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Employee was conducting a routine task. Inspecting a belt. They lifted a top cover of the guard to check the tracking. When they grabbed the cover by both sides to place it back on, it slipped from their left hand, smashing a finger between the side guard & the top guard angle iron. Employee was wearing gloves, & it put a hole through the gloves.
During cleanup after a lime kiln de-slagging job an employee got lime kiln dust in the right eye from debris that fell from above EE.
Employee was working as a relief Assistant Kiln Op, while removing an inspection cover for a girth gear on kiln 5, EE strained right shoulder. A 480v heater was placed in the area on the prior shift, employee did not move the heater prior to trying to remove the cover, resulting in an awkward body position.
Attempting to remove a pin that was holding a gate up under the crossover screw. While trying to lift gate arm up employee strained the lower groin area. Occupational Medicine review indicated a hernia. Surgery to repair occurred on October 9, 2018. Employee worked their position until then without restrictions.
Shoveling a lime pile onto a conveyor, felt pain in lower back. Placed on weight and activity restrictions after Occupational Medicine visit.
Employee was cleaning Kiln 4 cooler pit when lime dust from the cross-over belt level fell into the individual's left eye causing a chemical burn.
Employee ruptured distal bicep tendon while removing heater from a hanger bracket in a scissor lift. Employee needs a MRI with surgery to follow. Employee is under restricted work until surgery is scheduled.
Transferring lime fines material from hopper to loader bucket, lime material contacted right eye causing chemical burn.
On 01/28/15 the employee got something in his eye when he pulled his hoodie sweatshirt over his head. He subsequently went to the emergency room seeking medical treatment. The emergency room doctor removed a piece of foreign material from his left eye and prescribed pain and antibiotic medication for his eye.
Employee got lime dust in his right eye while removing his dust mask and safety glasses in the control room. He flushed his eye for 15 minutes at the plant and was then taken to a nearby medical clinic where they performed additional flushing and gave him prescription eye drops.
Employee got hydrated lime in his right eye while unplugging elevator in the hydrate plant. Flushed eye at the plant but did not provide relief. Visited doctor the following day, who prescribed a preventative antibiotic. Did not miss any work shifts.
Employee was closing the bridge crane cab door and the door closed on his right hand, cutting his ring finger to the bone, around the nail. Employee was driven by a fellow employee to the local ER. He received stitches and an x-ray revealed that he had 4 bone fragments in his finger. Employee was able to return to work without restrictions.
Note: This incident was originally reported on 12/6/11 as a near-miss. It later became a reportable event when the employee visited his chiropractor for treatment on 12/19/11. Incident Description: When opening a railcar top door, the door jammed because it had a broken bolt. The sudden stop caused the employee to strain his lower back.
Working in stone tunnel shoveling. Felt pain in lower back. Able to continue working. Became reportable later after he visited a chiropractor for treatment.
Employee broke small toe on right foot when removing plate access door.
Lime dust entered the left eye while cleaning back end of lime kiln.
Was loading Rail Cars and the loading doors were frozen to the top of the car. Wrenched his lower back trying to open these doors.
When taking two 4" hose connectors ( cam locks ) apart, one end flung up and struck the worker on the upper lip and chipped his upper front left tooth. Also a small laceration on his upper lip.
Employee had just swept up the machine shop floor and poured the sweepings into a bin. Some dust flew up into the air and he got a foreign particle in his right eye. Went home that night feeling ok, next morning he could feel the matter in his eye. Went to the doctor on 5/16/08 and had his eye flushed out and given prescription drops.
While adjusting the fuel valve on the rotary kiln burner the operator experienced a pressure change in the burner hood that caused coal dust to blow back into his eyes. The employee was wearing safety glasses and safety face shield.
While working to unplug the #5 dust collector hopper, material broke loose from the upper section of the hopper and leaked out the access door, causing material to get into the employees eyes and mouth. Material irritated the lining of the employees mouth and eyes.
Employee was cleaning ring out of #3 kiln when a piece fell off the side wall striking him in the right calf and ankle. Employee went to Dr. on 8/15/07 and received restrictions for tendonitis to the left knee. Employer is investigating causation to left knee from right leg contusion.
