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MINER PRESSED THE OPEN BUTTON ON AN OVERHEAD DOOR. AS HE STOOD THERE WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO RISE, THE SPROCKET ON THE DRIVE MECHANISM CAME LOOSE, FELL AND STRUCK THE MINER ON HIS HARD HAT KNO CKING HIM UNCONSCIOUS AND LACERATING HIS SCALP.
EE WAS CLEANING ANALYZER INLET PRIOR TO SLIDING PROBE IN. HOT DUST FROM BACK OF #2 KILN ANALYZER PROBE PUFFED OUT ONTO FACE AND IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT FROM NOW ON A F ACE SHIELD WILL BE REQUIRED WHEN WORKING ON THISITEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING INSIDE SILO #3 AND CEMENT PARTICLES FELL OFF WALL GETTING IN HIS EYE. EYES WERE RINSED AND PLANT AND HE WAS SENT TOT HE DOCTOR, WHO PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.
EE WAS SHUTTING TAILGATE ON DUMP TRUCK & CAUGHT HIS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TAILGATE & TRUCK. HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY,X-RAYED & FINGERS SPLINTED. HE RETURNED TO WORK.
EE WAS TRYING TO SWITCH A VALVE. HE WAS USING HIS HAND TO TRY TO THROW THE VALVE, WHEN IT DID NOT BUDGE, HE USED HIS UPPER BODY TO ADD PRESSURE AND LEANED HIS TORSO AGAINST HIS HAND RESULTING IN FRACTURED RIB.
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING THE GUARD ON 62BC-1 COAL CONVEYOR BELT WHEN EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN GUARD & FRAME OF 62BC-1. ANOTHER EE WAS CLEANING OUT EE'S WOUND WHEN INJ EE FAINTED. BECAUS E EE FAINTED HE WAS TAKEN TO MED CTR HOSP WHERE THEY CLEAN & BANDAGED HIS FINGER. HE DID NOT FAINT DUE TO TRAUMA OF THE INJURY
EE WAS SHOVELING AND BENT TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM GROUND. UPON TURNING, HE FELT NUMBNESS SHOOT UP LEFT SIDE INTO LEFT SIDE OF SKULL.
EE WAS WORKING ON A 6" AIR LINE UNDER THE DISCHARGE END OF ## RAW MILL. THE COMPRESSOR'S SUPPLY AIR TO THE LINE WERE LOCKED OUT, THE VALVE FROM THE RECEIVING TANK WAS CLOSED. EE WAS REMOVING A DRESSLER COUPLING FROM THE SECTION OF LINE TO BE RE-ROUTED WHEN A BLAST OF WATER AND AIR PRESSURE ESCAPED FROM LINE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 75 LB LINER PLATEINTO POSITION INSIDE THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE WITNESS USING A PINCH BAR TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES TO SECURE THE LINER. THE INJURED DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/5/01 & MADE AN INITIAL DOCTOR VIST ON 2/6/01. THE COMPANY WAS UNAWARE OF ANY FURTHER VISITS UNTIL 2/21/01 WHICH MADE THIS INJURY REPORTABLE.
THE WELDER WAS FLIPPING A FILLER BAR END OVER END WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK (A FILLER BAR IS A STEEL PLATE THAT A TIRE ON A CEMENT KILN RIDES ON).
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF YARD TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS USING SUPER SUCKER TO SUCK OUT CLINKER DUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF #3 COOLER COMPARTMENT. WHILE MOVING SUPER SUCKER HOSE, RIGHT ELBOW WAS STRAINED. THIS WAS A RE-INJURY TO EE'S RIGHT ELBOW.
EE WAS REMOVING ROLLER WHICH STATED TO FALL. HE OVEREXTENDED WRIST WHILE HOLDING ONTO PART THE NEXT DAY HE NOTED A KNOT ON WRIST WHICH KEPT INCREASING IN SIZE & DISCOMFORT DR HAS SPLINTED & XRAYED SEEING SPECIALIST TO DETERMINE EXACT NATURE OF INJURY
EE WAS WORKING IN ES2 & GOT CEMENT PARTICLES IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE USED EYE WASH AT THE PLATN & WAS UNABLE TO DISLODGE DEBRIS. THE EYE DR. REMOVED THE PARTICLE UNDER HIS RIGHT EYELID & RX ANTIB IOTIC DROPS.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BELT PULLEY (HEAD) TO CENTER IT UP ON THE SHAFT. HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER AND DUE TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE BELT FRAME HIS FINGERS WERE CUT ON THE IRON FRAME.
WHILE KEYING IN BRICK NEW MATERIAL DROPPED DOWN INTO EE S EYES FROM BRICK AND OR SHELL.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOME PAPERWORK LOCATED BEHIND HER DESK. SHE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN HER LOWER BACK.
EE WAS STANDING ON A BARGE ANOTHER EE HANDED HERDUST COLLECTOR HOSE: SHE DROPPED IT AND SAID HER BACK WAS HURT. THE DR SAID LOW BACK PAIN ALLOTHER TESTS NEGATIVE. SENT TO PT 11/10/00 & PUT ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL SEEN AGAIN ON 11/16/00
INJURED WAS REMOVING HARROW BLADE FROM THE BED OF HYDRALIFT. HE WAS PULLING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND SUPPORTING WITH LEFT HAND. THE HARROW ROLLED AND THE SAWTOOTH EDGE OF HARROW BLADE CONTACT ED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. THE END OF FINGER WAS CUT AND BROKEN.
EE WAS WORKING WITH THE PUMP ARM OF THE RAW MILL PUMP IN AN EFFORT TO GET IT WORKING. THE PUMP ARM SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER, THUS RESULTING IN SUTURES TO THE FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOVE S.
