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EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON CONTAINER OF OIL AND SOME EMPTY BUCKETS TO TOP OF SPRAY DRYER S-1 TANK WHEN HE FELT A PULLING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMP STANDING ON 6' LADDER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A 2" BALL VALVE ABOVE HIS HEAD. WHILE PULLING ON VALVE HANDLE HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS WAS CONSIDERED A TORN BICEP. HE SAW OUR PANEL ORTHOPEDIC WHO STATED HE WAS TO BE ON LIMITED DUTY FOR 1 MONTH.

Pulling wires thru conduit; twisted back.

EMPLOYEE RESTACKING 50 LB BAGS OF CLAY AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE.

EMP AT MAKE DOWN OPERATION PICKING UP 50LB BAG WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS BACK WENT OUT RESULTING IN PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MODIFYING COMPACTOR CONVEYOR BELT GUARD BY INSTALLING A HINGED 36'X36' ACCESS DOOR TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE OPERATORS TO GET TO AREA. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE GUARD FOR BETTER WELDING ACCESS WHEN HINGED DOOR FELL CATCHING TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN 1/2' ANGLE IRON ON THE GUARD AND HINGED DOOR RESULTING IN CONTUSION AND FRACTURE TO BONE ON END OF FINGER.

DURING A TRIAL SET UP, EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SCREEN BASKET WHEN HIS HAND/FINGER SCRAPED END OF TWO FEED LINES WHICH CUT THE TOP OF HIS INDEX FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO WASH UP WHEN HOSE SLIPPED FROM HANDS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH REQUIRING STITCHES.

Co-worker was holding tension on the reject colander shaft with a pipe wrench so injured employee could add two links to chain on reducer. while injured emp was attempting to install master link lock, the pipe wrench slipped causing it to catch his left hand middle finger in a pinch point between chain and sprocket result in laceration requiring stitches.

ATTEMPTING TO PLACE DOLLY UNDER STORAGE LOCKER WHEN LOCKER WAS DROPPED MASHING LEFT THUMB BETWEEN LOCKER AND DOLLY RESULTING IN SOFT TISSUE/FRACTURE INJURY.

EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER OPENING VALVES ON TANK AT FLOOR LEVEL.

While washing his hands EE hurt his middle finger on his right hand, damaged tendon leading to finger being put in splint.

PRESSURE CLEANING 3/4X14" PVC PIPE HOLDING PIPE IN PLACE WITH FOOT USING EXTREMELY HOT WATER WHEN SPRAT BAR ACCIDENTALLY HIT TIP OF BOOT CAUSING HOT WATER TO PENETRATE BOOT AND BURN FOOT.

OPENING CONTAINER DOOR WHEN THE LATCH SPRUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN FACE UNDER EYE AND BREAKING HIS NOSE.

Employee was standing tying bulk bag when he felt his back "go out".

EMPLOYEE LIFTED AN 8' LADDER OFF BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

Employee opened door of loader and some dirt fell off door into eye. He was wearing safety glasses.

EMP WAS CLOSING SLIDE GATE ON #2 CALCINER DISCHARGE INTO HOT SCREW. HE HAD TO CROSS OVER TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO FINISH OPENING GATE. AS HE PASSED UNDER THE HOT SCREW, HOT CLAY FELL FROM CHUTE AND HIT HIS NECK, BACK OF HEAD AND EARS, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EMP WAS GETTING A DRINK OF WATER AND TAPPED ON GLASS WINDOW TO ADVISE WORKER HE WAS GOING TO PUMP TRUCK. AS HE TAPPED WINDOW IT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO JERK AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50 LB BAG OF SODA ASH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS MOUNTING BOBCAT LOADER WHEN SEAT BAR FELL ON HIS RIGHT THUMB BREAKING THUMB.

EMP WAS INSTALLING A GUARD. HE FASTENED ONE SIDE OF GUARD WITH BOLT, WHEN HE BENT GUARD AROUND TO FASTENED OTHER SIDE, THE BOLT CAME OUT AND GUARD STRUCK HIM ON FOREHEAD. CAUSED LACERATION, WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

Contractor employee was standing on loose gravel, reached on bed of boom truck grabbed reel of wire weighing about 80 lbs and attempted to set it on ground. He experienced pain in back.

Employee was shoveling clay spillage on floor when he hit back of his right hand on a water pipe resulting in swelling of hand.

EMP WAS CHANGING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS. WHEN HE WENT TO OPEN POPPET VALVE, HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT BY HARD INSULATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER FEEDER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

Injured employee and a co-worker were lifting a 20 ft 4 inch schedule 10 pipe (weighing less than 50 pounds) above their head and sliding it onto a brace. When the injured employee turned to slide his end of the pipe onto the brace, he felt a sharp pain in his neck and numbness in his arms. The result of this injury was a ruptured disc.

