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Lifting drive sprocket and lost grip. Hand was pinned between sprocket and adjustment bolt. Fatty portion of hand was pinched and slit open. PPE was worn to include gloves. Miner received stiches and no time was lost.
Weather was clear about 65 degrees. EE was moving 3 steel plates measuring approx. 2'x2' 1/4" thick. Weighing approx. 10 lbs. according to EE. EE stated that EE had tossed them to the side and then felt a "burn" in EE's lower back shooting down EE's leg when EE started walking.
EE stated, EE & two other workers were working in the throat area of #3 cooler when a piece of castable fell from the kiln area above approximately 7 1/2 feet and struck EE on the lower left side of EE's back. The piece of material was approximately the size of a 16.9 ounce water bottle. Not sure where the piece of castable fell from.
Weather: clear, no rain. Miner was walking on the walkway between kilns 1/2 & 3/4 and was going up 3 steps and pulled self up with the handrail & felt something pull. EE didn't think anything was wrong but as EE said the pain progressed. So, EE went to the doctor and was diagnosed as a sprained tendon or tear. Has not missed any days for EE's shift.
EE went to the baghouse on #5 due to the duct work being stopped up. As EE was coming out of the duct work to get back in the man lift, the handle caught a piece of metal which caused it to open up releasing the dust into EE's eye.
EE went to number 6 dust seal to attempt to clear it out due to it being clogged. Within 30 seconds or so of beating the chute dust broke loose causing it to start flowing freely. Before EE had time to react, a small hole above EE's head allowed dust to get on EE.
Performing a weekly task the employee grab a handle, the handle broke causing the employee to striking EE's right hand.
Not sure, believes while cleaning around 3 and 4 thrust roller on upper pier.
Employees not being aware of coworkers location during plant feed of hot materials. The employee, not making other aware of their location, was burned by steam from materials that would have not been fed into the hopper if coworkers would have been made aware that EE was in tunnel.
Employee was exiting the break room through the side door. When the employee open the door, EE then held the door to close it. EE smashed EE's finger between the door and the door frame.
Employee was mounting and dismounting on the 20 ton Grove Crane placing lifting cables onto the pallets of castable material. EE was mounting using the grab irons hand rails. As EE was mounting EE felt EE's shoulder pop.
Employee was transferring oil from one gearbox to another using an oil transfer pump. When pulling the hose out from the inlet side of the pump, they felt a pop to right arm.
Employee was standing inside the #1 Kiln weight room and reached up to grab a drink off the shelf and felt soreness and pain under right arm and upper back on right side.
Employee was spinning the # 3 Coal fan blade with right hand to see if it was free from rubbing anywhere. While spinning the fan, right little finger got caught between the fan housing and the fan blade.
I was pushing the top of the fork on the telescopic handler sliding them closer together. The fork stopped suddenly jamming my left thumb.
Employee was installing a cooler seal in the upper cooler arm on the # 8 Kiln. Employee was having difficulty putting in the seal. They took a glove off, then accidently rubbed their hand across a sharp object.
Our construction crew was removing trunnion roller housing caps to inspect the inside for wear. A foreign body material got behind employee's safety glasses into the left eye.
Employee was washing off the 5, 6, 7, kilns cooler deck. Fine debris was airborne. Debris got behind their safety glasses into an eye. Employee couldn't remember if they had rubbed the eye.
Employee was pulling out a rolled 3 inch by 20 foot rubber hose from a wooden crate. Employee stepped backwards and tripped on another hose. They fell backwards to the ground.
Employee was removing the V-Belts from the motor sheave on the #7 dust auger. EE wasn't aware the sheave had a sharp edge, it cut EE's fingers
Employee was working from a 60 foot Telescopic Handler, unloading a piece 36inch by 80 inch 2x4 bar grating. As ee was sliding the bar grating onto the preheater platform, ee felt a pop in right shoulder.
The employee was replacing the wheel chocks back onto the 644 J John Deere articulated front end loader, using a one inch rubber bungee strap to secure them. As ee was pulling on the strap, the anchor side of the strap came unhooked striking the employee at the temple of face.
Employee was cleaning fine material from underneath the #4 discharge conveyor. EE was using a shovel to push the material into the flow of water from a water hose. As EE was pushing the material, EE felt a sharp pain to the lower back.
Employee was working on cleaning out lime from the #2 lime tank, using a pressurized water hose, also was opening and closing a 6 inch gate valve. They said that their shoulder got a pain in it that evening and they just thought it was arthritis, but the pain was still there after a couple of days. So they thought they should report it.
The injured employee was carrying a guard up a stairway. EE raised one end up an felt pain to right shoulder.
Employee was attempting to install a coiled spring into a collar that holds a bit of a small jackhammer. EE almost had the spring inserted, but was having a problem with the spring going in all the way. EE removed right hand glove to push the spring into place. The spring embedded into finger.
Employee was shoveling off fly ash from the top of 1 and 2 dust tank. The employee alleged that something popped in their lower back when they lifted a shovel of material.
