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While employee was cutting the rubber insulation from around the wires in the motor junction box, their retractable utility knife cut through abrasion-resistant glove on left hand, resulting in a laceration of thumb. They immediately went back to the Electrical Shop to clean and perform basic first aid on the wound.

While setting up a chain breaker to disconnect the drive chain on an Elevator, the handle of the tool detached and struck the employee in the mouth, resulting in a chipped tooth

EE was trying to seat the drive shaft into a screw conveyor using a 10 lb. dead blow hammer when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's groin. EE said EE had a hernia repair 10 years ago and was worried EE tore the mesh used to repair it. EE said EE felt a sharp pain while swinging the hammer

Employee was attempting to loosen a 7/8 inch nut that was securing the fan motor at waist level. Employee pulled on a 24 inch adjustable wrench and felt a sharp pain in groin area.

Employee was hanging a chain-fall to conduct a weight test on the kiln feed tank. Employee tried to reposition hand and the left middle finger was pinched between the chain-fall and the tank door, resulting in a fracture.

Employee was cleaning out a chute with a metal rod when it became entangled in the machine, causing right hand to strike against the machine housing. Resulted in lacerations on fingers of right hand.

Employee was replacing O-ring on 775E haul truck. Loosening bolt, felt pop in right wrist. Replaced ring, reattached oil hose. Reported to Sup. No first aid or med attention. Med eval following week due to pain. Restricted duty, brace.

10/05/20 employee was putting drag chain on tail sprocket with come-along/prybar, come-along broke. Drag chain tensioner jolted, jarring right arm. Reported immediately, no med attn needed. Requested doc's exam 2 weeks later, received injection. Follow up MRI on 12/28/20 found torn tendon, surgery scheduled 01/05/21. Out as of 01/04/21.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY A PAN CONVEYOR FREE FROM UNDERNEATH AN IDLER. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND & WRIST HIT THE CONVEYOR'S TAIL SPROCKET. EMPLOYEE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN & DIAGNOSED WITH A RIGHT HAND/WRIST CONTUSION.

The employee fell on metal kitch (a tool similar to a garden hoe), resulting in a cut on lower left leg.

Employee was working on a locked out fan. The employee wedged a wrench in the fan blades to keep them from moving while EE worked. The fan blades are being pushed by high air pressure in the system. Wrench slipped causing employees hand to be pinned between the wrench and the base of the fan.

Employee injured right thumb while working around a conveyor belt.

While cutting rope, employee cut right leg with a box cutter.

EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED PRE-EXISTING ELBOW INJURY WHILE USING A CHAIN BLOCK.

Employee was holding a bar as another hammered the bar to loosen a shiv when a small metal fragment chipped off the bar and embedded into back of employees head.

While working on a drag chain the employee was using a 4 pound hammer, the hammer was deflected and struck him in the knee

Employee was cutting conveyor belt when the knife slipped and employee cut left thigh.

Employee was scraping sides of vac-truck bin when dust got in left eye.

Employee was using a bar to tighten a valve when the bar slipped and the employees left index finger hit a metal beam behind him requiring two stitches.

EE was one of 2 personnel removing broken hyd cyl & nut from SW roll on Loesche-this EE was holding nut being tapped out of the cylinder when broken piece of thread snagged top outside edge of EE's right pinky finger--EE was not wearing rubber gloves in lieu of leather work gloves.

EE was on job of opening up kiln hood all day--entailed wrenching or burning off bolts. Near end of day EEs R elbow started hurting-in looking was red/swollen. EE went home, saw something & dug it out w/tweezers--EE alleges little metal sliver Returned to work 1/4/10, reported pain in elbow to super and requested med treatment.

Plant was having probs w/flow of gyp (quality poor)-kept choking in chute. To clear this, EE had to poke mtl in a downward motion using a 3' pointed pry bar. Problem persisted for 10 hr period fairly continuously - repetative action of poking for extended period resulted in injury. EE started his shift 2:30 AM 7/29/09.

EE was using an 8# sledge hammer to loosen syngyp that had become hung up in the box in order to improve flow. In swinging hammer, EE felt pain in groin area.

Using long bar to throw SK Valve; hand position extreme end of bar. When valve thrown bar came back and pinched right ring finger between bar and handrail. Corrective actions: pad bar, shorten bar or realign valve for diferent throw angle.

