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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP A LIME SPILL CAUSED BY AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
EE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER HYDRATOR. IN THE PROCESS LIME FELL FROM ABOVE FALLING BEHIND EE SHIRT COLLAR SETTLING AROUND HIS WAIST. THE LIME COMBINED WITH THE EE SWEAT CAUSED EE TO RECEIVE 2ND DE GREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS REPAIRING A CHUTE ON A SCREEN PICKED UP A METAL PLATE 1/2 THICK BY 10 FT X 4 INCH AND TWISTED INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING UP A ROTARY BY PASS DOOR THE AIR PRESSURE FROM INSIDE DOOR BLEW A LARGE PARTICAL OF LIME INTO EMPLOYEE FACE CAUSING LIME TO ENTER HIS RT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING A PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM A CYLINDER ONCE THE FITTING WAS LOOSENED HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYED ONTO EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN AIR LOCK UNDER A DUST HOPPER TO DETERMINE WHY A V-BELT WAS SLIPPING. WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK V-BELT WITH HAND, BELT CAUGHT & DUE TO A FAULTY AIR LOCK SPRAYED LIME DUST OVER EMPLOYEE.
AFTER LOADING A RAILCAR ON TRACK THE EE CLOSED THE TOP LOADING DOOR OR HATCH THE HATCH STRUCK THE EE TOP FOOT ETC AND HE ALLEGES TO HAVE SUSTAIN A FRACTURE THE 80-100 HAS HATCH COVER ARE MAN A OF STEEL THIS IS THE ONLY UNIT LEFT IN OUR SERVICE OF THIS TYPE.
IN A BENT OVER POSITION I NAME WAS SLIDING TANKS ON THEIR SIDE FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF A PICKUP BED TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE THERE PICKING THEM OFF THE TAILGATE
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING THE AIR HOSE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE BACKED UP SCRAPEING HIS ANKLE AGAINST A 18 QT. PAIL. THE PAIL WAS PART OF THE MATERIALS TO BE HANDED NECT. THE 64 YEAR OLD EMPL OYEES PHYSICAL REATION TO THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENTWAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
CARRYING A 40 LBS BUCKET OF MORTOR IN LOW CEILING ATMOSPHERE EMPL EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ON SET OF PAIN.