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INDIVIDUAL WAS STANDING ON TOP OF CONVEYORS AND USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO OPEN A 4 INCH PIPE CAP TO FREE A PLUGGED KILN COOLER DISCHARGE.
INDIVIUDAL WAS USING A LONG HANDLED METAL PIPE (APPROX. 15') WITH A SCOOP ON THE END TO TAKE A SAMPLE OUT OF THE PRODUCTION STRAM (LIME). AFTERWARDS, HE FELT A "BURNING SENSATION" IN THE GROIN AREA-EVENTUALLY HE WENT TP THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR CHECKUP. DIAGNOSED AS HERNIA.
WAS SWEEPING DUST OFF FLOOR UNDER INCLINE CONVEYOR-USING A PUSH BROOM. INDIVIDUAL FELT "STING" IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.
INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A LONG HANDLES RAKE CLINKERS OFF GRATE. AS HE CONTINUED TO RAKE, HIS SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT. INDIVIDUAL WAS STILL IN PAIN AFTER THREE DAYS WITHOUT RAKING SO HE WENT TO T HE DR. HE WAS TOLD HE HAD PULLED MSUCLES IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING WITH HELPER TO REMOVE PIN ON LOADER ARM. HE WAS STANDING ON A LOADER HOLDING A PIN H=KNOCKER WHILE HELPER WAS DRIVING OUT THE PIN. THE PIN CAME OUT AND HIT THE LOADER AN D MADE IT START TO FALL. HE THREW OUT HIS HANDS TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE LOADER ARM.
WHILE CHIPPING SAG OFF JAW CRUSHER, PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A LARGE CLINKER FROM THE GRATE WHEN THE RAKE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE OFF BALANCE BACKWARD AND FALLING. HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS WEARING A BRACE AS THE RESULT OF A PREVIOUS NON WORK RELATED ACCDIENT.
INDIVIAUAL CLEANING OUT UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A SHOVEL AS HE BROUGHT HIS HAND BACK FROM UNDER THE BELT, HE SCRAPED IT ON THE SUPPORT ANGLE. WOND WAS VERY MINER.
USING LONG METAL RAKE TO RAKE CLINKERS OFF DISCHARGE GRATE.LARGE CLINKER FELL OFF KILN DISCHARGE LIP ONTO RAKE AND MADE HANDLE COME OUT OF HANDS AND HIT ON RIGHT JAW.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HITTING BOTTOM OF BIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET MATERIAL TO FLOW FELLOW WORKER ACTIVATED AN AIR PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH MADE MATERIAL SQUIRT OUT BETWEEN FLAGNES OF BIN BOTTOM & AIR LOCK MATERIAL HIT WORKER ON CHEST & UP UNDERHIS FULL FACE SHIELD INTO HIS EYES
WHILE REPAIRING3BODY ON TEREX TRUCK, I,NAME HIT STEEL PLATE WITH HAMMER AND A CHIP CAME OFF OF THE PLATE OR HAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS NECK.
EE WAS HAMMERIN1 SCREEN TENSIONING WEDGE ON 1 SCREEN WHEN THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF AND HIT HIS FINGER THE SCREEN S LOWER DECK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HIT THE WEDGES SQUARELY BECAUSE THE HOPPER I
WHILE TIGHTENIN1 CORNER BOLTS ON WOODEN CRIBBING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SLUGGING CRUSHER BOLTS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER & SLUGGING WRENCH HE HAD HIT WRENCH ABOUT FOUR TIMES & FIFTH TIME HE MISSED & WEIGHT OF 18LB HAMMER THREW HIM OFF BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL THUS BREAKING LEFT ARM & CAUSING SMALL CUT ON HIS HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.
WORKING ON RAILROAD BED SLEDHAMMER STRUCK METAL AND PIECE FLEW UP AND CUT ARM