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Another employee was using a maul to strike a metal wedge positioned between two flanges during disassembly work under a tank in the V2 area of the alumina plant. While striking the wedge, a fragment broke off and traveled approximately 15 feet, striking and penetrating the injured employee in the shoulder/neck area while the employee was working nearby.
Operator reported that operator's right shoulder was hurting from beating on tanks tonight and operator couldn't lift arm.
Operator was opening a 2-inch valve to catch sample when EE swung the mull and miss the valve handle and hit EE's right little (5th) finger.
Operator was changing cloth on the # 3 filter and struck their L Index Finger with the hammer.
Employee was cutting rope for filter cloth and accidentally cut Left 4th finger.
While scaling, a piece of scale fell overhead and punctured through EE's right glove.
Operator was working on A2 PAP, swinging a maul when operator felt a sharp pain in back.
While employee was putting together a SEN for tk 76 to be put back in service, worker was tightening fittings and pipe wrench slipped striking EE's left ring finger, immediately felt pain.
Employee was attempting to open tk 67DOV with a sledgehammer when they felt discomfort in their wrist
Employee was descaling the #9 press when spicket broke off and EE was contacted with caustic on EE's face and body.
Operator was using a maul to open the manual beater on tk35 DOVw when they felt a pop in right elbow and pain.
Employee was opening the gate on the pan feeder. The gate was jammed. Employee forcefully pulled down to release the gate. Upon attempting to free the gate, employee smashed left pinky finger between the valve wrench handle and the panfeeder frame.
Employee smashed their left index finger with hammer/maul.
OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING SEN. WHILE USING MAUL TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT, EE MISSED TARGET AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE LADDER STAND.
Employee was unplugging spout with a maul and while swinging the maul EE's left hand contacted a support beam that was nearby. Upon further inspection after removing glove EE noticed a laceration on left pinky finger.
Employee was scaling inside #2 tray when employee felt a burning sensation on right index finger.
While removing a hose from a steam rig using a maul, operator's hand struck the bolt that sticks up on the coupler for the Boss fitting on the steam hose. Operator felt discomfort and reported the incident to supervision.
After closing the screen box on zero cone pump, employee set the maul down when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.
Employee engaged a 9-ton come along when a welded lug on the press shell gave way. The detached parts of the lug struck the employee in the chin/neck area resulting in a laceration.
Employee was setting up an eliminator on a valve on the south primary feed tank suction and the eliminator fell off the valve smashing employee's finger.
MINER WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO OPEN A VALVE WHEN THEY SMASHED RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND VALVE CAUSING A CONTUSION & FRACTURE TO THAT DIGIT.
Using a pry bar inserted into the notched holes of the barrel of a capstan fitting to open a gate. Employee applied force with the pry bar it bent and rotated causing the employee to lose their balance and fall onto the lime loading grating. During the fall EE's right arm braced the fall. EE's arm struck the grating and slid into the opening causing a fracture to the right ulnar.
Employee was using screw driver it slipped off the screw head. Employee was no wearing gloves, hands were sweating and the top of left hand caught a corner of the sheet metal panel they were working on causing a laceration.
Employee was closing V1 steam valve to secure vessel when right thumb was pinched between the valve wrench and the railing.
Employee was opening a valve and EE's right index finger was pinched resulting in a laceration and fracture.
Employee was on a stand by HI-2 swinging a maul to open a drain valve when EE felt a pop in the right shoulder. EE was seen at Gulf Coast OCC Med and referred out to Ortho. MRI was done on 05-03-2019 follow up was on 5/7/2019. Results were right rotator cuff tear and bicep instability.
Operator was opening draw off valve at TK -34 where their left thumb was caught between the beater and maul. X-Ray was negative on day of incident. On 1/31/2019 after swelling went down they visited a hand specialist and was placed in a splint for 3 weeks.
Employee was trying to open a circulating line on T-6, in the process of swinging the maul they missed the valve and struck their right middle finger between the handle of the maul and a safety rail.
Employee was cutting tie wraps with a pocket knife. When the tie wrap broke the knife slipped and cut (L) middle finger.
Employee was nailing down a cloth on the #5 pan filter when EE hit left index finger with a hammer resulting in a fracture and a laceration.
Operator was trying to put #8 heater on the bad condensate line using a wheel wrench on the wheel valve. The wrench slipped smashing ( R) middle finger between the wrench and piping.
Maintenance employee was swinging a 10lb maul when they felt a pain in the (R) shoulder. Didn't report until day after injury. Negative x-ray was completed on 12-15-2017 at Gulf Coast remained problematic. Ortho MRI on 01/30/2018 revealed bicep tear and employee was restricted on 2/06/18.
Employees were descaling spool using a hand maul. The injured employee was bending forward looking at the pipe spool as the 2nd employee was swing the maul the maul struck the pipe spool then bounced off the pipe spool striking the injured employee on the left side of the face.
Employee was striking a chipping hammer with a ball peen hammer. While doing so, a piece of metal broke off of the chipping hammer striking the employee's left thumb. The metal punctured the glove and embedded in the employee's thumb.