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EE WAS CLEANING AND DIGGING OUT COAL ELEVATOR. WET CLOTHING AND UNPROPER FITTING FOOTWEAR, AS WELL AS LACK OF EXPERIENCE LEAD TO INJURY. EE SUFFERED LIME BURNS TO TOP OF RIGHT FOOT ARCH AND AR OUND TOP OF RIGHT LEG CALF.
HE WAS OBSERVING THE LIFTING OF THE INLET GRATE.AS THE FORWARD PART WAS COMING UPWARD THE BACK END WAS DESCENDING AGAINST THE LOWER CENTER GRATECASTING. AT THAT TIME EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND AT TH E PINCH POINT AREA OF THE TWO CASTINGS. WHEN HE FELT PRESSURE AT THIS POINT HE ABRUPTLY PULLED HIS HAND AWAY, CAUSING LACERATION AND A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST CLASSIFIER ON #1 COAL MILL. LIFTING PINNED SHAFT, REPINNING IN DIFFERENT POSITION, MISJUDGED DISTANCE OF TRAVEL, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CLASSIFIER SHAFT & SHAFT.
EE WAS REPLACING PANS ON APRON FEEDER. WHILE TRYING TO HOLD PAN & INSERT BOLTS, PAN SLIPPED FROMHIS GRASP. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS FORCED DOWNWARD, CONTACTING THE ANGLE IRON STRUCTURE.