Employee was climbing ladder when dust fell behind safety glasses and got in his left eye. Employee left plant thinking his eye normal and awoke the next morning with redness and irratation. He called in said he was going to stop at eye clinic and have it checked. He returned to work without restrictions on 9/23/06.
Employee was bolting bucket onto belt when belt shifted forward pinching hand between belt and tail pulley. Employee was leaning into elevator and put pressure on belt advancing it forward. Employee compressed hand causing severe inflamation of fingers.
Employee got lime dust in left eye while climbing ladder. Employee was wearing safety glasses and hard hat with front brim.
EE reported that he was having surgery to his right index finger that he had pinched 5/3/06. Surgery is remoe a cyst that had developed, had outpatient surgery & ret'd to work w/o limitations. The biopsy on the cyst determined it was cancerous. Don't know if this is work related/reportable at this time.
Employee was checking feed pipe to see if it was plugged. When he opened the hatch to clean it dust dropped out and dusted his face. The employee got dust in both eyes. He had his eyes flushed out and returned to work his next scheduled work day.
Employee was assisting production staff with changing belts on air compressor when his hand slipped off belt and contacted edge of pulley causing laceration of right middle finger.
Cleaning around coal bin and other areas employee felt something in his right eye just before his shift ended.
Employee was transfering Kiln bricks to second position when coworker dropped a brick into place when employees hand was still present pinching small finger on left hand between two bricks causing fracture.
TRANSFERRING CAR VIBRATOR AND HOSE FROM #7 TANK TO #9 TANK AND WHILE PLACING VIBRATOR IN HOLDER FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK THAT SHOT DOWN LEFT LEG.
AFTER SEVERAL EXHAUSTING DAYS ON THE JOB, THE EE WAS REMOVING A GEAR AND STRINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
PULLING GRATES ON #3 KILN, HAND STRUCK DUMPSTER DIRECTLY BEHIND EE CAUSING LACERATION THAT BLED.FOUR STITCHES IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
SHOVELING SPILLED LIME IN #2 COOLER PIT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHEN TAKING OIL DRAIN PLUG FROM FORKLIFT EE'S HAND SLIPPED BACK CATCHING RIGHT THUMB ON FRAME TEARING THUMB NAIL OFF.
EE WAS STACKING BAGS OF PRODUCT ON PALLET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
STRAINED MUSCLE IN MIDDLE OF BACK LIFTING TRAY OFF PAN FEEDER.
WHILE STACKING BAGS OF HYDRATED LIME ON PALLET, THE NEXT BAG TO BE PLACED ON PALLET DAME DOWN CONVEYOR AND PUSHED EE IN THE BACK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AWKWARDLY.
EE REPORTED ON 8-27-01 THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK ON 7-20-01, WHILE LIFTING AND STACKING PIPES AND STEEL ALONGSIDE OF THE WAREHOUSE. THE EE STATED HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD STRAINED H IMSELF UNTIL THAT EVENING AND NEXT MORNING. HE DID NOT THINK TI WAS SERIOUS SO HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL HE WENT TO HIS DR. ON 8-27-01.
WHILE DOING ELECTRICAL WORK, LIME DUST FROM OVERHEAD WAS KNOCKED LOOSE AND FELL INTO EE S LEFT EYE. NOTE: EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 6-29-01 AND SAFETY DIRECTOR WAS NOT MADE AWARE UNTIL 7-9-01 DUE TO HIS ABSENSE FROM WORK.
EE WAS SHOVELING MUD WHEN SHOVEL HIT A BEAM CAUSING HIM TO JAR HIS RIGHT ELBOW. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTRENTION UNTIL 6-26-01). SAFETY DIRECTOR WAS NOT AWARE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 7-9- 01 DUE TO ABSENCE FROM WORK.
ATTEMPTED TO OPEN TOP OF RAILCAR FOR LOADING WHEN 2 DOORS STUCK TOGETHER, ONE WAS LOCKED DOWN PARTIALLY. EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK AND LEG.