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Injured was using a hammer to remove a link from a chain when he felt pain in his lower back. Injured sought treatment after work when the condition didn't improve.
While raking coating from kiln employee felt a pop in his right knee resulting in restricted duty work. Employee has had prior non work related issues with same knee.
Injured was striking a hopper with a hammer to get material to flow when finger was pinched between hammer handle and handrail.
While using a come along to pull section of new tunnel together, an eyebolt broke causing the come along to strike employee in the left arm
Employee cut left index finger with pocket knife while cutting light strap requiring stitches.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a bad end off a 4" plastic corrugated pipe. The knife blade slipped out of the pipe striking the right forearm causing a laceration that required stitches.
Two employees were in the process of opening a rail car hopper gate. Both employees were using bars to rotate the gate mechanism when the injured employee felt a pop in his elbow.
Injured was using hammer and chisel to remove a stripped out allen-head bolt on coal mill fan seal ring. Chisel slipped and finger contacted sharp edge of seal ring causing small laceration.
EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING #3 KILN DRIVE MOTOR USING PRY BAR TO LIFT MOTOR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEES FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
Employee mashed his finger while swinging a sledge hammer. It appears when he was hitting the side of the slurry bin his hand slid down the handle of the hammer. He continued to swing and his left index finger got mashed in between the handle and a section of plate that wraps around the bin. Employee received 5 stitches.
Maintenance EE's were striking the end of a screw conveyor with an 8lb sledge hammer and a piece of the shaft flew off and struck the injured employee in the forearm causing a laceration and embedding of metal.
Employee was raking clinkers from kiln #3 and mashed his finger between the kiln rake and the handrail. He suffered a laceration and broken fingernail to his right, middle finger and received 5 stitches.
EE was swapping a material flow gate using a come-along and had to apply a lot of pressure. when the gate broke free, the EE's arm came back towards his body. Injury became reportable when EE was taken to the doctor on 9/30/13 and X-Ray revealed chip on elbow.
While using a large pipe wrench to turn the shaft on a quarry pump, employee pulled muscle in neck/shoulder area. The wrench was above his head while pushing, which contributed to the injury. Employee requested medical aid on August 9th.
Injured was using a hammer and chipping hammer to remove a corroded bushing on a cooling tower fan shaft. A small piece of metal (1/16" x 1/16") from the bushing became lodged into his right forefinger during this process.
Employee cut his left forearm while attempting to cut a hose.
Employee was cutting out a collapsed section of 4" hose that he was using on the vacuum system in the baghouse. He was holding the hose with one hand and cutting around the diameter with a utility knife when the knife slipped out and cut his wrist. He was sent to the clinic and received two sutures.
Employee was raking coating from Kiln #4 and felt a twist in his left knee while stepping backwards.
Injured was sweeping in the screening building when gust of wind blew dust into his eyes behind is safety glasses.
Employee was un-spooling cable with a utility knife in his right hand. His hand slipped and he punctured his left middle finger.
Employee was cleaning out feeder with a spud bar. He smashed his left ring finger between the feeder and the spud bar.
Employee was removing the mounting plate for kiln 4's O2 analyser. He was using his left hand to hold the socket end of the wrench in place and his right to turn the socket wrench in an upward motion. As he attempted to turn the socket wrench, he felt a pop in his left shoulder and immediately reported the accident.
Injured was striking 1A tank with a hammer to attempt to get material to flow. When injured struck tank, lime dust fell onto him from above, entering into his right eye past his goggles.
Employee was attempting to clear a chute plugged with lime. Using a rod to clear the plug he struck a pocket of hot lime which blew back into the employees face entering his eyes behind the safety glasses he was wearing resulting in the use of antibiotic medication.
Injured was attempting to remove mud build-up from a return idler by striking it with a bar. While striking the idler, injured's left index finger was pinched between the bar and the idler's frame causing a laceration.
Employee was cutting a hose used for the vacuum truck with an utility knife and pulled the knife towards his right hand. He suffered a laceration to his right, middle finger approximately 7mm in length. He was initially treated on site with basic first aid. This became reportable on 4/20/09 when he received surgery to repair a damaged tendon.
Employee was using a box end combination wrench to tighten the mounting bolts on a rotary feed chute. The wrench slipped off the nut, and caused The back of his left hand to strike the end of a protruding bolt. This casued a small abrasion. The emplyee self treated the injury on 02-10-09. On 02-13-09 the employee was sent to Concentra Medical for an infection/oral antibiotics
Employee was raking coating from kiln when a piece hit rake pole knocking employee into handrail. Abrasion to upper right arm. Returned to physician 12/1/08 shoulder pain, restricted activities of no lifting over 10 lbs., unable to use power tools and limited use of Rt upper arm. Procedure for raking coating not followed. Note: Employee retired.
