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CHISELING BOLTS OUT OF AIRSLIDE TO INSTALL NEW AIRSLIDE, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF CHISEL STRICKING EMPLOYEE LEFT FOREARM, CUTTING ARM REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
INJURED WAS CHE7KING SCREWS ON 945 BAGHOUSE. A BOLT BROKE OFF SO EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRIFT AND HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLT OUT. A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF OF DRIFT AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT FOREARM. EMP LOYEE VISITED D9 ON 8-12-87. STEEL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED REQUIRED FIVE STICHES.
TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE HOLDING EACH SIDEOF THE CRANKWHEEL ON WENCH BEFORE LOOSENING HEADLINE ON BARGE FLEET. WHEN RATCHET WAS RELEASED, THE WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BECAUSE OF THE TENSION THE TUGBOAT HAD ON3FLEET. INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS HUNG BUT CAME FREE. INJURED'S LEFT HAND WAS HIT BY HANDLE ON CRANKWHEEL. INJURED HAS BROKEN THUMB ON LEFT HAND AND BRUISED RIGHT HAND.
USING THE DRIFT3PUMP BARREL BUSHING TO DRIVE BUSHING OUT. PIECE OF METAL PIERCED LEG. METAL REMOVED ON 5-29-86 REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE DRIVING RODS INTO HOPPER IN PREPARATION FOR CALIBRATING A MILL FEED SCALES I.NAME WAS HOLDING ROD I.NAME WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER IN PROCESS I.NAME HIT I.NAME HAND CAUSING 1/2IN LACERATION
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT AT BASE OF THE 1003 MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR HE WAS USING A HALF INCH DRIVE RATCHET WITH 3/4 IN SOCKET HE PULLED UP SHILE STANDING IN AWKWARD POSITION AND ST STRAINED HIS BACK
I NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CHUNK OUT OF FEEDER OF 1018 MILL. HE ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE END OF BAR AND HIT THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAN HAND.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO OPEN A HOPPER CAR DOOR WITH A STEEL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND BOTH EEMPLOYEES FELL DOWN I NAME SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER USING A STEEL BAR. PUSHED BAR INTO CRACK, WHEN HE PULLED THE BAR OUT, HE WAS ON HIS KNEES, HE FELT A BURNING IN NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH RAIL CAR HUTTING THE BOTTOM DOORS WITH LEAD PIPE PUSHING LEAD PIPE TO SHUT DOOR WHEN PIPE FELL DOWN ON HAND MASHING IT
EE WAS WORKING ON SERPERATOR TRYING TO KNOCK TUBE OUT. DROPPING 3" SHAFT YP KNOCK TUBE OUT. WENT DOWN WITH IT & IT BOUNCED UP 3 OR 4", I REACHED FOR IT & IT FELL. THE NUT ON TOP CAUGHT FINGE R BETWEEN THE NUT & THE PLATEE MASHING IT.
EMP WAS RAISING FORKLIFT UP WITH CHAIN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN HOOK AND CHAIN ON LIFT HE RAISED UP TO PUSH BUTTON TO GET HIS HAND OUT WHEN HE HIT THE BUTTON HE HIT THE WRONG ONE AND THE CH CHAIN WENT UP INSTEAD OF DOWN