EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PORTABLE LIGHTING. THE CABLE BROKE AND HINGED SECTION OF POLE FELL STRIKING EE ON RT. SHOULDER.
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Showing 50 of 84EE WAS CARRYING COILS OF WIRE THRU CLINKER TUNNEL. AREA IS VERY TIGHT AND MANY EVERABILITY IS DIFFICULT . EE SUFFERED BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WORKS LOADING BARGES. HE WAS POSITIONING MIMSELF TO THROW A ROPE TO ANOTHER BARGE, WHEN THE ROPE CAUGHT ON A CLEAT OF THE BARGE. THE RESULT WAS A SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS LIFTING A DAMPER INTO PLACE INSIDE A DUST COLLECTOR. THE AREA WAS TIGHT CAUSING EE TO WORK IN AWKWARD POSITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMAKING KILN RAMPS AND CLOSING HIID WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP HAMMER & STRAINED BACK.
MINER PRESSED THE OPEN BUTTON ON AN OVERHEAD DOOR. AS HE STOOD THERE WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO RISE, THE SPROCKET ON THE DRIVE MECHANISM CAME LOOSE, FELL AND STRUCK THE MINER ON HIS HARD HAT KNO CKING HIM UNCONSCIOUS AND LACERATING HIS SCALP.
EE WAS CLEANING ANALYZER INLET PRIOR TO SLIDING PROBE IN. HOT DUST FROM BACK OF #2 KILN ANALYZER PROBE PUFFED OUT ONTO FACE AND IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT FROM NOW ON A F ACE SHIELD WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN WORKING ON THISITEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING INSIDE SILO #3 AND CEMENT PARTICLES FELL OFF WALL GETTING IN HIS EYE. EYES WERE RINSED AND PLANT AND HE WAS SENT TOT HE DOCTOR, WHO PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.
EE WAS BANDING AIR HOSES TO CLAMPS WHEN BAND BROKE, BAND AND BRANDER STRUCK UPPER LIP.
EE WAS LIFTING HEAVY LINER IN PLACE ON PRF-6 CONVEYOR.
EE WAS SHUTTING TAILGATE ON DUMP TRUCK & CAUGHT HIS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TAILGATE & TRUCK. HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY,X-RAYED & FINGERS SPLINTED. HE RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BAGS FROM DUST COLLECTOR, REMOVING BAGS REQUIRED A TWISTING MOTION AND EMPLYOEE INJURED BACK AND SHOULDER.
EE WAS CARRYING TO TOOL BOX UP STEPS OF MILL BUILDING AND STRAINED BACK.
WHILE PULLING PONTOON WITH ROPES TO MOVE IN SILTPOND, EE COMPLAINED ABOUT PULLING A BACK MUSCLE.EE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND REPORTED IN CASE HE HURT MORE. ON 2/19 HE ASKED TO SEE A DOCTOR
EE WAS TRYING TO SWITCH A VALVE. HE WAS USING HIS HAND TO TRY TO THROW THE VALVE, WHEN IT DID NOT BUDGE, HE USED HIS UPPER BODY TO ADD PRESSURE AND LEANED HIS TORSO AGAINST HIS HAND RESULTING IN FRACTURED RIB.
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING THE GUARD ON 62BC-1 COAL CONVEYOR BELT WHEN EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN GUARD & FRAME OF 62BC-1. ANOTHER EE WAS CLEANING OUT EE'S WOUND WHEN INJ EE FAINTED. BECAUS E EE FAINTED HE WAS TAKEN TO MED CTR HOSP WHERE THEY CLEAN & BANDAGED HIS FINGER. HE DID NOT FAINT DUE TO TRAUMA OF THE INJURY
EE WAS SHOVELING AND BENT TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM GROUND. UPON TURNING, HE FELT NUMBNESS SHOOT UP LEFT SIDE INTO LEFT SIDE OF SKULL.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 75 LB LINER PLATEINTO POSITION INSIDE THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE WITNESS USING A PINCH BAR TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES TO SECURE THE LINER. THE INJURED DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/5/01 & MADE AN INITIAL DOCTOR VIST ON 2/6/01. THE COMPANY WAS UNAWARE OF ANY FURTHER VISITS UNTIL 2/21/01 WHICH MADE THIS INJURY REPORTABLE.
EE WAS WORKING ON A 6" AIR LINE UNDER THE DISCHARGE END OF ## RAW MILL. THE COMPRESSOR'S SUPPLY AIR TO THE LINE WERE LOCKED OUT, THE VALVE FROM THE RECEIVING TANK WAS CLOSED. EE WAS REMOVING A DRESSLER COUPLING FROM THE SECTION OF LINE TO BE RE-ROUTED WHEN A BLAST OF WATER AND AIR PRESSURE ESCAPED FROM LINE.
THE WELDER WAS FLIPPING A FILLER BAR END OVER END WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK (A FILLER BAR IS A STEEL PLATE THAT A TIRE ON A CEMENT KILN RIDES ON).
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF YARD TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS USING SUPER SUCKER TO SUCK OUT CLINKER DUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF #3 COOLER COMPARTMENT. WHILE MOVING SUPER SUCKER HOSE, RIGHT ELBOW WAS STRAINED. THIS WAS A RE-INJURY TO EE'S RIGHT ELBOW.
