK3NG TO PICK UP HIS SAMPLES WHEN MATERIAL FELL FROM OVERHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3METAL PLATFORM INSIDE STACK WHEN DUST AND BRICK STARTED FALLING. MAN WAS STRUCK BY FALLING BRICK IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AREA.