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Employee strained shoulder muscle while trying to remove a motor from the top of an air receiver tank
Employee was cleaning the preheater tower. During cleaning activities dust got on employees personal protective equipment. The employee opened EE's face shield to investigate issues with EE's tower cleaning apparatus and had dust come off EE's helmet helmet and in to EE's left eye
Cutting loose temporary frame. In an attempt to safely lower a piece, a partial cut was made. Upon making final cut, piece was heavier than expected; causing a piece of metal to fall, striking EE in the left hand. This prompted the need to visit an ER where stitches were applied. EE returned to work the same day.
Worker was attempting to unplug a dust collector hopper when material flushed out door. Material from collector got in employees eyes
Employee opened up a cement silo port to clear material that was not flowing. The material let loose and dusted employee in face and eyes. The gate isolating the product was not fully closed which allowed material to flow out inspection port at employee. Employee was wearing dust mask and safety glasses at the time of the injury.
Worker was pulling a scaffold pole from bottom of pile of 10 or so poles when a pole above the one EE pulled on slid down and pinched EE's left hand middle finger near the end.
Employee was rotating a fan and caught hand in a pinch point between the rotor and fan housing.
Employee twisted left knee removing a door on the ground floor level.
Employee was moving an I beam approximately 10 feet long 8 inches high when it rolled over it caught his long finger on his right hand between it and the fork of the forklift. Lacerating the last joint.
Employee was moving pallets and was punctured by a rusty nail in his hand.
The employee was inspecting scaffolding inside the riser duct and he got some dust in his eye. The employee was wearing all necessary PPE when this occurred.