WRENCH SLIPPED OFF #2 CONVEYOR BELT,HIT HIM IN LEFT CHEEKBONE.
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Showing all 11THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FLY ASH COATING INSIDE THE KILN DUCT WORK WHEN A LARGE PIECE BROKE AWAY AND ROLLED OWN THE EMPLOYEES LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE ADJUSTING A ROTARY KILN TRUNNION BEARING. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE ADJUSTING BOLT AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE CLEANING OUT A FEED BOX OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR WITH A STEEL BAR ELEVATOR BUCKET AND BAR CAME IN CONTACT PINCHING THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND ELEVATOR HOUSING
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING HIMSELF ONTO FOREHEAD.'
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO D ISLODGE LARGE STONE IN PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER PULLING ON STONE HOOK GUIDE ROPE EMPL FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EMPL WAS USING LARGE HAMMER & PUNCH BUTTING HOLES INTO RUBBER BLETING. HAMMER GLANCED OFF BELT PUNCH STRIKING LEFT HAND.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BUCKET FROM PAYLOADER EMPL WASS HOLDING PIECE OF BARSTOCK WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT HINGE PIN. HAMMER GLANCED OFF BAR STOCK STRIKIN G LEFT HAND OF EMPL.
OPENING SLIDE ON RAILCAR WITH METAL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE, LOST HER BALANCE AND BAR STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME DISLODGING LARGE CHUNK OF KILN COATING USING HOOK AND PULLING CHUNK DOWN SLOPED GRIZZLEY.WHILE PULLING ON ONE PIECE OF COATING ANOTHER BALL ROLLED DOWN ONTO I.NAME LEFT FOOT.
WHILE CLEANING SCREEN CLOTH USING A METAL CLEANER-RIGHT THUMB WAS SMASHED BETWEEN METAL OBJECT AND SCREEN BODY-CAUSED A SMASHED THUMB AND ON 12-11-87 IT WAS DIAGNOSED (THUMB) TO THE BROKEN.