Twisted back getting off of machine at quitting time.

Employee was changing valves under dust makedown mixer when a small hole came in line shooting clay into his right eye causing irritation.

Employee was opening a recirculatin valve on Spray Dryer and sprained right wrist.

While performing work on a Denver Mill reducer shaft, it slipped and fell crushing right hand between shaft and cement floor resulting in laceration between thumb and index finger requiring stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POUR SOME CLEANER FROM A 55 GALLON DRUM INTO A SMALLER CONTAINER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE 55 GALLON DRUM HAD APPROXIMATELY 12" T0 18" OF CLEANER IN IT AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.

Emp was replacing shaft and bearings on calciner metric ton bagger when left index finger got mashed between upper and lower framing of equipment.

EMP WAS SENT TO UNSTOP A SODA ASH LINE, HE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED A UCARCIDE 750 CHEMICAL LINE (THAT WAS NOT MARKED) AND CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN HIS LEFT EYE AND FACE.

Employee was attempting to open a water valve to put water in the pipeline and in do so, felt a stinging pain in their back/side.

Emp was unloading hydrogen peroxide tote bins with forklift wearing all the appropriate personal protective equipment. As he was removing PPE some of the chemical residue got on his hands causing light tingling sensation and discoloring of skin.

Employee twisted left kneeupon exiting off forklift. resulting in a lumbrosacral strain.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF CLAY WHEN HE SAID HIS RIGHT WRIST BEGAN TO HURT. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED AS SPRAIN/STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE-ROUTING CHEMICAL LINE WHEN AMA 415 CHEMICAL SPLASHED ON UPPER ARM CAUSING A RASH TO APPEAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. AFTER SEEING PANEL PHYSICIAN, HE IS TO HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EMP ENTERED BLEACH TANK WEARING AN AIR APPLIED MASK TO FLUSH WITH WATER. EMP WENT ON VACATION FOR 5 DAYS. WHEN HE RETURNED HE COMPLAINED TO HIS SUPERVISOR OF WHEN HE BATHED AND USED BATHROOM HE SMELLED OF BLEACH. DR. DIAGNOSED AS AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO CHEMICAL.

EMP WAS SWAPPING VALVES AT FILTER FEED HEADER IN BOTTOM OF PROCESS BUILDING. THERE WAS A 7% SODA ASH SOLUTION DISTRIBUTION LINE OVERHEAD THAT WAS LEAKING. SOME OF THE 7% SOLUTION DRIPPED INTO HIS EYES CAUSING SWELLING AND IRRITATION.

DUMPING TRASH TOTE BIN AND HAND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN TRASH BIN AND FORK TRUCK CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY TO HAND. NO BROKEN BONES.

EE WAS PERFORMING BRIGHTNESS TEST. A GLASS PLATE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & SHATTERED CAUSING AN UNKNOWN OBJECT TO IRRITATE RIGHT EYE.

WHILE WASHING UP FLOOR WITH A 1 1/4" HOSE (WHICH HAD GOTTEN POLYMER ON IT) THE HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING PAIN AND IRRITATION. AFTER SEEING DOCTOR IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DETACHED RETINA.

AS PART OF EMPLOYEE'S JOB AS A LAB TECH HE HAS TO CLOSE CLAY SAMPLE BUCKET LIDS. HE HAS REPETITIVELY CLOSED THESE LIDS WITH THE PALM OF HIS HANDWHICH HAS RESULTED IN NERVE DAMAGE CAUSING PAIN AND NEEDING SURGERY. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 5, 2003 AND WILL ANTICIPATE LOSS DAYS AT THAT TIME.

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LOADING HOSE FROM A FRESHLY LOADED SLURRY TANK CAR ON #1 TRACK. HE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WORK DUE TO DOCTOR'S ORDERS FOR BED R EST. RETURN TO WORK INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AT A LATER DATE.

EE REACHED TO TURN CONVEYOR BELT BUTTON OFF AND MISSED BUTTON HITTING I BEAM WITH LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER JAMMING IT.

EE WAS PUSHING AGAINST DISPENSER ON "SLIPLINE" OVER SWECO SCREEN. THE PIPE WAS RUSTY & BROKE CAUSING "SLIP" TO SPLASH INTO HIS EYES. HE ALREADY HAD PIN EYE WHICH MADE IRRATATION WORSE.

EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD CASES OF ANTI-FREEZE FROM A TRUCK. AS HE WAS PICKING UP CASES HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY BUT PAIN KEPT PERSISTING & WE ADVISED HIM TO SEE A WORKERS'COMP. PANEL DR. HE HAS HAD PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA.