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EE WAS OPENING ELEVATOR DOOR. BAR HOLDING DOOR SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRIKING EE IN NOSE.

EE WAS RAKING COAL OFF OF BELT BY FLOP GATE WHEN A BIG CHUNK BROKE LOOSE HITTING FLOP GATE CAUSING FLOP GATE TO KICK BACK HITTING EE IN CHIN.

EE WAS CLEANING SIDES OF TRAILER WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS HAND ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRAILER CAUSING A BRUISE AND ABRASION. EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 12-2-97 FORTREATMENT OF THE ABRASION. HIS HA ND STARTED SWELLING AND HE FELT HE HAD A INFECTION STARTING. THE EE REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO THIS DEPT ON 12-15-97. INFECTION IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS SWEEPING OUT MCC RM, DUST IRRITATED EYES. EE WASHED EYE OUT WITH WATER. EE S EYE CONTINUE TO BE IRRITATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR ON 11-3-97. DR DIAGNOSED AS CONJUNCTIVITIS CAUSED FROM RUBBING EYE WITH UNCLEAN HAND.

HE WAS STRIPPING THE INSULATION FROM ELECTRICAL CABLE USING A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE WITH A PLASTIC HANDLE. THE KNIFE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BLADE REVERSED IN THE HANDLE CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS RIGHT HA ND JUST BELOW THE THUMB IN THE PALM AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING WATER PIPES ALL DAY.

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO OPEN THE GATE ON A RAILCAR. THE GATE WAS STICKING & WHILE SQUATTING TOPULL IT OPEN, HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN (LEFT SIDE). DEGREE 6-MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY

INJURED WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN PIPE FITTING. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FINGER TO SLAM AGAINST THE PIPE.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHILE INSTALLING A FLANGE ON A PIPE.

WHILE RAKING THE COOLER GRATES, A BURST OF AIR FROM THE KILN CAUSED A DUST PARTICLE TO GET INTO EE S EYE. PARTICLE HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM EYE BY DR. NO DAMAGE TO EYE.

INJURED WAS WORKING INSIDE A KILN VENTURI USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.

WHILE PRYING ON DUST COLLECTOR BAG AND CAGE WITH CROWBAR, THE CROW BAR SLIPPED OFF AND IMPACTED EE IN THE STOMACH. RESULT WAS SMALL CUT NEXT TO NAVEL AND BRUISED BOWELL.

CUTTING OFF TIP OF A TUBE OF SILICONE AND STUCK KNIFE BLADE INTO HIS ARM. EE WAS SEALING TANK ROOF SEAMS-L06 SILO.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING COAL RING OUT OF #5 KILN, DUE TO BLOW BACK HE HAD OPENED THE DOOR TO THE COORLER TO A MINIMUM SO IN RAKING HE CUAGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE RAKE HANDLE AN D THE LOWER COOLER DOOR HANDLE BREAKING AND CUTTING HIS LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 10 HP MOTOR ON ITS BASE WITH CHAINFALL AND COME-A-LONG WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF THE HOOK OF CHAINFALL SMASHING RIGHT HAND OF EMPLOYEE BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAMEWORK OF MACHINERY.

EMPLOYEE HIT HIS OWN FINGER WITH A 4# HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING OTHER EMPLOYEE DRIVE PIN OUT OF STEERIING COLUMN USING ANOTHER BOLT, WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF OF THE PIN STRICKING EE IN THE LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS USING A BOX CUTTER TO CUT BELT SCRAPMATERIAL. HE WAS HOLDING THE BELT WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE CUTTER WENT THROUGH THE BELT, LACERATING HIS HAND.

EE WAS NAILING CHAMPER TO INSIDE OF A SMALL FORM, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A NAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FORM.

WHILE TIGHTENING A UNION ON A 150 HP COMPRESSOR, THE IPE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF AND CAUSE DHIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A RECEIVER TANK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG PC-1 HOPPER WITH A PRY BAR. THE HOPPER WAS PLUGGED WITH LARGE ROCKS.AFTER DISLODGING THE ROCKS, EE NOTICED BOTH RT AND LEFT WRIST VERY TENDER. ON 8-10-95, HE HAD AN ORTHOPEDIC EVALUATION THAT RECOMMEDED NOT TO WORK.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING COAL CHUTE WITH 16 SLEDGEHAMMER, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.THE LAST SECTION OF BELTING WAS HARD TO CUT SO HE GOT DOWN ON ONE KNEE FOR MORE LEVERAGE.WHEN THE KNIFE CAME THROUGH IT CONTINUED INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.

INJURED WAS USING HIS POCKET KNIFE TOCUT A LID OFF THE TOP OF A PLASTIC BUCKET. THE KNIFE SLIPEPD AND CUT HIS HAND. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF SUTURES ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING PEBBLE QUICKLIME FROM UNDERNEATH 420 CONVEYOR BELT, PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE HYDRATE PUMP LINE FLANGE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT & HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

EE WAS WORKING ON A COAL MILL AIR LOCK WITH A HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE WORKING ON 02 ANALYER, A PIECE OF 2 INCH STAINLESS PIPE, WHICH WAS SUSPENDED IN THE AIR BY HANGARS, SLIPPED AND HIT EE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

DEAN WAS MOVING A 40 LB. PLUG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS LIGHTING #3 KILN WITH NATURAL GAS. HE WAS USINGA SAMPLE SHOVEL TO LIGHT THE TORCH. WHEN THE KILN WAS LIT HE REMOVED HT ESHOVEL RESULTING IN A BACK STRAIN. THE INJURY DID NOT BEC OME REPORTABLE UNTIL 3-26-94 WHEN HE WAS AUTHROZIZED TO BE OFF WORK BY A DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE NUT ON THE REAR YOKE OF THE 980 LOADER TRANSMISSION WHEN HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK & NECK

WHILE PRYING ROCKS FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE CRUSHER FROM THE PAN CONVEYOR, TWISTED TO LEFT SIDE INJURING MIDDLE AND UPPER BACK.