Using ballpeen hammer to drive out connecting link RC160-4 roller chain. Piece of pin sheared off and entered right thumb.

Shoveling: sharp pain left shoulder

Tightening flange bolts after installing new gaskets. Dur to location of the valves work area restricted. Employees have to stretch/reach over pipe line to do task.

Replacing drive bolts #3 mill fan. Retightening base bolts w/wrench. As torquing felt pull on left torso. To tighten bolts you must lean over the drive shaft from the north side.

Removing withdrawl drive assembly from #53 blending silo, which requires a moveable jack. Front wheel of jack bound-up as employees were moving assembly. Jack hit employee;s right knee. initial medical 12/7/05.

Employee cleaned up/shoveling 47 wheelbarrows at #5 mill and then went to #4 and began shoveling. His shovel hit solid matter at which time ee felt sarp, stabbing pain in his right shoulder/ other factor: ee's fatigue.

INSPECTING RECLAIMER, USING PIPE WRENCH TO MAKE A TENSION ADJUSTMENT. ORIGINALLY NON-REPORTABLE. INITIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT: 5/5/05, SURGERY 6/3/05. LOST TIME BEGAN 6/3/05.

Cleaning inclined belt covers and support structure. Using sledgehammer on support structure, missed vertical angle, causing him to twist, pull his back. Originally 1st aid report.

TAKING THE BLANK OUT OF SILO 114 DENSE PHASE LINE, AND PROCEEDED TO SPREAD THE FLANGE BY DRIVING A CHISEL BETWEEN THE FLANGES, AND PRESSURE BLEW CEMENT OUT INTO HIS FACE AND EYES.

WHILE DRIVING A PIECE OF SHAFT THROUGH A COUPLING WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER, STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

EE WAS CLOSING A RAIL CAR WITH BAR. BAR SLIPPED, STRIKING EE'S NOSE.

USING SLEDGEHAMMER ON SLIDE TO CUT OFF FEED TO #6 FEED-O-WEIGHT. WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE (ONE ON EACH SIDE). ROUTINE PROCEDURE. SLIDE GOING IN WITH DIFFICULTY. MOST LIKELY DUE TO PIECE OF HAR D MATERIAL BLOCKING SLIDE.

USING LONG BAR AGAINST LUMP OF SAND, WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK UP LUMP WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. BOTH EMP. STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT. LUMP SPLIT IN TWO. ONE HALF FELL TO BELT, BUT OTHER H ALF FELL ON IRON BAR HELD BY INJURED EE. FORCE CAUSED BAR TO LIFT CUTTING EE S FACE, JAW, AND THROWING HIM OFF BELT. EE LANDED ON FLOOR APPROX. ONE FOOT FROM BELT.

INSTALLING LINERS ON RAW FEED END OF #5 MILL. HE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN BLOCK TO LIFT LINER INTO MILL.

WITH 2 OTHER EES, REMOVING #1 NORTH COMPRESSOR TO TAKE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. COMPRESSOR BOLTS EXTREMELY TIGHT. TWO WRENCH4S WERE USED IN TANDEM TO LOOSEN BOLTS. WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH, EE FELT PAIN IN BACK AND DOWN LEG.

USING BAR HAND TOOL. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF LATCH WHILE OPENING RAILROAD CAR DOOR. ORIGINALLY FIRST AID. TREATMENT FIRST SOUGHT 12/13/01.

CHANGING NW IDLER WHEEL ON CRANE IN STORAGE BLDGAFTER SETTING WHEEL IN PLACE, EE WAS TIGHTENING UP NUTS TO SECURE WHEEL. FELT SOMETHING POP IN GROIN AREA. REFERRED FOR HERNIA SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS AMATERIAL UNLOADER. WHILE CLOSING DOOR ON RAIL CA RWITH BAR, THE BAR POPPED OUT JARRING HIS SHOULDER. SOME RAIL CARS ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITIOIN.

EE AND COWORKER WERE HITTING HAGMAG KEEPERS TO FREE THEM UP SO THEY COULD REMOVE THE CRUSHER BAR. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AND GLOVES BUT A PIECE OF SHRAPNEL HIT HIM AND BECAME EMBEDDED I N HIS CHIN.