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WHILE EE WAS CLEANING OUT LAUNDERS, HE PULLED WRONG TRYING TO OPEN LAUNDER DOOR. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT STOMACH AREA.
WHILE HOSING OUT A PLUGGED PIPE WITH AN 1 1/2" WATER HOSE, THE HOSE NOZZLE GOT AWAY FROM EE'S HAND AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE HEAD MOTION OF THE #1 PRODUCT SCREEN. THE 26" AIR PIPE FOR COOLING THE HEAD MOTION BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ABOUT 8' STRIKING EE ON BACK OF HEAD, ARM & LEG.
INJURED WAS ASSEMBLING A 40 HP CONVEYOR MOTOR AFTER A BEARING CHANGE HE MANUALLY ROTATED THE FAN TO CHECK THE BALANCE. HE PINCHED HIS R HAND 4TH FINGER BETWEEN THE FAN BLADE AND A 6" MOUNTING BOLT.
EE WAS REACHING ACROSS A 3' WORK BENCH TO PULL A 75 LB SWING MOTOR CLOSER TO HIM AND STRAINED HIS LOW BACK.
WHILE CHANGING STATOR ON PUMP, A BOARD THAT WAS BEING USED TO PROP UP STATOR SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH CAUSING STATOR TO DROP 1-2" PINCHING HIS FINGER. STATOR WEIGHED ABOUT 70 LBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE STEADY REST FOR THE LEBLOND LATHE. WHEN HE FINISHED ONE SIDE, HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING IT OVER WHEN IT FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER. STEADY REST WEIGHED APPROX. 200 LBS.
EE WAS HOSING IN PHASE 1 BASEMENT. HE HAD THE HOSE STRETCHED OVER HIS LEFT ARM WITH HIS LEFT ARM ELEVATED & BENT TO PULL & HOLD HOSE. HE FELT A POP IN HIS ELBOW & PAIN WENT THROUGH THE ELBOW.
WHILE EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. BAR INTO THE VICE OF CINNCINATTI DRILL PRESS, HE REACHED OVER AND PUSHED ON THE VICE TO LOOSEN THE HANDLE AND FELTA SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED TOOK THE 8 GAUGE SHOTGUN OFF THE COFFIN HOIST & LIFTED GUN UP ON LEFT SHOULDER TO CARRY IT BACK TO BURNER FLOOR. WHILE LIFTING GUN ONTO SHOULDER HE FELT PAIN.
EE WAS PULLING THE POWER CORD FOR THE PAR. HE PULLED TWICE AND ON THE THIRD TIME THE CORD RELEASED AND PINCHED HIS 4TH FINGER R HAND BETWEEN CORD AND ANGLE IRON.
INJURED WAS LIFTING STEEL PIPE SECTIONS INTO A METAL DUMPSTER. THE PIECES OF PIPE WEIGHED APPROX 60-70 LBS. INJURED STRAINED HIS MIDDLE BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING PIPE & HOSE PAST DUMP POINT #8 ON THE E-1 LINE. EE LIFTED CLAMP OFF THE TRUCK. HE FELT A JERK IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FOLLOWED BY DISCOMFORT & PAIN. SURGERY 4/5/02.
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE WEAR PLATE FROM THE 15-61 SALA SUMP PUMP. WHEN HE LIFTED THE PLAT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE CREW WITH THE PAR FOR THE #10 PRIMARY MILL. HE PUT HIS HAND ONT HE DECK LOCKING PIN TO REMOVE THE PIN, WHICH WAS STILL TIGHT & TILTED TO THE WEST. HE HAD THE PAR OPER ATOR MOVE THE PAR FORWARD TO RELEASE TENSION. THE PAR MOVED TOO FAR FORWARD & TILTED THE PIN TO THE EAST & PINCHED EE'S MIDDLE FINGER RT, HAND BETWEEN PIN & BLOCK.
INJURED COLLECTED BLAST HOLE SAMPLES ON CC-3 PATTERN. INJURED PLACE THE SAMPLES (25-30 LBS) INTO THE BACK OF THE PICKUP TRUCK. INJURED BROUGHT THE SAMPLES TO THE LAB AND WHILE EXITING THE PICK UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PLACING SUPPLIES IN STORAGE IN THE ROOM BEHIND THE CONTROL PANEL SOUTH SIDE. THE DOOR OFTHE STORAGE UNIT STRUCK 4 STEEL PLATES THAT WERELINED UP VERTICALLY AGAINST THE EAST WALL. THREE OF THE PLATES LANDED ON HIS BIG TOE, LEFT FOOT. THE PLATES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3' X 3" X 3/4" ANDWEIGHED ABOUT 30 LB.
INJURED WAS CHIPPING NORDBAK ON TRUNNION PANEL AND FELT SOMETHING FOREIGN INHIS LEFT EYE. (EE MISSED THE 23, 24TH OF MAY).