WHILE UNPLUGGING THE TRANSFER CHUTE FOR 3 KILN THRU AN OPEN PORT IN THE CHUTE. WHEN THE SCLAE BROKE. THE BAR CONTINUED FORWARD THRU THE OPENING, SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE SIDE OF THE CHU TE. THIS BROKE THE LITTLE FINGER ON EE LEFT HAND

EE WAS REMOVING USED KILN BRICKS FROM THE 1 KILN DUST CHAMBER USING A 1 1/4IN PIPE SOME BRICKS DISLODGED & STRUCK THE PIPE THAT EE WAS HOLDING THIS RESULTED IN TWISTING HIS WRIST CAUSING SOREN ESS EE DID NOT SEE A DOC UNTIL DEC 21 WHEN THE SWELLING & SORENESS WAS CONTINUING

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS ON RAILCAR. IT WOULD NOT SHUT AFTER TWO TRIES SO HE PUT A BAR IN THE DOOR TO PULL IT UP. WHEN IT STILL WOULDN'T CLOSE, HE STOOD ON THE BAR. WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED, IT THREW HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 50TON HAUL TRUCK STEERING RAM, HE & A COWORKER WERE TRYING TO REMOVE SOME VERY LARGE NUTS & BOLTS WITH A VERY LARGE WRENCH & CHEATER BAR. WHEN HE JERKED HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THE INJURY BUT TRIED TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE. HAD SURGERY 6-13-94 FOR SAME PROBLEM.

INJURED WAS CUTTING TIE STRAP WITH POCKET KNIFE. WHEN KNIFE PULLED THROUGH STRAP IT LACERATED INJURED'S LEFT ARM.

EE WAS PUTTING A SLIDE GATE IN BOTTOM OF METAL BIN HE WAS HOLDING GATE WITH HIS LEFT HAND & DRIVING IT WITH THE HAMMER HE MISSED THE GATE WITH THE HAMMER HEAD & THE HANDLE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX F INGER BETWEEN THE END & FIRST JOINT BREAKING SKIN & FLESH THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OPERATOR TO REMOVE DISCHARGED SCALE FROM THE COOLER GRATES. IT IS HOT AND OFTEN DIFFICULT WORK THAT REQUIRES PULLING AND PUSHING WITH RAKES AND RODS. EMPLOYEE C AN'T RECALL SPECIFIC TIME OR INCIDENT THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE STATED THAT HIS BACK 'BOTHERED' HIM UT ASSUMED THAT HIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED 2 DAYS OFF WOULD PROVIDE RELIEF. UPON RETURNING

USING A PORTA POWER TO PUSH TRUNION THE PORTA A POWER SLIPPED AND PRESSURE WAS RELEASED WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK THE EE S KNEE CUTTING HIS KNEE THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS USING STEEL SHACKEL TO HIT ANOTHER SHACKEL REMOVING FROM CHOKER MISSIED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

INJURED'S PENCIL DROPPED ON FLOOR BREAKING LEAD POINT. INJURED WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE WHERE AS HE COULD CHARPEN HIS PENCIL. WHILE SHARPENING THE KNIFE, HIS ATTENTION WAS CALLED AWAY RESULT ING IN LACERATION.

SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN APPROX. 1/2 LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITCHES INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN BAR SLIPPED THAT WAS BEING USED TO PRY LOOSE ACCESS DOOR ON KILN THAT HAD BECOME W EDGED OPEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING MATERIAL FROM THE TOP OF A SCREW CONVEYOR-ROTARY FEEDER ARRANGEMENT. SCREW WAS APPROX 6' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. WHILE RAKING THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A CONVEYOR BELT AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.A ROPE USED TO HELP KEEP THE BELT TIGHT SLIPPED OFF AND INJURED FELL AGAINST STRUCTURE WITH HIS SHOULDER BEING INJURED.BEGAN S EEING THE DOCTOR EVERY 3 TO 4 WEEKS FOR THERAPY.

REPLACING A DRIVELINE ON OWNERS 10 WHEEL END DUMP TRUCK. WRENCH (OPEN END) SLIPPED OFF BOLT & RTHAND STRUCK A METAL BRACKET, CAUSING LACERATION TO RT. HAND INDEX FINGER, WHICH REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE BUOULDERS IN THE CRUSHER WHEN THE MATERIAL SHIFTED CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO JERK FREE HE GRABBED THE BVAR TO PULL IT BACK UP, BUT INSTEAD IT JERKED SMASHING HIS RIGHT I NDEX FINGER AGAINST THE SIDE WALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A 3" PIPE WITH HIS HANDS, WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NIPPLE ON TO THE PIPE WITH A PIPE WRENCH. THE PIPE TURNED PINCHING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S TWO RIGHT FINGE RS.

MOVED GATE HANDLE SWUNG STEEL BAR HE STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST STEEL FRAME

EE WAS TRANSFERRING LIME FROM THE LIME HOPPER TO STORAGE BIN. KIME GOT STUCK IN CHUTE. EE WAS UNPLUGGING CHUTE WITH LEFT HAND AND RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHOVEL HANDLE WHEN A MILL BALL ROL LED DOWN THE BELT AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A CONTUSION.