EE WAS REMOVING ROLLER WHICH STATED TO FALL. HE OVEREXTENDED WRIST WHILE HOLDING ONTO PART THE NEXT DAY HE NOTED A KNOT ON WRIST WHICH KEPT INCREASING IN SIZE & DISCOMFORT DR HAS SPLINTED & XRAYED SEEING SPECIALIST TO DETERMINE EXACT NATURE OF INJURY
EE WAS WORKING REMOVING LARGE FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM CLAY CONVEYOR EE WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON RAILING WHEN LARGE CHUNK OF MATERIAL ROLLED OFF PINCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST RAIL
EE WAS LIFTING LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY FROM CONVEYORBELT WHEN HE PULLED OR STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE
EE CLAIMS WHILE TAKING ROCKS OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER, HE THREW ONE OUT AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS WORKING IN ES2 & GOT CEMENT PARTICLES IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE USED EYE WASH AT THE PLATN & WAS UNABLE TO DISLODGE DEBRIS. THE EYE DR. REMOVED THE PARTICLE UNDER HIS RIGHT EYELID & RX ANTIB IOTIC DROPS.
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.
WHILE KEYING IN BRICK NEW MATERIAL DROPPED DOWN INTO EE S EYES FROM BRICK AND OR SHELL.
EE HAD PLACED DOOR FROM DUST COLLECTOR ON TOP OF IT. THE DOOR FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
EE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN TENSION RAIL AND FELT A TWINGE IN NECK MUSCLE. HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10/12/00 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOME PAPERWORK LOCATED BEHIND HER DESK. SHE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN HER LOWER BACK.
CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP CATWALK ALONG CONVEYOR BELT. A ROCK FELL FROM A CONVEYOR OVERHEAD AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT.
EE WAS STANDING ON A BARGE ANOTHER EE HANDED HERDUST COLLECTOR HOSE: SHE DROPPED IT AND SAID HER BACK WAS HURT. THE DR SAID LOW BACK PAIN ALLOTHER TESTS NEGATIVE. SENT TO PT 11/10/00 & PUT ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL SEEN AGAIN ON 11/16/00
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.
EE AND OTHERS WERE LIFTING A BLOWER TO GET IT ALIGNED WITH BASE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING WITH THE PUMP ARM OF THE RAW MILL PUMP IN AN EFFORT TO GET IT WORKING. THE PUMP ARM SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER, THUS RESULTING IN SUTURES TO THE FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOVE S.
EE REMOVED A PORT TO CHECVK FOR MATERIAL FLOW IN AN AIRSLIDE. CEMENT SPILLED FROM THE AIRSLIDE AND ENTERED HIS EYES.
WORKER WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP FROM A SUPPORT WALL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. EE STARTED TO LOSE TIME ON 4/24/01
WENT TO DR ON 8-24 AFTER HIS NORMAL 5 DAYS OFF. EMPLOYEE HIT HAND AGAINST CHUTE HOUSING WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG HEAD SECTION OF BELT LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONCRETE FORM (8' BY 2') BY HIMSELF WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
EE SMASHED FINGER WHILE MOVING SCAFFOLDING, CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN A BENT DOOR ON CART AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING FORKS APART ON FORK LIFT WHEN HIS 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT IN FORKS. ACCORDING TO FOREMAN, FORKS WERE STICKING AND HAVE SINCE BEEN GREASED.
REMOVING FORMS (METAL) FROM STAGE 4 CYCLONE, FORM WAS NOT FULLY SECURED TO ROPE, CAME LOOSE WHEN PULLING OUT OF VESSEL, FORM FELL TO BOTTOM OF CYCLONE, EE USED HANDS TO PROTECT HIMSELF, SEVERE LACERATION ON PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EE WAS ASSIGNED (WITH OTHERS) OF REPLACING A LIMESTONE WEIGH BELT; THIS IS AN ENDLESS BELT APPROIMATELY 4' WIDE X 18' LONG. MUCH OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS BELT MUST BE DONE BY HAND AND IS HEA VY AND CLOSE FITTING. DURING THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BELT THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
THE INJURED EE WAS HOLDING A REBAR DOWEL IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION WHILE IT WAS BEING TIED DOWN. WHILE THIS PARTICULAR DOWEL WAS BEING SECURED, ANOTHER DOWEL WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TIED DO WN BROKE FREE FROM THE METAL WIRES SECURING IT. IT SPRANG UPWARD STRIKING EE IN THE MOUTH AND UPPER RIGHT CHEEK AREA OF HIS FACE. INJURED SUFFERED LACERATION TO UPPER LIP, BROKEN AND LOOSEN T
EE WAS WORKING IN BAGHOUSE CHECKING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS. WHILE OPENING & CLOSING DOORS TO BAGHOUSE, EE STRAINED BACK.
AFTER EMPLOYEE DUMPED METAL OUT OF A CONTAINED, THE CONTAINER FELL ON HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIED TO LATCH IT. IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FORKLIFT. HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AND HAD SUTURES.
LIFTED JACKHAMMER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE. AFTER A SHORT BREAK WENT TO WORK AND STILL FELT DISCOMFORT IN ABDOMINAL AREA.