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Employee was installing metal jackets on a newly insulated domestic water line in Digestion near the heaters. After wrapping & tightening a stainless band around a jacket, EE reached over the line to wrap the next band. His arm came in contact with the previous band cuting the inside of his right forearm causing a laceration. Employee received 5 stitches.

While unrigging cargo using a sling, a bundle of round bar and angle rolled over striking EE's foot. EE was evaluated by physician who diagnosed a bruised foot and required restrictions against prolonged standing or walking.

Employee manually rolled a valve over for blasting. Shortly after completing this task, he felt a pain in his lower back on the right side.

EMPLOYEE PLACED A DRILL BIT INTO THE CHUCK OF THE DRILL PRESS AND SECURED THE BIT IN PLACE. TO ENSURE THE DRILL BIT DID NOT COME LOOSE, HE TIGHTENED THE CHUCK WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FORCE. WHILE TIGHTENING THE CHUCK, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE KEY AND SLID INTO THE SIDE OF THE DRILL BIT.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING THE SHORT ENTRY NOZZLE (SEN OF TANK 102), EE EXPERIENCED CONTACT WITH CAUSTIC ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 2/28/04. HOWEVER, WHILE LOOSENING THE COLLAR THAT HOLDS THE SE N IN THE AIRLIFT, LIQUOR STARTED TO SPRAY OUT RESULTING IN CAUSTIC CONTACT WITH HIS WRISTS AND BACK OF HIS NECK.

WHILE REMOVING THE BLND ON TANK 38 CYCLONE TAIL LEG, CAUSTIC SPRAYED OUT AND HIT HIM ON HIS CHEST.

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MOUNTING AN INVERTER IN AN ENCLOSURE ON THE #1 PDS RECIRCULATION PUMP. THEY WERE USING A LIFTING DEVICE AND HAD THE TOP 2 MOUNTING HOLES OF THE INVERTER THROUGH THE MOUNTI NG BOLTS. THE MOUNTING BOLTS BENT CAUSING THE DRIVE TO SLIP AND PINCH INJURED'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE INVERTER AND THE ENCLOSURE.

EE WAS SCALING THE #1 LIME SLACKER UNIT WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LIME ON HIS LEFT FOREARM BETWEEN SLEEVE AND GLOVE. THE EE WAS UNAWARE OF HIS CONTACT UNTIL SOMETIME LATER; HE SUSTAINED A SMALL 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS WRIST.

OPERATING EXCAVATOR, WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED FINGER GOT CAUGHT AND SPLIT AT THE END.

EE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE STEAM CONTROL VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF V5 DIGESTOR. WITHOUT WARNING STEAM AND CONDENSATE EMITTED FROM BETWEEN THE UNBOLTED FLANGE FACES AND EE WAS HIT BY THE SPRAY WHILE TRYING TO EVACUATE. EE WAS TREATED FOR BURNS AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK.

WHILE CLEANING UP - EMPLOYEE PICKED UP AND PLACED A 24" FLEX-A-TALIC GASKET IN A TRASH DUMPSTER. THE GASKET WAS DAMAGED AND UNWINDING AS THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DISPOSE OF IT. A SHARP EDGE OF TH E WINDING CUT THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE RUBBER GLOVES (PPE PER PERMIT) AND CUT HIM.

EE WAS CLEANING THE DUST COLLECTOR AIR DUCTS ON 4 AND 5 DUST COLLECTOR. HE OPENED CLEANOUT DOOR AND WHEN INSERTING THE WATER HOSE, HE DIDN'T NOTICE THAT HIS ARM WAS SO CLOSE TO THE STEAM TRACI NG, HE TOUCHED HIS INNER RIGHT ARM ON THE STEAM TRACING, WHICH CAUSED 2 BURNS ABOUT 2 1/2" LONG BY 3/4" WIDE.