The injured an another employee was replacing the bearing on the drag chain sprocket. The sprocket was suspended, as they was positioning the sprocket into place. The sprocket moved forward wedging the injured employee's thumb between the sprocket and drag chain compartment.
Employee went to the warehouse to get a wire cloth screen. He pulled the screen from the rack. He leaned the screen against the trailer. He was lifting the screen lost his grip, the screen was falling toward him. He reached quickly to catch the screen. He felt a pop slight burning between his shoulders.
Employee was washing material off the concrete in the 5/6/7 discharge conveyor area. Something got into his eye.
The injured employee used his left arm grabbing the steering wheel to mount the rubber tired tractor. He felt a sharp pain when he pull himself up.
Employee stepped out of the 3&4 control room onto the #4 side kiln firing deck. Upon stepping, some grit blew into his eye. He stepped back into the control room and removed his safety glasses, then rubbed his eye. The grit scratched his eye when he rubbed it.
Employee was squatting down washing underneath the tail pulley on the 3 deck screen conveyor. When he raised up he felt a pop in his lower back. He had tingling to his groin and both legs.
Employee was cleaning up after a maintenance job on the # 6 baghouse. He had bent down to grab the welding and ground leads and a cutting torch. As he proceeded to move forward and began to stand up, he rammed his head into an air pressure receiver pipe that was in clear view.
EE and another ee where changing the oxygen bottle on a portable welder trailer. The other ee set his end of the tank onto the trailer. As ee lifted his end to stand the tank upright, the other end slipped of the trailer, jerking ee left shoulder.
The employee was helping another employee carry a woven wire screen. As they were setting the screen down, the edge of the screen rubbed the injured employee's elbow cutting him approximately four inches.
EE was washing down some material when a rock, approximately 12" x 8", slid into the EE's left foot. At the time, the EE said it was fine. On 9/14/2011, the EE complained of pain in his foot, he went to the doctor and the doctor said he had a bruise. The doctor told him to prop his foot up occasionally while at work, restricting his duty, thereby making the incident reportable.
Employee's were working inside the #2 Kiln cooler system. The employee that was injured had his arm over one of the cooler flight, he was tightening the bolts that holds the cooler flight in place. Another employee placed a cooler plate onto the flight and pushed in into employee's left hand.
The EE had gathered a five gallon bucket of stalite material and emptied a five gallon bucket of coal. Minutes later he was walking to the EE's break room and felt a pain to his chest area and he developed a cold sweat. He thought he was having a heart attack.
EE's were working on the 6 and 8 "middle deck" of the three deck screening tower installing new screens. The EE that was injured was intending to use an electric impat wrench to tighten the 3/4 inch bolts that holds the screens in place. The other EE tossed an electrical extention cord to the EE which was injured when one end of the cord struck him at his upper lip.
Employee closed the sliding glass door on the 20 ton crane. A small piece of foreign material got into his right eye. He rubbed his eye which most likely embedded the material.
The ee was helping load a section of kiln shell onto a truck. One ee threw over a rope to pull over a chain to secure the load but the rope got hung. The injured ee jumped to get rope, hit hand on side of kiln shell, and lacerated three fingers on right hand, requiring four (4) stitches in one finger.
EE was working with another EE replacing the oil into the outside trunion roller on the #9 kiln. EE's job was to fill a 5 gallon bucket with oil, then hand it to the other EE which would pour the oil into the kilns trunion roller. Another EE that had been operating crane, left the cranes pulley block, head high, allowing EE to make contact with the cranes pulley block.
Employee was operating a rubber tired front-end loader. He felt sweat about to run into his eye, so he wiped his eye area with his shirt sleeve which had dirt/grime, and some dry lime dust on it. He immediately felt his eye start to burn. The he said he rubbed it which by doing this scratched his eye.
Our EE was inspecting the lower pier trunion rollers on the #4 Rotary Kiln. He alleged an approimately 60 lb metal heat shield that was propped against the handrail, fell against him, knocking him to the walkspace. As he pushed the hot metal shield off of him, it caused him a lumbar strain.
Employee was dumping a load of coal from approx. 30 gallon drum into a front end rubber tired loader bucket. He pushed the drum into the loader bucket then reached and pulled it out. This is when he believed he strained his chest area.
Two EE's were sent to change some screens. One EE left to get tools and the injured EE decided to go ahead and begin pulling out old screens, without waiting for help. The EE felt a pull in his back. EE continued to work, but went out on lost time 4/15/2008 and accident became reportable.
Employee was operating a Cub Cadet tractor. He traveled underneath a coal conveyor, a piece of foreign material got inside of his safety glasses and entered into his left eye. He rubbed his eye imbedding the foreing material.
EE was attempting to lift up an approximately 4x8 sheet of flat steel plate with a 2x4 board. As he began to left the steel, he twisted and felt a burning sensation in his lower back. **On June 22nd the physician put ee on restricted duty for a lumbar strain.**
EE was welding in the #1 kiln, there were some metal angle braces welded inside of the kiln where he was working. He leaned over to remove some slag, his welding shield started to fall off his head. He raised his head backward, when he did he hit his head on the metal braces.