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WORKING ON PRIMARY CRUSHER. CUT HEAD OF BOLTS. WHILE HAMMERING IT OUT, HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER, SMASHING IT.
CHANGING A TROUGHING IDLER. THE 1/2" RACHET SLIPPED OFF THE 1/2" BOLT AND HIT EE IN UPPER LIP. CUT AND REQUIRED 5 STITCHES
THE PRIMARY CREW & MAINTENANCE CREW WERE CHANGING BLOWBARS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AT ABOUT 2-2:30 PM THE OVERHEAD LIFTING HOIST THAT THEY WERE USING TO HELP HANDLE THE BLOW BARS FELL FROM IT' S PIVITING HOOK. STRIKING ONE EE IN THE HEAD & OTHER EE ON THE LEFT HAND & ARM. BOTH WERE TREATED WITH 1ST AID & TRANSPORTED TO CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSP. WHERE THEY WERE TREATED & RELEASED.
THE PRIMARY CREW AND MAINTENANCE CREW WERE CHANGING BLOWBARS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE OVERHEAD LIFTING HOIST THAT THEY WERE USING TO HELP HANDLE THE BLOWBARS, FELL FROM ITS PIVOTING HOOK, S TRIKING EE IN THE HEAD AND COWORKER ON THE LEFT HAND AND ARM. BOTH WERE TREATED WITH FIRST AID AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.
WORKING ON ISC CRUSHER, RATHETING A BOLT, WHEN RATCHET CAME LOOSE AND EE FELL BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF CRUSHER.
REPAIRING THE SCREENS ON THE PLANT USING A RATCHET. RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW, CHIPPING BONE.
EE WAS STRIPPING 50 C0RD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE CORD, CUTTING HIM ON LEFT WRIST. THIS REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
WORKING ON MOTOR OF CONVEYOR DRIVE OF SMALL STACKING CONVEYOR. CONVEYOR WAS NOT CONNECTED INTO SYSTEM YET. CONVEYOR FRAME WELD BROKE CAUSING JACK TO FALL INTO HEAD BOX BRUISING SIDE & RIGHT S HOULDER.
WORKING ON THE TAIL PULLEY TAKE UP OF COAL #3 TENSION OR THE BOLT BEING RELEASED WITH COMEALONG COMEALONG RACHET RELEASED ALLOWING TAIL PULLEY TO SNAP FORWARD CUTTING EE HAND SIX ST ITCHES IN RT THUMB
CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUT LEFT FOREARM.
CUTTING BUNKER RUBBER WITH POCKET KNFIE WEARING LEATHER GLOVES. KNFIE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREFINGER.
54736YEE WAS DRIVING A SHIM INTO ROTOR ON PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. WAS HOLDING HAMMER HANDLE WITH LEFT HAND OUT CLOSE TO HEAD WHEN HE MISSED SHIM AND SMASHED LEFT INDEX FING 59025TWEEN SHIM AND HAMMER HANDLE. HAD TO REMOVE FINGER NAIL AND TOOK 2 TO 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS CLEANING A FROZEN STONE CHUTE OUT WITH A CHIPPED BAR WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL LODGEDE IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO DR A DN PIECE HAD SCRATCHED THE RETINA. DR PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS TO FIGHT INFECTION.
EMPL USING BALL PEEN HAMMER TO FREE PIN SLEEVE FROM BOLT ON A 4-ROW STEDMAN CAGE.SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CAME OUT OF HAMMER AND HIT HIM IN UPPER RIGHT CHEST CAVITY.LIFE SQUAD TOOK EMPL TO HOSP.AF TER X-RAYS,DR FOUNG STEEL LODGED ON UPPER RIGHT LUNG.11-9 MAJOR SURGERY DONE TO REMOVE THE PIECE OF STEEL.
WAS USING A SPUD BAR TO CLEAN CHUTE UNDER CLAY SCREEN. SMACKED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AGAINST SCREEN SPRING SUPPORT AND MAKING A PUNCTURE WOUND. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR 5-15-91 AND THEY S AID IT WAS A SERIOUS BRUISE TO HAVE AND HE HAD TO WEAR A METAL SPLIT FOR 2-3 DAYS OR UNTIL SWELLING GOES DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON SCREW MOTOR DRIVE BASE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST SMACKED AN ANGLE IRON. FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST.
CLEARING FEED CHUTE ON LIME MILL WITH SPUD BAR SMASH FINGER BETWEEN CHUTE & BAR.
EMPL. WAS TIGHTENING 1/2" BOLT ON LINER IN WEMBCO SAND SCREW WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED OFF & HE HIT BACK OF HAND ON CORNER OF STEEL. WENT TO HOSPTIAL AT ABOUT 11:00 PM & DR. FOUND BONE CRACK IN IN TOP OF RIGHT HAND & WAS ALSO BAD SPRAIN.
IT WAS DARK WHE3 SHIFT STARTED AND EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING WEDGES OUT OF SCREEN WITH HAMMER.HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF WEDGE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS SELF IN KNEE.HAD LIGHT ON PLANT.EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCT OR FOUND HE HAD3A BRUISED BONE.