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INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCK CHOKING-UP CHUTE UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER,USING A LONG BAR.WHEN ROCK PILE IN CHUTE MOVED IT CAUGHT THE END OF THA BAR,WHICH THEN STRUCK EMPLOYEE O N RIGHT SHOULDER AND SIDE OF HEAD.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH TO LOOSEN JACK BOLT UNDER ECCENTRIC BEARINGS, STRAINING BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO INSTALL SLIE IN HAMMERMILL GRATE AREA SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE SLIDE & THE WEIGHT OF SLEDGE CONTINUED DOWN & CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOYEES FINGER ON METAL COVERING OVER ELEVATOR AREA
INJURED EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 04-23 THAT ON 04-19 HE EXPERIENCED SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS GROIN WHYILE TIGHTENING THROUGH ROD NUTS ON #3 KILN DOWNHILL THRUST ROLL
INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USING HAMMERS TO HIT BLOCKED CHUTE TO LOOSEN MATERIAL. HAMMER OF OTHER EMPLOYEE "GLANCED" OFF CHUTE, STRIKING INJURED EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE.
INJURED EE WAS TRYING TO MAINTAIN LIME FLOW TO TUBEMILL, DUE TO STICKING LIME IN FEED CHUTE FROM TOP SCREW TO TUBEMILL FEED SCREW, EE WAS SCRAPING STICKING LIME IN SCHUTE, WHEN LIME SPLASHED O UT AND COVERED EE.
CLEANING MIXER AND REPOSITIONING IT , TIGHTENING REDUCER WITH WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING IN TO FALL BACK AGAINST THE SUPER CONTROL ROOM
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING LIME OUT OF PIT & SHOVELING INTO A WHEELBARROW WHEN HE LIFTED A SHOVEL FULL OF LIME UP TO PUT IN THE WHEELBARROW THE LIME SLID OFF THE SHOVEL & DOWN EMPLOYEES ARMS INTO HIS FACE
INJURED EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG ROK CHUITE. EMPL STARTED TO BEAT ON CHUTE WITH HEAVY BAR. WHILE DOING THIS ONE OF BLOWS GLANCED OFF SIDE OF TANK FORCING HAND INTO PIECE OF ANGLE IRON USE D TO SUPPLY PEBBLE CHUTE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON BOBCAT BUCKET WITH HAMMER TO CLEAN BUCKET, LIME FLEW BACK IN HIS EYES. LATER ON IN THE DAY, INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER #3 COAL CONVEYOR AND FELT SOMETHI NG ENTER HIS EYE. HE ASSUMES IT WAS COAL DUST.
CUTTING COVEY WITH KNIFE ALONG FRAMING SQUARE PULLING KNIFTE ALONG SIDE SQUARE HE SLICED THUMB OPER REQ STITCHES.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A SEATED POSITION SCRAPING THROUGH THE LOWER ACCESS DOOR OF THE TUBEMILL TOP SCREW DISCHARGE CHUTE. WHILE CLEANING CHUTE THE HANDLE END OF THE SCRAPING TOOL STR UCK HER UPPER LIP.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE & DIRT OFF OF THE RADIAL STACKER PLATFORM THE MATERIAL WAS RATHER HARD & DIFFICULT FOR A SHOVEL TO PENETRATE EASILY FOR SEVERAL HOURS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CHIPPED AWAY AT THE BUILTUP MATERIAL WITH THE SHOVEL RESULTING IN BRUISE TO THE PALM OF HIS HAND
USING PICK TO BREAK MATERAIL LOOSE ON PLATFORM SWING ING THE PICK PICK CONTACTED TOP RAIL OF HAND RAILING CAUSING EMP TO LOOSE CONTRO OF PICK AND THE PICK STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. Y
EMPL WORKING ON MICHIGAN FEL .EMPL USING DRIFT PIN AND PINCH BAR TO KEEP FLANGE AND PINION FROM TURNING.OTHER MECHANIC TIGHTENING PINION WITH 1" DRIVE AIR IMPACT WRENCH .ACTION OF WRENCH CAUSED DRIFT PIN TO SLIP OUT OF NOTCH THROWING BAR WHICH STRUCK EMPL IN FACE CUTTING UPPER LIP AND BREAKING 2 TEETH.