WHILE DOING THE PM ON THE BRADFORD BREAKER, EE OPENED THE DOOR TO LOOK INSIDE THE BREAKER. EE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS EVALUATED BY THE COMPANY PHYSICIAN AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

WHILE WORKING ON A V-1 INLET SPOOL, JAMES REACHED THE SPOOL TO LOOSEN THE STUD AND FELT A CHARLEHORSE"IN HIS UPPER LEFT ARM. JAMIE STATES "CHARLIE HORSE" ONLY LASTED ABOUT 1 MINUTE BUT AS THE MORNING PROGRESSED, AND HE CONTINUED EXERTING HIMSELF, HE FELT BURNING IN SAME AREA. UPON EXAMINATION EXAMINATION BY THE COMPANY PHYSICIAN, THE EE WAS PLACED ON TEMPORARY RESTRICTION.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET CONTAINING ALUMINA USED IN THE DUSTINESS TESTING. HE TWISTED TO PUT IT UP AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS IN CIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 8/8/03, WHEN HE LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE. SUPERVISOR RETURNED THE PHONE CALL AT 9:30 A.M., AND EE INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOKE UP SORE & IN PAIN. EE WAS EVALUATED BY H

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WASH DOWN PRESS #7 AND 8 AFTER THEY CAME OFF CAUSTIC CLEANING. WHILE PRESS #7 WAS DRAINING, HE DECIDED TO SECURE PRESS #8. HE WENT BACK TO OPEN OUTLET VALVE AND HOT CAUSTI C STARTED COMING OUT OF THE OPEN DISCHARGE HEADER VENT SPLASHING ONTO HIS NECK AND INTO HIS LEFT BOOT. HE WENT TO SINK TO WASH FOOT, AND SPENT 20+ MINUTES UNDER THE SAFETY SHOWER.

EE'S REMOVED THE CHAIN OPERATOR FROM Y4 DOV AND PLACED THE CHAIN OPERATOR ON THE WORK PLATFORM. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB, EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CHAIN OPERATOR FROM WORK PLATFORM. CHAIN OPERATOR FELL TO THE GROUND AND BOUNCED UPAND FELL ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. FOOT HAD A VISIBLE ABRASION ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FOOT HAD BEGUN TO SWELL.

EE WENT ON TOP OF QB FILTER AND SAW THAT THE 1B FILTER CLOTH HAD WALKED OFF THE DRUM. HE WAS PULLING THE CLOTH OVER TO GET IT BACK ON THE DRUM WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LT. SHOULDER. EE LET HIS SUPERVISOR KNOW & WAS INSTRUCTED TO STAY OVER AND SEE THE NURSE AT 7:30AM.

EE HAD JUST SWITCHED SLURRY INJECTION PUMPS. WHEN EE WAS REMOVING A TORQUE ELIMINATOR FROM THE SUCTION VALVE OF 2 AND 4 INJECTION PUMPS, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. MEDICAL SENT EE TO OUR LADY OF THE LAKE ASCENSION FOR TREATMENT. INITIALLY, THIS INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED AS A FIRST AID -- RECLASSIFIED TO RESTRICTED 4/14/03.

EE WAS WORKING ON #11 HEATER BOTTOM HEAD IN DIGESTION. HE WAS IN THE ACT OF PURGING AN AIR HOSE PRIOR TO CONNECTING HIS IMPACT GUN TO IT. HE TOOK HOLD OF A HOSE ON THE HOSE RACK, AND BEGAN TO TURN AIR ON TO IT. THERE WAS TWO HOSES ONT HE RACK, WITH BOTH ENDS LAYING NEXT TO EACH OTHER. BEFORE HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD CHARGED THE WRONG HOSE, THE LOOSE HOSE SPUN AROUND ON THE HOSE RAC

HAD HOLE IN BOOT AND GOT SMALL AMOUNT OF CAUSTIC ON FOOT.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE A 1" WELDED DRAIN VALVE AT #3 DEAERATOR. HE DROPPED A LINE DOWN TO OTHER, WHO TIED ONT HE WELDING LEAD AND FED IT AS HE PULLED IT UP. HE WOULD PULL 3" OF ROPE WITH H SI RIGHT ARM. THEN HOLD IT OVER AND DOWN ACROSS.THE HANDRAIL AS HE GRABBED ANOTHER 3" OF LINE AND SO FORTH UNTIL THE LEAD WAS UP AND IN PLACE. HE BEGAN TO NOTICE A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER WHILE

EE REPORTED AT APPROX. 7 AM THAT A 1 1/2" WATER HOSE THAT HE WAS USING TO WASH DOWN WITH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THE WATER STEAM HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING HIS GOGGLES TO MOVE UPWARD ALL OWING THE WATER TO GET INTO HIS L EYE. OPERATOR STATES THAT HE DID NOT TURN OFF THE WATER VALVE BEFORE HE TRIED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF AND THE WATER HOSE. OPERATOR WAS TRANSPORTED TO RIVER PAR

