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Employee was in the process of unplugging a line. When covering was removed back pressure in line blew cement dust into both eyes. Abraded both eyes.
Employee was installing roll on raw mill. Roll hung up & using protapowers to get it to fall into place. Got hand into a pinch point when roll fell into place. Hand caught between a board and the 2 ton roll, pinching left index finger.
Employee claims he was leaning over railing to weld. He felt a pain in his back.
Employee claims as he was pulling on heavy wire cable manually he strained his back.
Employee claims he was pushing angle iron from front to back of rack with left foot.
Employee allegedly lifted tool bag out of back of truck and strained his shoulder. He was trying to hurry. Emergency repair work on a burned 2300 volt circuit. This injury did not become reportable until 8/31/2005.
Employee alleges that he had been picking up trash all day and as the day wore on his back got sorer.
Employee was using a cutting torch to remove a beam in sections. When he turned with beam section in hand his left knee popped. This was not a reportable injury until employee was evaluated on 6-6-05 and the diagnosis was received today.
Employee was helping with the repair of #2 kiln. Pulling back tire and moving cribbing. There was a lot of heavy lifting on this repair job. Right groin Strain.
EE was carrying grate from #2 cooler and one dropped on right foot. Contusion of right foot.
Employee was demolishing old 3" conduit when the conduit fell on his left hand.
Employee was working in maintenance shop area. He was removing something from a top shelf as he pulled item off shelf dirt fell into eyes. Employee reported accident sought medical attention the same day. He was wearing protective eye gear, washed eye out at eye washing station immediately following occurrence.
Employee states that as he was moving from west to east on cat walk his wrist watch caught on railing. He alleges this pulled arm straight out while body was moving away. He said it created a jerking motion of the shoulder.
Employee was shoveling at the kiln building. While doing so he felt a pain in his back.
Employee was removing a light fixture as doing so dust fell from top of the pillar and covered the employees hard hat, safety glasses and clothing. Employee states that he did wipe off the top of the fixture before attempting to remove.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BASE OF #1 PIER, WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK. HE WAS CHANGING OUT TRUNION BRASS ROLLS. EE DID NOT SEEK MED TREATMENT UNTIL 4/23/04.
Employee was repairing a part on the loader. He was bent over alignining a tooth to the shank. A piece of metal broke off and flew up.
EE stated that a rock was laying in front of steps. He kicked it out of the way, it was observed by the EE that the rock was about 2"X 2" & weighted less that a pound. This was a statement made by EE to his foreman the following morning when he reported his accident/injury.
EE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER ONT UNNEL FLOOR AND SHOVELING DEBRIS INTO BUCKET. HE WAS THEN DUMPING THE BUCKET OF DEBRIS ONTO THE TUNNEL BELT. AS HE WAS DUMPING THE BUCKET OF DEBRIS HE FELT A POP BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HIS NECK AND RIGHT ARM THEN BECAME PAINFUL TO MOVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BEARING HOUSING OFF #3 COAL PUMP AND STUMBLED AROUND A CONCRETE BOLCK CAUSING BODY TO TWIST. THE BEARING HOUSING WEIGHS APPROX 50 LBS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST TO HAVE MED ICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-10-04.
BYPASS DAMPER AT WASTE HEAT WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DAMPER & DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL HOIST CHAIN "SLACK CHAIN" WAS STUCK IN THE DAMPER SLOT. EE GRABBED CHAIN & PULLED HARD, AS HE DID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM/SHOULDER. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WERE NOT FAVORABLE AT THE TIME & POWER HOUSE WAS PRODUCING TOO MUCH STEAM, NEEDED TO BYPASS BOILER
EE WAS USING CHAIN FALLS TO PULL JACKHAMMER UP & OUT OF THE PLUGGED THROAT OF #4 KILN. WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER "POP". HE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/3/03 & WE GOT HIM IN THAT DAY.
EE WAS WORKING WITH CREW ON KILN DRAG MOTOR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOCKING OUT THE DRAG BREAKER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM MOTOR BASE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS MOVING BLANK DAMPER TO PLACE INTO DAMPER SLOT. HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGER WERE PINCHED BETWEEN WALL & DAMPER.
