EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BEARINGS IN A PUMP HOUSING WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO LIFT WHILE EXTENDING HIS ARMS.
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Showing 50 of 104THE INJURED WORKER ASKED A CO-WORKER TO TOSS HIM A ELECTRODE HOLDER SO HE COULD DO SOME WELDING. WHEN THE CO-WORKER TOSSED THE STRINGER, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WASN'T WATCHING AND THE STINGER H IT HIM IN THE MOUTH AND KNOCED A CROWN LOOSE ON HIS UPPER TOOTH.
WHILE CLEANING AROUND THE STEP AREA OF THE #2 CLINKER COOLER, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TOOK A SHOVEL FULL OF MATERIAL AND FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE. HE WEN TO DR. ON 5-15-89 AND HAD KNEE X-RAYED. T EH DR. DIAGNOSED A TORN CARTILAGE.
WORKING ON SCREEN AFTER INSTALL. SCREEN STARTED TO INSTALL DEFLECTOR SHIELD AND IT JAMMED HE STARTED TO PULL IT BACK OUT WITH ONE HAND UNDER IT WHEN IT CAME LOOSE PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGE R BETWEEN SHIELD AND METAL FRAME.
INJURED WAS LIFTING AND DUMPING 5 GAL. BUCKETS OF WORN GRINDING MEDIA INSIDE OF RAW MILL. WEIGHT OF LOAD WAS APPROX. 60#. WHEN SHE GOT DONE WITH THE LIFTING AND GOT OUT OF THE MILL AND STARTED SWEEPING, SHE NOTICED HER BACK WAS SORE.BY THAT EVENING, SHE WAS HAVING LOWR BACK PAIN AND STIFFNESS.
EMPLOYEE HAD HEATED WAX IN PREPARATION FOR SEALING CUBE MOLDS. THE WAX CONTAINER TIPPED OVER FROM THE HOT PLATE AND SPLASHED HOT WAX ON RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR THE CONTAINER HANDLE AN D APPARENTLY HIT THE HANDLE, CAUSING IT TO TIP OVER.
EMPLOYEE'S HANDS SLIPPED WHILE REMOVING A FOLLOW PLATE FROM A PUMP CRUSHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE PUMP SHAFT.
EMPLOYEE TIPPED A 55 GALLON OIL DRUM TOO FAR OVER AND HAD TO CATCH IT TO PREVENT A FALL.THE INJURY DIDN'T SEEM WORTH REPORTING BUT LATER DEVELOPED INTO HERNIA.HE REPORTED IT TO THE COMPANY ON 03-20-89 AND HAS SCHEDULED SURGERY FOR 04-07-89,
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A CHUNK OF CASTABLE FROM THE PLANT #3 CLINKER COOLER.THE CHUNK OF CASTABLE SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER CHUNK,MASHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING #1 CLINKER ELEVATOR, OPENED SMALL CLEAN OUT DOOR. MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE, HIT EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS HAND AND KNEE.
EMPL WAS BALANCING 10" CONCRETE PIPE ON BACKHOE BUCKET WHEN PIPE TIPPED & CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT & KNEE WAS STRAINED PULLING FOOT FREE.
ON 06-28-88 EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING LARGE METAL DOOR ON APRIMARY CRUSHER BY PUSHING ON THE LOWER PART OF THE DOOR AFTER BLASTING A LARGE ROCK IN THE CRUSHER.EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR TH AT HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER DOING THIS.HE WAS ASKED IF HE WANTED TO SEE A DOCTOR.EMPLOYEE SAID NO.ON 08-10-88 HE ASKED TO SEE A DOCTOR ABOUT HIS SHOULDER.HE WAS TAKEN TO COMPANY DOCTOR AT TH
EMPL CLEANING OUT PRIMARY CRUSHER LIFTING LARGE CHUNKS OF SHALE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL REACHED TO PICK UP KILN BRICK WHILE OTHER EMPLS STILL BARRING BRICK AWAY FROM KILN SHELL.A BRICK HIT EMPL ON FINGER CAUSING LACERATION.HE WAS TAKEN TO DR AND HIS FINGER REQ 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING VERTICAL LADDER ON RAIL HOPPER WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING IN A LOW OVERHEAD AREA.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST SET A PALLET OF BRICK ON BRICK SCAFFOLDING & BEGAN TO HAND BRICK TO OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WERE KEYING THE TOP OF AN ARCH EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE WAS HANDING BRICK TO HIS RT.WITH HIS LEFT HAND THIS EMPLOYEE DROPPED A 15LB BRICK AT SAME TIME EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR ANOTHER BRICK FALLING BRKC STRUCK HAND & BROKE HIS LEFT FINGER
WORKING IN #2 MUD TANK WHEN FORIGN OBJECT ENTERED EYE
EMPLOYEE MOVED OIL DRUMS BY HIMSELF CAUSING A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING ELECTRICAL CABNET & TRIPPED & CABNET FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEG. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HEALTH CENTER FOR X-RAY & PRESCRIBED A PRECRIPTION.
WASHED HANDS AN8 FACE WITH SOLVENT AND GO-JO HAND CLEANER.
REMVOING KILN CHAIN FROM BARREL INJURING BACK.
CUTTING STEEL P5ATE OUT OF ELEVATOR PIT, MOVED PLATE TO LEAN AGAINST WALL, CAUGHT FINGER (MIDDLE LEFT) BETWEEN PLATE AND WALL-CUTTING FINGER.