EE WAS REMOVING SCAFFOLD FROM NO. 10 FLASH TANK ALONG W/REST OF CREW. THE SCAFFOLD INSIDE THE TANK IS LARGE & THE CREW WORKED ALL DAY REMOVING IT. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN THE JOB WAS COMPLE TE, EE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO MEDICAL & TOLD THE NURSE. MON. 10/21/02 HE RETURNED TO MEDICAL & THE DR CHECKED HIM OUT & PRESCRIBED SOME MEDICATION. HE RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS OPENING NO 3 PRESS AFTER ALLOWING THE PRESS DRAIN FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN RESIDUAL LIQUOR FROM INSIDE THE PRESS SPLASHED ON BOTH OF HIS ANKLES AND LOWER LEGS. HE REPORTED INCIDENT IMMEDI ATELY AND WENT TO A SAFETY SHOWER AND FLUSHED THE AFFECTED AREA FOR APPROX 15 MINUTES. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

EE WAS REMOVING INSULATION FROM TOP HEAD OF NO. 10 MIDDLE HEATER. HE HAD ON PPE INCLUDING GLOVES. HE USED A SCREW DRIVER TO WEDGE UP THE METAL BECAUSE THE SCREW HOLDING METAL WAS STRIPPED, AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE METAL. METAL CUT THROUGH THE GLOVE AND CUT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE PULLING HOSES AT THE EAST DITCH, EE FELT PAIN TO HIS RIGHT LEG CALF MUSCLE.

SHE WAS MOVING BOXES OF FILTER CLOTHS FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER BY PUSHING THE BOXES BY HAND. EE STATES THAT THE BOXES WERE HEAVY SO SHE STARTED TO USED HER LEFT LEG TO PUSH ONE OF THE BOXES. WHEN SHE DID THIS, SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LEFT HIP.

EE WAS OPENING THE SUCTION VALVE ON #4 SETTLER OVERFLOW PUMP AND FELT A STRAIN IN RIGHT GROIN. HE AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING AND NOTICED SORENESS AND SWELLING IN HIS GROIN. HE THEN CONTACTED THE PLANT NURSE AND LET HER CHECK HIM OUT. NURSE SENT HIM TO DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED HIM WITH STRAINOF THE GROIN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND RETURNED TO WORK THAT NIGHT.

EE WAS IN EVAP ASSISTING EVAP OPERATOR ROD OUT A SAMPLE POINT ON A LINE. THEY REMOVED THE SAMPLEVALVE WITH A BLOCK VALVE CLOSED, INSTALLED A NIPPLE AND VALVE, THEN USED THE ROD OUT TOOL AND CL EANED SAMPLE POINT OUT. EE REMOVED THE ROD OUT TOOL AND WAS PUTTING THE SAMPLE VALVE BACK IN WHEN PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED, SPLASHING LIQUOR ON HIS CHIN AND CHEST.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP TO BALANCE A HOT WELL PUMP ROTATING ASSEMBLY. THE BALNCE MACHINE USES AIR CYLINDERS TO LOCK OUT EACH PEDESTAL. ONE OF THESE CYLINDERS ON THE LEFT SIDE MALFU NCTIONED. THIS ALLOWED EE ENOUGH TIME TO REACH OVER AND CHECK ADJUSTMENT ON THE STOPS. AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CYLINDER DECIDED TO STROKE RESULTING IN PINCHING OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

THE PACKING ON LAWRENCE INJECTION PUMP WAS BLOWN. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TIGHTEN THE PACKING WITH THE PUMPS ON LINE, CANVAS COVERS WERE PLACED OVER THE BEARING HOUSING TO BLOCK THE SPRAYING OF SLURR Y. THE ATTEMP FAILED SO THE CREW SWITCHED ON LAWRENCE PUMPS 1/3. DURING CLEAN UP AROUND PUMP 4, EE WAS PULLING THE CANVAS COVERS FROM THE BEARING HOUSING. AS THE COVER CAME DOWN, A POCKET OF

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HER SUPERVISOR OF PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK. SHE COULD NOT SITE A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHEN INJURY MAY HAVE OCCURRED, BUT WAS LIFTING A SPOOL PIECE EARLIER, WHICH MAY HAVE RESUL TED IN HER BACK PAIN.