Plant employee was attempting to unplug a chute below a dust bin feeder, using a sledge hammer. While striking the chute with the sledge hammer, the employee felt discomfort in his left shoulder down to his elbow.
Employee was raking clinkers from the cooler grate on kiln #3, and felt a pull in his right elbow. He reported to his supervisor, but felt he could continue. Employee continued to work but the condition did not get better. He was sent to Dr. on 10/6/05. No lost time.
Employee was pulling clinker from kiln. As he pulled the rake back, his left pinkie was mashed in between the rake handle and the handrail that was located behind him.
EE WAS HOLDING PIN TO BE DRIVEN OUT WHEN ARM WAS STRUCK BY 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER.
EE was cutting tie straps off tarps over damper on #3 baghouse dampers, when his pocket knife slipped, cutting his left forearm. The cut required 5 stitches.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belting to be used as an airwall when the knife slipped cutting his right lower leg.
Unplugging chute on the clinker with bar. Pulled abdominal muscle.
Whille pulling on a torque wrench tightening bolts on a crusher employee felt pain in right shoulder.
Employee was tilting Getman basket to attach a spool of cable to mounting brackets. Latching bar was in upright position and when he tilted basket the bar went past center of gravity and bar fell stiking employees left hand cutting his 2 middle fingers. 8 stitches were required.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A COAL CHUTE. HE STATED HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER SIDE WAYS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN, PLACED IN A SLING FOR SUPPORT. RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS PULLING ON A BAR OPENING THE BOTTOM DOORS ON A RAIL CAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING CLINKER GRATE ON #3 KILN ON THE UNDERSIDE WHEN A CLINKER FELL STRIKING THE RAKE POLE CAUSING THE POLE TO MASH HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE POLE AND HANDRAIL.
EE WAS ON KILN FLOOR RAKING COATING FROM DISCHARGE DAM. A LARGE PIECE OF COATING STRUCK THE RAKE HEAD ON THE SIDE, CAUSING THE RAKE TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE FACE, CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO THE CHIN AND THE LIP. THIS REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE. NO LOST OR RESTRICTED WORK DAYS OCCURRED.
EE WAS HOLDING A 8LB BLEDGE HAMMER BEHIND A ELEVATOR CHAIN AS ANOTHER EE USED A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE INT HE PIN THAT HOLDS THE CHAIN TOEGETHER, HE MISSED THE PIN AND STRUCK THE EE HOLD ING THE 8LB HAMMER IN THE LEFT HAND BREAKING HISLEFT HAND BREAKING HIS INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS IN A CLOSE AREA WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER& BAR IN AN AWKARD POSITION. RESULTING IN A LOSTTIME ACCIDENT. BACK STRAIN RESULTED IN LOST TIMEBEGINNING ON 6/4/01
EE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG AN ELEVATOR CHUTE WITH A 2" STEEL PIPE. WHEN HE PULLED BACK TO HIT THE CHUT, HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK AGAINST AN OVERHEAD STRUCTURAL CROSS MEMBER, STRIKING HIS HAND BETWEE N CROSS MEMBER PIPE.
EE SPRAINED L. SHOULDER WHILE PUSHING MATERIAL DOWN CHUTE. EE WAS UTILIZING A PRY BAR TO FREE PLUGGED MATERIAL IN STONE CHUTE. EE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT, SHOULDER FELT WORSE AT HOME SO HE WENT TO DR. EE REPORTED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE ID FAN TO FLUID DRIVE COUPLING BACK TOGETHER. HE WAS HOLDING THE COUPLING W/L HAND & HITTING IT W/ A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER W/ THE HAMMER.
USING SCREW DRIVER AND TOOL SLIPPED AND HIT HAND AGAINST CHAIN. REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE CAME INTO WORK APPROX 2 HOURS EARLY (UNSCHEDULED) TO CONFRONT A FELLOW EMPLOYEE THAT HE HAD A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DAY BEFORE. AN ARGUMENT ENSUED AND HE WAS SHOT & KILLED WITH A 38 CALIBAR HANDGUN. ONE SHOT THROUGH THE CHEST GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT GOING THROUGH HIS LUNGS & HEART.
CUTTING DRYWALL TO SIZE W/ UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN THE KNIFE STUCK A LITTLE, APPLIED MORE PRESSURE. THE KNIFE JUMPED FREE AND SLICED LEFT FRESHY PART OF PALM AT BASE OF THUMB.