WAS MOVING BAND3OF BOLTS FELT PAIN BACK
EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED AIR HOSE FROM CLINKER BREAKER BEAM ON CLINKER COOLER AT PLANT #3 THE BACK PRESSURE BLEW OUT OF BEAM WITH DUST PARTICLES AND SAND BLASTED EMPLOYEES RT HAND EMPLOYEE WAS NO T WEARING GLOVES
CLOSING CROSS O5ER VALVE ON 8 IN SLURRY LINE. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, FELT SOMETHING POP IN RIB CAGE
CLEANING RESPIR5TOR WITH SUPPLIES CLEANER - DEVELOPED RASH ON HANDS
PICKED UP PLAST3C BAG FULL OF DUST COLLECTOR CAPS FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8IGNED TO CLEAN UP SPILLED ROCK AND DUST FROM AROUND THE TRESTLE BELT TAIL PULLEY. WHILE SHOVELING THIS MATERIAL, HE OVERSTRESSED THE TENDONS IN HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8IGNED TO COAL SCREEN TO REPLACE BROKEN SECTION THIS IS A JOB WHICH REQUIRES A PERSON TO CLIMB INTO THE SCREEN HOUSING UNDER THE SCREEN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS WITH THE USE OF A LADD ER AND SCAFFOL8 BOARD HE HAD TO REACH AND STRETCH TOGET TO ALL BOLTS HE PULLED HIMSELF UP WITH HIS LEFT ARM TO GET TO SOME BOLTS HE FELT A SPARP PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS HELPING REBUILD A 6 INCH WELFLEY PUMP. WHEN THE NEW FOLLOWER PLATE WAS BEING PUSHED INTO PLACE THE BOTTOM SLIPPED OFFTHE ALIGNMENT PEGS ALLOWING THE FOLLOWER PLATE TO DROP ON HIS FO2T AND CAUGHT HISF INGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE SHAFT WILL BE A SPLINT ONE WEEK, NO PERMANENT DAMAGE.
HOLDING LINING 5GAINST DROP BALL OM MOBILE CRANE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING WEDGE IN CABLE ON BALL,PULLED CABLE CAUSING BALL TO TUEN FLIPPED,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BALL AND CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING KILN ROLLS FOR PROPER OPERATION. PLACED HAND ON NORTH KILN ROLL. KILN ROLL FAILED AND PRODUCED A TEMPERATURE TO HOT TO TOUCH.
A BULK TRUCK HA8 PULLED OFF THE PACKHOUSE SCALES WITH THE RETRACTABLE WALKWAY IN THE LOWERED POSITION.THE R.H. HINGE OF THE WALKWAY WAS BROKEN FROM CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK HATCH.THE VICTIM ATTE MPTED TO PULL T2E WALKWAY BACK INTO THE RAISED POSITION AND THE L.H. HINGE BROKE,ALLOWING THE WALKWAY TO FALL BACK HARD AGAINST A HANDRAIL,PINCHING THE VICTIMS LEFT RING FINGER AND TEARING TH
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING ROLLERS ON THE OVERHAND TRANSPORT BELT. THIS IS A REOCCURRANCE OF THE 1987. INJURY IN THAT HE HAS SEEN THE DOCTOR AGAIN & RECEIVED MEDICATION 5-18-88.
PUTTING GUARD O3 COMPRESSOR CPLG REACHED INTO GUARD TO HOLD FOR WELDING CUT LEFT FORARM ON SHARP PIECE OF META
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON THE ROOF AND GOT CLINKER IN EYE.
WORKING ON 5 IN7H SLURRY PUMP INJURED TOOK HOLD YOU FOLLOWER PLATE YOU REMOVEAL PLATE DROPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND SHAFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A KILN GUN STAND IN ORDER TO CLEAN UP AND ONE WHEEL ROLLED OFF A RAISED FLOOR CAUSING THE STAND TO TIP OVER. HE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING AND FELL UNDER THE STAND AS IT FELL. 3
INJURED PERSON 4AS LAYING BROCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE KILN WHEN A BRICK FELLFROM A PLANK AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE KILN CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THE RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND 3
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9NING UP THE FLEXOVEYOR GATE AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE GATE AND THE GATE STOP.
RESTACKING CEME3T ON PALLET FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A WELDING OXY-ACET TO THE WORKSITE AND FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN THE ACCIDENT WAS UNWITNESSED HE WAS OPERATED ON 10-19-87 HE WAS ON VACATION PREVIOUSLY SCHEDU LED FOR 10 DAYS3OF RECUPERATION EMPLOYEE PREFORMED REGULAR JOB DUTIES FROM TIME OF ACCIDENT UNTIL OPEATION
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BARREL TIPPER TO GET OIL FROM A BARREL, AND HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG. THE DR. SAYS IT IS A PINCHED NERVE OR A DAMAGED DISC IN HIS BACK.
INJURED STATED 6ACK BECAME SORE WHICH LAYING BUT IN KILN THE PREVIOUS WEEK THOUGHT HE COULD WANT IT OUT.
WALKING IN CHAI3 SESCTION #2 KILN BENT OVER TO PICK UP & MOVE CHAIN HANGER PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
WALKING UP PORT5BLE RAMP INTO RAIL CAR-RAMP TIPPED DOWN-INJURED JUMPED TO GET INTO CAR ,FOOT SLIPPED FELL BETWEEN RAMP AND CAR.
EMPLOYEE STRAIN9D LOWER BACK AS HE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF CEMENT.
LACERATION ON B7K OF 1ST JOINT ON RT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSED BY CLINKER STRIKING THE FINGER AND CUTTING IT
BRICKING KILN B9ICK FELL AND HIT EMPL OF LEFT LEG CRACKED SMALL BONE NEAR KNEE.