WHILE TOPPING OFF TANK 102, EE WENT TO THE PATIO TO CHECK THE LEVEL IN THE TANK. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE TANK, HIS GOGGLES WERE FOGGED, SO HE REMOVED HIS GOGGLES FROM HIS EYES BUT KEPT THEM ON H IS HEAD. HOT LIQUOR SPLASHED HIS LEFT EYE.

THREE EE'S WERE ROLLING A 150# VALVE AT THE ZERO WASHER BY THE SUCTION MANIFOLD WHEN THE VALVE ROLLED OUT OF THEIR CONTROL PINNING EE'S FOOT.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS REPOSITIONING A NO. 2 PNEUMATIC CHIPPING GUN WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

LIFTING BOX OF #3 CLOTHS THAT WEIGHS APPROX 80#. LIFTING OUT OF THE BASKET WAS OK, BUT WHEN EE TURNED SHE FELT SHARP PAIN ACROSS LOWER BACK THAT LASTED A FEW MINUTES & THEN WENT AWAY.

EE WAS WORKING ON UNPLUGGING #2 CALCINE LINE. INJURED WENT TO ASSIST HIM BUT WAS SPRAYED WITH CAUSTIC WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED.

HOT LIQUOR HAD OVERFLOWED A DRAIN SUMP AND WAS RUNNING OVER A ROADWAY. THE EE WALKED THROUGH THE HOT LIQUOR WITH LEATHER BOOTS CAUSING BURNS AND BLISTERS TO THE TOP OF BOTH FEET. HE WAS TREATE D BY A DR. FOR HIS BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING OF TANK 43, LOCATED IN THE WEST UNIT OF PRECIPITATION, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AFTER HITTING THE BEATER VALVE TWICE REAL HARD.

EE WAS PUTTING NO. 1 BOILER FEED PUMP ONLINE. HE WALKED BETWEEN NOS. 1 AND 2 BFP TO LOOK AND BE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK. STEAM FROM THE GRAIN LINES FOGGED UP MY GLASSES, IMPAIRING MY VISION. I BUMPED INTO THE 125 LB EXHAUST OF NO.1 BFP AND MY RIGHT ARM HIT THE VENTURE LINE ON THE NO. 2 BFP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS IN LAL/DOWN AREA WHEN HE MASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN (2) 8X 24- 8'LONG BEAMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A SCREENBOX ON TANK 91. TRAPPED CLEANING CAUSTIC BROKE FREE AND SPLASHED EMPLOYEE.

WE WERE WRAPPING A BLANKET AROUND STEAM LINES. THERE WAS A 1/2" PIPE LOWER THAN THE PIPE I WAS WRAPPING. I TOUCHED THE PIPE WITH MY LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A COVER ON A RAIL CAR, THE COVER WAS STUCK SO HE USED EXTRA STRENGTH TO LIFT AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS ON THE DOCK CARRYING ABUNDLE OF TILES (APPROX. 47 LB.) AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE GIVE OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWAPPING FLUME BLINDS IN CONTINUOUS ON TANK A4/A5. FELT A BURNING ON HIS SIDE AT THE COMPLETION OF JOB.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PURING CONCRETE, HE STEPPED IN AN AREA OF CONRETE THAT WAS DEEPER THAN HIS BOOTS RUBBER KNEE BOOTS AND THE CEMENT WENT INSIDE HIS BOOTS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. HE GUESSED THE SAND AND LIME IN THE CONCRETE CAUSED AN ABRASIONTO HIS LOWER LEFT SHIN AREA.

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE SCREENS, HE WAS ON HIS STOMACH AND CRAWLING, WHEN HIS BACK HIT A RUBBER ROLL. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND HIS BACK PAIN GOT WO5RSE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT MORNING.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN 8" 90DEGREE ELL WITH A SPOOL PIECE. CO-WORKERS WERE LINING THE BOTTOM FLANGE UP TO INSTALL THE BOLTS WHEN THEY PICKED UP THE BOTTOM END. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT ABLE TO HOL D UP THE END AS THE TWO CO-WORKERS PICKED UP THEOPPOSITE END.