WENT TO DR ON 8-24 AFTER HIS NORMAL 5 DAYS OFF. EMPLOYEE HIT HAND AGAINST CHUTE HOUSING WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG HEAD SECTION OF BELT LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING FORKS APART ON FORK LIFT WHEN HIS 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT IN FORKS. ACCORDING TO FOREMAN, FORKS WERE STICKING AND HAVE SINCE BEEN GREASED.
EE WAS ASSIGNED (WITH OTHERS) OF REPLACING A LIMESTONE WEIGH BELT; THIS IS AN ENDLESS BELT APPROIMATELY 4' WIDE X 18' LONG. MUCH OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS BELT MUST BE DONE BY HAND AND IS HEA VY AND CLOSE FITTING. DURING THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BELT THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
AFTER EMPLOYEE DUMPED METAL OUT OF A CONTAINED, THE CONTAINER FELL ON HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIED TO LATCH IT. IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FORKLIFT. HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AND HAD SUTURES.
LIFTED JACKHAMMER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE. AFTER A SHORT BREAK WENT TO WORK AND STILL FELT DISCOMFORT IN ABDOMINAL AREA.
DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL JULY 11. WHILE REPLACING THE WEST DISTRIBUTION BELT, EE HAD TO PULL BELT INTO PLACE. IN DOING SO, HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.
EE, OTHER, AND ANOTHER FIRST REMOVED THE BUTTERFLY VALVE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT OPENING PROPERLY. THEY COMPLETELY REMOVED THE VALVE AND ONCE THEY GOT IT TO WORK PROPERLY THEY RESINSTALLED THE VALV E. THE VALVE-ONCE IN PLACE- WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING 94 LB. BAGS OF CEMENT ONTO PAL-LET; HE INCURRED A STRAIN IN BACK AREA, CAUSING PAIN WHEN STANDING OR SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
THE EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A DOOR BY LIFTING ON IT. THE DOOR WAS ON THE ROLLER MILL AIR DUCT. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.
EE AND TWO OTHER WORKERS WERE TRYING TO POSITION A 2' X 4' X 1/2" STEEL PLATE INTO A POSITION SO THAT IT COULD BE INSTALLED WHILE DOING SO HE HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WO RKING UNTIL 6-12. INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON THAT DATE.
WHILE HELPING A MAINTENANCE MAN LOAD A SMALL SHEET OF METAL ONTO HIS TRUCK EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE METAL. CUT WAS ON THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AND REQUIRED 7 STITCHES .
EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG THAT HAD SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND BAG OF GRANULAR LIMESTONE UP FROM THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDO MEN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA AND WORKED UNTIL 5/12 WHEN HE WENT FOR SURGERY CONSULTATION. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 5/16/00.
EE WAS REMOVING CALCIUM CHLORIDE PIPE FROM FEED END OF THE KILN. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CAP ON THE PORT WHEN KILN PUFFED HOT DUST AND GAS OUT OF THE PORT. HE WAS NOT WEARING PERSONAL PROTECT IVE EQUIPMENT AND RECEIVED BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND RIGHT FOREARM.
WAS MOVING A PONY MOTOR INTO POSITION ACROSS A DECK. HOUSING CAUGHT ON DECK EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT MOTOR.
EE S PLANT WAS IDLED THEREFORE EE WAS SENT WITH WATERTRUCK TO PIT TO WASH OUT RADIATOR OF FRONT END LOADER. EE RAISED RIGHT REAR COMPARTMENT HOOD AND TOOK WATER HOSE TO WASH OUT RADIATOR. AS E E WAS BENT OVER INTO COMPARTMENT THE HOOD LOWERED AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD AND BACK. EE SAID SHE WAS ALLRIGHT EE FIRST MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS ON 6-5-00 BUT A DEFINITE DIAGNOSIS TO CAUSE NOT M
EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE AIR OPERATERED FEED GATE IN THE PELLETED TUNNEL WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF THE VALVE CAUSING IT TO CLOSE & CATCH HIS FINGER IN IT. THIS TOOK THE TIP OF HIS FINGER OFF. DID NOT HAVE AIR TURNED OFF TO THE AIR OPERATED GATE
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BAGS IN A DUST COLLECTOR GOT FUGITIVE DUST IN EYE. EMPOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES OVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS INT EH RPCESS OF ISNTALLING THE LIFTING BLOCK ONTO THE CABLE OF THE MOBIL CRANE. THE BLOCK TIPPED OVER STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE 3RD META CARPAL BONE.
EE PULLED GROIN BACK AND NECK MUSCLES WHILE LIFTING TRUNIONN GUARDS AND PULLING AND PUSHING TRUNION CAPS. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR 3-1-00. LIMITED DUTY ALSO.
CONTRACTOR HAD TAKEN OUT A 6'X6" SECTION OF A CONCRETE FLOOR IN 2ND SUBSTATION. HE WENT TO THE FLOOR BELOW TO VIEW. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, A CLEANING SOLVENT ENTERED HIS EYE. NOTE: HE HAD HIS SAFE TY GLASSES ON, HOWEVER HE HAD TAKEN THEN OFF MOMENTARILY TO CLEAN WHEN HE LOOKED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ANTI FREEZE IN AIR LINES BY THE HILL BELT. AFTER POOURING ANTI FREEZE INTO THE CYLINDER, HE FORGOT TO CAP BEFORE TURNING THE AIR VALVE BACK ON. THE ANTI FREEZE SPRAYED OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES, EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
CLEANING SPILLAGE AT HEAD BOX OF CONVEYOR, WERE BOTH SHOVELING & LIFTING OF SPILLED LIMESTONE. HERNIATED 4 L/S DISCS. OPERATION ON 2-5-2000.