EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ANALYZER ELECTRONIC UNIT (APPROX 20LBS) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN IN THE AREA WHERE HE HAD SURGERY MANY YEARS AGO
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Showing 50 of 80EE WAS TRYING TO FREE SAMPLER SHAFT ON RAW PUMP WHEN AS HE TURNED THE SHAFT, HE FELT PAIN IN PALM AREA OF HIS LEFT HAND, EXTENDING FROM MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS PUTTING SKIRT LINING ON #3 QUARRY BELT AND WHILE PUTTING ON THE BELT, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LIFTING AIRSLIDE TO PUT INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING #2 ROCK BELT AT TOP OF ROCK ELEVATOR WHEN, WHILE LIFTING AND SHOVELING, FELT PAIN IN HIS RT GROIN AREA. PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY, SO HE WENT TO DR 10-4-94. HE WORKED HIS NORMAL TAS K UNTIL 10-17-94, WHEN HE WENT FOR SURGERY.
EE WAS HOLDING A LADDER FOR ANOTHER EE WHEN DIRT FELL FROM TOP OF LADDER AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.,
WHILE EXITING THE DUST COLLECTOR THE EMPLOYEE H IT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE DC
WHILE REMOVING A BLANK FROM A BALL VALVE. THE EE RESTED HIS RIGHT ARM ON A NEARBY HOT DUST LINE CAUSING HIM TO LERCH FACE FIRST ONTO A LADDER RUNG CAUSING A CUT ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.
EE WAS LIFTING A DRIVE SHAFT WITH TWO OTHER EE INTO A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB BESIDE TRUCK BUL STATION, DUST FELL DOWN FROM OVER HEAD AND WENT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO TWO INCHES OF HOT DUST WHILE OPENING #$ PRECIPITATOR HATCH. HOT DUST SPLASHED INTO STEEL TIP SHOES NAD CAUSED BURNS ON BOTH FEET.
EE WAS LAYING NOSE BLOCK IN #3 KILN. AS HE STEPPED OVE THE NOSE BLOCK RING HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ( HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT) ON THE METAL BRICK JACK SUPPORT ABOVE CAUSING PAIN IN THE NECK, HEADA CHE, AND AN ABRASION TO RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LOWER OUTSIDE DRUM LINERS FOR THE #1 RAW SEPARATOR (APPROX. WEIGHT 80 LBS)AS HE LIFTED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER GROIN. PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY SO HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 3-7-94.
TWISTED UPPER BODY CAUSING BACK PAIN WHILE LOOSENING BUILD-UP MATERIAL ON PAN SHAKER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING #4 CLINKER COOLER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE HE WAS WERING SAFETY GLASSES & GOGGLES
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SHEAR PIN ASSEMBLY ON #3 CLINKER DRAG WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE HAS RX GLASSES & WENT TO OPTOMOLOGIST.
EE WAS HELPING REMOVE COAL MILL ROLL IN #3 COAL MILL FOR REPAIRS. THE ROLL TWISTED AS IT WAS LIFTED AND PINCHED HIS GLOVED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE ROLL AND COAL MILL HOUSING.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING THE CLEAN UP OF MATERIAL AT #2 STUB STACK WHEN DUST GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS RT EYE
AFTER OPENING AN INSPECTION DOOR TO CHECK ON EXTENT OF BUILD-UP IN #2 KILN STUB STACK THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE LOWER LEVEL TO CHECK IF A CHUTE TO THE ELEVATOR WAS OPEN TO RECEIVE THE MATERIAL. HOT DUST CAME OUT OF THE INSPECTION DOOR, LANDED ON THE FLOOR AND LEADED THRU AN OPENING BETWEEN THE STACK AND FLOOR AND WENT ONTO THE EMPLOYEE BELOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL PAIL OF WET CEMENT MOTAR OUTSIDE OF LAB TO GARAGE AREA WHEN HE SUDDENLY CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HEEL VERY HARD & FELT PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #3 GRINDING AID PUMP. HE WIPED HIS FOREHEAD WITH A CLOTH THAT HAD GRINDING AID ON IT, CAUSING AN IRRITATED RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE BALL LOAD IN #4 COAL MILL WHILE LIFTING A COAL MILL BALL HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A FULL 55 GALLON OIL DRUM OFF A PALLET ONTO A DRUM SKID WHEN THE DRUM KICKED OUTWARD. HE TRIED TO CATCH IT & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT. ARM & ELBOW & IN THE STOMACH AREA. THE PAIN PERSISTED & HE WENT TOT HE DOCTOR ON 5-7-93. A HERNIA OPERATION WAS SCHEDULED FOR 6/2/93. HE DID NOT LOOSE ANDY TIME BEFORE THE OPERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIPE LINE TO SILO GROUP I, LENGTH OF PIPE BROKE FREE AT FLANGE AND HIT HIM ON LOWER LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING CLINKER BOX DRAG WHEN SOME DUST BLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS MAKING A DRIVE GUDGEON ON AN END MILL CUTTER IN THE MACHINE SHOP. WHILE REMOVING THE CUTTING TOOL FROM THE MACHINE. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE TOOL AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER OF TH E CUTTER S EDGE.