INJ WORKING ON HOT BELT DUST COLLECTOR.IN PROCESS OF DISASSEMBLY OF ELEC COMPONENTS WHEN CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED CAUSING SPRAIN IN NECK.EMPL IN CROUCHED POSITION MOST OF DAY.
TIGHTENING UP VISE TO HOLE PC OF EWUIP TO WORKED ON EMP PULLE DUP ON VIE WITH L. ARM FELT SOMETHING PULL IN NECK.
WORKING AT TAIL PULLEY OF INSIDE PAN SPROCKET FELL INTO LOOSE LIM E ON FLOOR AND CAME UP INTO EMP FACE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING PIPE WRENCH ON GATE TO PUT LIME INTO SURGE TANKS WHILE STANDING ON TOP SCREW WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MAN TO FALL HITTING LEFT SIDE
INJ EMP WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF COAL RING FROM CHUTE TO #4 TANK. MATERIAL FELL FROM TURNHEAD AND STRUCK EMP ONH AND AND FORED HAND AGAINST PIECE OF STEEL IN CHUTE, INJURING FINGER
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING MIXER SPRAY WRENCH SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HEAD ON STEEL BEAM CAUSING A CUT TO HIS FOREHEAD.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS CLEANING FLOOR IN HAMMERMILL HIT WHEELBARROW WITH HIS RT ELBOW REINJURING HIS ELBOW
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS CLEANING LIME OFF PIA PACKING BLDG ROOF EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PICK SWINGING THE PICK IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A STEEL BEAM REINJURING I.NAMES ELBOW
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS CLEANING HARD LIME FROM DUCTWORK.WHILE DOING THIS,HE BANGED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH LIME COMING OUT OF HYDRATOR HE WAS OPENING THE VALVE WITH A PIPE IN HITTING THE VALVE TOO HARD HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN A STEEL STRUCTURE AND THE P IPE 3
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS REMOVING THE COVER ON THE TUBEMILL USING A CHAIN COME-ALONG WHILE RAISING THE COVER THE HOOK CAME OUT CAUSING THE COVER TO FALL WHILE DOING THIS THE CHAIN HIT THE EMPLOYEE LEFT ELBOW 3
FROZEN MATERIAL3IN TRUCK BODY BROKE LOOSE HIT EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN INJURED BOTH FEET
FROZEN MATERIAL3IN TRUCK BODY BROKE LOOSE HIT EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN BROKE BONE IN FOOT
EMPL DRILLING H2LES AND INSTALLING BOLTS IN GEAR HUB.WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO JERK BACK AND TWIST HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING HOLES WITH A PUNCH WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER. A CRUSHING INJURY WITH LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES WAS THE RESULT.
INJ EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL MOVING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES DOWN SLOPE IN CART PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE.INJ EMPL WALKING DOWN SLOPE AHEAD OF CART WHILE OTHER EMPL LETTING CART DOWN SLOPE WITH WINCH. AFTER CART HAD MOVED 3-5\ DOWN SLOPE CABLE BROKE AT EYE BOLT.WARNING WAS GIVEN BUT INJ DIDNT HAVE TIME TO ESCAPE ..RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF FOOT AND MULTIPLE BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS OF LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING A LARGE STONE FROM CONVEYOR BOX. PINCH BAR SLIPPED WHILE DISLODGING STONE, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW.
INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING POST HOLE DIGGER
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RERAIL A CAR THAT HAD JUMPED THE TRACK & WHILE PULLING THE RERAILER OFF THE TRACK IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE RERAILER & T HE RAIL CAUISNG S OME BAD CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS ON HIS FIRST 2 FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRADDLING A LOCKED OUT SCREW CONVEYOR AND BENDING OVER TO ONE SIDE TRYING TO TIGHTEN BOLTS WHICH ARE A PART OF SEVERAL OUTLETS FROM THIS SCREW AS HE PULLED HE FELT THE MUSCLE STR AIN OR PULL IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER. AS HE PULLED ON A LARGE WRENCH, HE FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME VERY PAINFUL TO MOVE HIS HEAD (OR TURN HIS HEAD) TO THE LEFT AND TO LIFT HIS LEFT ARM.
PULLING ONWRENCH TO TIGHTEN NUT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING ELBOW TO STRIKE SIDE OF LOADER FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO FREE CRUSHER WHEEL, BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON AN ADJACENT WALL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND RIGHT SHOULDER.