EE WAS REPLACING CLASSIFIER BLADES AT ROLLER MILL. HE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE ROLLER MILL AND REACHED FOR THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND HERD A POPPING SOUND IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND WAS DOING WORK ON THE RAW CRANE. IT WAS FOUR FLIGHTS OF STAIRS UP TO THE EQUIPMENT. HE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS FROM EQUIPMENT TO STORES IN THE COURSE OF THIS JOB. WHEN HE FINISHED HE STARTED HAVING BACK AND LEG SPASMS.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A BUILDING & TRAVELING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON "BUILDUP" ON ONE OF THE STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A TRIPLE GATE PLUG WITH A BAR. WHILE IN THE PROCESS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. HE WAS SEEN BY THE E.R. DOCTOR. AN X RAY WAS DONE. IMPRESSION: DIFFUSE SOFT TISSUE SWELLING PRESENT. NO FRACTURE SEEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW STEEL INSIDE COAL MILL FROM THE TOP TO PATCH OLD STEEL. INSIDE THE MILL WAS VERY TIGHT QUARTERS ABOUT 30" DIA. AS HE WAS WORKING HE BUMPED/ HIT RIGHT ELBOW. EE WAS INJURED ON 4/16/02 BUT DID NOT REQUEST TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5/3/02.
WAS CLIMBING OVER HAND RAILS AND LIFTING SWEEPS TO REPAIR COAL SWEEPS.
EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING HEAVY METAL AROUND SAW.HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT SEVERLY. HE WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH LOW BACK PAIN.
EE STATES THAT AFTER PLACING PLASTIC ON A WINDOW HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LEDGE IN DOING THIS HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED GAVE WAY AND HE PUT ALL WEIGHT ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING IT TO TWIST.
EE WAS LIFTING MOTOR OFF RACK AND BACKING DOWN STAIRS. STARTED FEELING LOW BACK PAIN. DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE CO DR UNTIL 10-10-01.
EE WAS REMOVING AN ACID PUMP AND THE LINE BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING BOLTS FROM SCREW AT DUST ELEVATOR. WHILE DOING SO A DRIFT FELL FROM FLOOR ABOVE AND HIT BACK OF NECK.
EE WAS BRICKING A KILN A BRICK FELL ON HIS WRIST.
EE WAS WITH A CLEANUP GANG. THEY WERE WORKING ON THE COOLER COMPARTMENTS. EE REQUESTED A HOE BE HANDED TO HIM. AS HE TURNED AROUND TO GRAB HOLD OF THE HANDLE IT HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS LEANING OVER TRYING TO LIFT THE DOOR TO THE HAMMER MILL HOPPER. AS HE DID SO HE TWISTED LOWER BACK CAUSING PAIN.
EE WAS KNEELING AND LEANING AGAINST ELEVATOR REACHING IN TO POSITION BUCKET TO BE BOLTED BACK ON. AT THE END OF SHIFT EE WAS FEELING DISCOMFORT IN KNEE. SAW DR. ON 9-18-00 WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF KNEE PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE THE WEAR OF THE TABLE ON THE ROLLER MILL. HE STARTED TO LOSE HIS BALNCE AND REACHED OUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO STEADY HIMSELF. HIS RIGHT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH DAM RING. THE MILL HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN BUT THE RING WAS STILL HOT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN ON THE RIGHT HAND FINGER TIPS OF THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER NO.4 COOLER SLIDE. HE WAS DOWN UNDER SLIDE TO WORK ON TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE CLEAN OUT SCREW. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO EMPLOYEE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AN D LEG. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-6-00, SO ISBEING REPORTED MORE THAN 10 AYS AFTER OCCURRENCE.
EE AND CO WORKER WERE LIFTING A 12"X30" PLOW WEIGHING APPROX. 200 POUNDS FROM WINDBOX IN ROLLER MILL THOUGH THE ACCESS DOOR TO BE REPAIRED. RESTED PLOW ON DOOR FRAME AND PLOW SLIPPED, SMASHING EE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING COOLER GRATES FROM PALLET TO WORKING AREA WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. THIS JOB REQIURES LIFTING, BENDING AND SQUATTING WITH WEIGHT.
EMPLOYEEAND CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING AIR CONDITIONER UP STAIRS. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS UP STAIRS. THEY STOPPED AND CO-WORKER LET WATER DRAIN OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PUT A STRAIN ON EMPLOYEE'S BACK. HE DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR UNTIL 03-15-2000. THIS REPORTABLE AS HE WAS PUT ON A WEIGHT LIFTING RESTRICTION OF 20# FOR TWO WEEKS.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP #3 NOSE RING FAN MOTOR WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. WENT TO CO. DR. WHO DIAGNOSED LOW BACK SPRAIN/STRAIN AND PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY WHICH MAKES THIS REPORTABLE UNDE R MSHA.