EE WAS CHECKING THE FLAME IN 3 KILN USING THE DARK GLASS SHIELDED BIG LOW DOOR WHEN SOME DUST GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A NOSE BLOCK (BRICK) ON #4 KILN AN DFELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RAM INTO #4 KILN. THE BOX FELL APART AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK TRYING TO CONTROL IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING KILN BRICK ON BRICK PLAT- FORM #2 KILN WHEN A BRICK FELL OVER BRUISING HISRIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE AS HELPING TO RELINE KILN WITH BRICK. A BRICK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING CEMENT INTO BAGS ON #1 PACKING MACHINE WHEN THE CHAIN BELT BROKE CAUSING THE PAPER BAG TO GET CAUGHT. HE CUT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND ON THE CHEEK PLATE AS HE REMOVED THE CEMENT BAG.
EE WAS CLEANING THE YARD DUMP TRUCK AND GOT DUST UNDER HIS ARMS CAUSING A RASH.
TAKING LUMPS OFF FEEDER SORENESS IN L SHOULDER ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A DRAG CHAIN IDLER IN #4 KILN COOLER DRAG. WHILE PULLING ON A CHAIN BLOCK, HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A TOE PLATE AT THE BASE OF A CONTACTOR ON THE #3 CLINKER COOLER DC FAN STARTER.HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER GOT PINCHED AS HE PUT THE PLATE INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING A LARGE WRENCH (USED ON COAL MILL BOLTS) TO THE SHIFT ELECTRICIAN. AS HE TURNED HE BUMPED A STEEL BEAM AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND PINNED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE STEEL INJURING THE TIP.
EMPLOYEE RIED TO SLOW DOOR CLOSING ON CLINKER SILO PASSENGER ELEVATOR & GOT RT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR & JAM
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING CABLES ON P&H CRANE HE WAS SLEDGING ON THE CABLE YOKE TO TIGHTEN CABLE (JAM)AROUND DOG INTO YOKE DOG FELL OUT & CABLE SLIPPED THROUGH YOKE FALLING ON EMPLOIYEES SMALL TO E ON RT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE OF SHOE
EMPL MOVING SCRAP STEEL AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER MIDDLE BACK.
REMOVING DOOR OF KILN MATERIAL FLUSHED OUT OF DOOR STRIKING BACK AND SIDE OF HEAD
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50 LB BAG OF DRY LITE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.
PULLED WELDING MACHINE PAIN IN MIDDLE FINGER SPUR REMOVED
EMPL CLEANING BAGHOUSE.DUST FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE.
WHILE SLIDING HANGER BRICK ONTO STEEL CHANNEL IN #5 COOLER, DIRT BLEW AROUND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS REPLACING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS IN THE 6TH COMPARTMENT OF THE 5 FM.M NORBLO DUST COLLECTOR AS HE TOOK OFF A BAG DUST BLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF LOWER ABDOMEN AS HE HELPED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UNLOAD 94 LB. BAGS OF CEMENT FROM A PICK UP TRUCK TO A TWO WHEEL HAND TRUCK.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE DUST SEAL ON B PUMP HE WAS USING CLEANING SOLVENT TO CLEAN PARTS A RASH DEVELOPED WHICH DID NOT GO AWAY. WENT TO DR ON 12-28.
CLEANING SERVICE ROOM LUNCH ROOM AREA EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING BUCKET OF DIRTY WATER INTO DRAIN AFTER SCRUBBING FLOOR HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET THE BUCKET FELL JARRING HIS RT WRIST & HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STEADY REST ATTACHMENT TO SHOP LATHE. ATTACHMENT WEIGHS APPROX. 40-50 LBS. HE REACHED AT ARMS LENGTH TO PUT IT IN PLACE. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE THOUGHT PAIN WOU LD GO AWAY. IT PERSISTED SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 9-22-90.