ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT THE DIESEL TORCH ON THE KILN BY APPLYING HOT ALUMINA TO THE DIESEL WICK. THE TORCH FLASHED BACK AND HOT ALUMINA GOT ON HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS CAUSING 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BUR NS TO BOTH HANDS AND BOTH ARMS MORE EXTENSIVE ON THE LEFT HAND AND ARM. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 13 DAYS
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Showing all 14EMPL HOSING PAD WHEN SURGE OF HOT CONDENSATE FELL ONTO SHOULDER FROM VAPOR VALVE THAT NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED.SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN ON RT SHOULDER REQ MED TREATMENT AND RESULTING IN INABILITY TO PERFORM REGULAR JOB.
OPENING THE DRAIN VALVE OF THE DISCHARGE OF P-L-10A. HE WAS WEARING HIS GOGGLES BUT THE GOGGLES WERE NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND LIQUOR GOT INSIDE THEM AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LARGE CORNE AL BURN WHICH REQUIRED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
MOVING A SCAFFOLDING BOARD. HE DROPPED THE BOARD AND IT FELL ON HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
TAKING SLIME SLURRY SAMPLE.SAMPLE POINT WAS PLUGGED AND HE WAS CLEARING IT.SLURRY WENT INTO LEFT BOOT BUT DIDNT NOTICE AND WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT WITHOUT WASHING SLURRY OFF FOOT.
WORKING ON UNION PUMP GEAR BOX.SHIM PROTRUDING FROM GEAR-CUT LEFT THUMB ON SHARP EDGE OF SHIM.
SHIM ON GEAR BOX BASE HAD A SHARP EDGE WHICH CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM REQUIRING SUTURES
WAITING FOR OPERATOR TO DRAIN AND RELEASE PUMP MUD FROM A RAIN SPLASHED INTO HIS LEFT EYE REQURING MEDICAL TREATMENT
OPERNING HOSE DOWN VALVE HOSE WHIPPED AROUND OT OF HIS GRASP AND HOSE WATER GOT INTO EYES REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT
OPENING THE HOSE DOWN VALVE TO HOSE OUT THE TROUGH. THE VALVE WAS HARD TO OPEN SO HE LAID THE HOSE DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND USED HIS FOOT TO OPEN THE VALVE. THE VALVE OPENED SUDDENLY AND FARTHE R THAN PLANNED, HOSE WHIPPED FROM UNDER HIS FOOT AND HOSE WATER CONTAINING CAUSTIC WENT IN HIS EYES.
OPENING MOTOR ROOM DOOR ON FRENCH CRANE, TOWER BOLT DISLODGED AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
SHOVELING HYDRATE NORTHWEST OF UNIT T-7-5 INTO TANK. HOT CAUSTIC SPLASHED ONTO HIS SHOULDER WHEN A LARGE CHUNK OF HYDRATE WAS SHOVELED INTO THE TANK. HE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION AND CONTINUED WOR KING WITH THE CAUSTIC ON HIS CLOTHES. IT CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS.
IRRITATION BOTH EYES - CHEMICAL. HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD INTO A POOL OF WATER THE WATER SPLASHED BACK INTO HIS EYES
TURBINE ROTOR WAS BEING REMOVED FROM CASING AND WAS SET DOWN ON CASING FLANGE IT WAS BALANCED AND HELD BY BENJAMIN AND DANIELSON COLEG WAS MOVING DOWN OFF OF CASING WHEN ROTOR SHIFTED AND STAR TED TO ROLL BENJAMIN IN TRYING TO STOP THE ROTOR WITH HIS HANDS PUT THEM BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND OVER SPEED TRIPLEVER CAUSING