INJURED WAS PUTTING THE HAULAGE TRUCKS (NO. 4285) WHEEL CHOCKS BACK INTO ITS HOLDER IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS SEEMBLING THE RIGHT REAR LEVELING JACK INTO THE HOUSING ON THE 4540 DRILL. THE RAM AND CAP WERE PINNED TOGETHER AND SUSPENDED FROM THE MOBIL CRANE. THE COMBINED WEIGHT IS APPROX 1800 LBS. INJURED WAS STANDING ON A STOOL AND GUIDING THE JACK INTO THE HOUSING. HIS PARTNER WAS BELOW CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT FOR LOWER PIN. INJURED SIGNALLED CRANE TO LOWER JACK AND W
INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE PELLETIZER AT THE 11-12 TRANSFER POINT IN THE COOLER AREA. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 4' PIECE OF FLOOR GRADING. PUTTING IT IN PLACE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF CHANGING ROLLERS ON THE NO. 4355 D-8 CRAWLER DOZER IN THE NEW TRUCK SHOP. INJURED BENT DOWN AND WAS ROLLING THE ROLLERS ACROSS THE SHOP FLOOR AND HE FELT A PAI N IN HIS STOMACH.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING ON THE 5TH FLOOR IN CRUSHER NO. 1 IN THE PIT. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER LATCH HE STRUCK HIS FACE ON THE LOWER RAIL OF THE SA FETY RAILING CHIPPING HIS FRONT TOOTH AND BRUISING HIS BOTTOM LIP.
INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE CONCENTRATOR SECONDARY MILL FLOOR-LINE 3. INJURED WAS POSITIONING THE COUPLING FOR THE #3 SECONDARY MILL. INJURED WAS ON PLATFORM AND WAS LIFTING WITH HIS LEFT ARM. WHILE ADJUSTING COUPLING ONTO GEAR TEETH, INJURED FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT ARM.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK TO P.M. THE 4105 SHOVEL. DOING THE JOB HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A 3 GAL BUCKET THEY USE TO DRAIN THE ENGINE OIL. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A CLICK IN HIS BACK . LATER ON IT STARTED TO GET SORE.
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL THE RIGHT TILT CYLINDER ON THE 4349 CAT DOZER WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE. INJURED HAD IT JUST ABOUT LINED UP TO PUT THE PIN IN. WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE IT CAUS ING IT TO SLIP ON THE CHAIN WHICH THEN THE CYLINDER DROPPED DOWN HITTING HIS R HAND.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING IN THE CONCENTRATOR IN THE TAILING PUMP AREA. INJURED WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REMOVING THE LARGE BOLTS FROM THE NORMAN TAILS PUMP CASE AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW BOLTS; WHILE PERFORMING TASK, TWISTED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING BELT ROLLERS IN NO. 3 PRIMARY MILL FEED CONVEYOR TUNNEL. HE DROPPED A ROLLER ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON A TASK FOR THE 4104 SHOVEL. INJURED WAS INSIDE THE BUCKET OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL MORE STEAM UP INTO THE BUCKET. IN DOING SO HE PULLED HIS BA CK MUSCLE.
INJURED WAS WORKING INT HE COUNTER TRACTOR IN THE SECONDARY BASEMENT BY THE SOUTH END OF THE SECONDARY MILL #4. EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING TH EDISCHARGE DRAIN PIPE ON THE SECONDARY MILL DISCHARG E SUP ON SECONDARY MILL #4. WHEN PIPE UNPLUGGED EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY THE WATER AND SLURRY AND EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWN BACK INTO A WATER PIPE.
AFTER EE'S UNLOADED AND STACKED PIPE 3 HIGH IN A PILE, EE WAS TYING DOWN DONNAGE ON TRAILER. TRAILER WAS 10' FROM PIPE PILE. THE PILE OF PIPE SHIFTED AND FELL AND ROLLED TOWARDS THE TRUCK. EE HEARD THE PIPE FALL AND BEGAN TO RUN. HIS LEFT LEG WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE TRUCK. HIS KNEE AND CALF ARE SWOLLEN AND BRUISED. NO BROKEN BONES.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING IN THE TIRE SHOP WHICH IS IN THE OLD TRUCK SHOP. INJURED PUT A TIRE SIZE 11R22.5 AGAINST HIS TOOL BOX. INJURED THOUGHT IT WOULD STAY BUT IT FELL OVER AND LANDED O N HIS LOWER LEFT LEG AND ANKLE.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING IN STALL NO. 3 IN THE NEW TRUCK SHOP. INJURED WAS REPLACING WEAR PLATES ON THE BOTTOM OF LOADER BUCKET. WHILE INJURED WAS JACKING UP ONE OF THE PLATES, IT SLIPPED OFF THE JACK AND LANDED ON TIP OF HIS 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS (FINGERS). INJURED WAS POSITIONING WEAR PLATE TO BE SECURED WITH BOLTS.