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EMPLOYEE SHOOK VENDING MACHINE AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE THEN PULLED HIS FINGER OUT AND HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOLT. EE STATES HE FELT A PAIN IN THE SAME AREA FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 2-7-94. EE SENT TO CLINIC. DR. STATES THAT IT WAS AN AGGRAVATION TO AN EXISTING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS THAT WEIGHED APPROX 50 LBS EMPLOYEE STRAINED R SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO POSITION THESE SCREENS.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON UNPLUGGING A LIME SUPPLY LINE. EMPLOYEE SHUT OFF 1 BLOWER OF MULTIPLE BLOWER SYSTEM. 2ND BLOWER WAS STILL RUNNING THROUGH A COMMON LINE. EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED THE LINE & LIME BLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE EXITING THE WATER TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE DIDN'T SLIP OR FALL.
EE STATES HE WAS PUTTING BRICK ON KILN 1. STAFFOLDING THAT WAS HOLDING THE BRICK GAVE WAY CAUSING THE BRICKS TO FALL ON EE HAD.
EE STATES THAT HE WAS LEANING OVER TO CLEAR A CHUTE WITH A CROWBAR WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS IN A TWISTED POSTURE. EE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF THIS DATE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS INSPECTING APLUGGED ROTARY VALVE BECAUSE IT WA SNOT MOVING. THE ENPLOYEE THEN STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE THE VALVE, HE STUCK HIS THUMB INSIDE THE PADDL ES CAUSIGN A CUT ON HIS THUMB.
EE STATED HE WAS CHECKING THE WORK PERFORMED ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A FOREIGN PARTICLE FELL THROUGH THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING BAGS IN THE BAGHOUSE. AFTERWARD HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HOWEVER, HE WAS UNSURE OF THE CAUSE. HE WENT TO THE MEN'S ROOM TO HAVE A BOWEL MOVEMENT AND NOTICED PAIN WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AN IMPELLER ON A FUEL PUMPWHILE LOOSENING IMPELLER, IT SLIPPED & EMPL TRIED TO CATCH IT. EMPL RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HISRIGHT RING FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPL DISCONNECTING A HOSE ON THE MULTICONE. THE HOSE SLIPPED AND HOT MATERIAL FELL INTO LEFT GLOVE CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT FOREARM.