EMPL STRUCK LOADER BUCKET TEETH WITH HAMMER & SAMLL SLPINTER FLEW OFF HITTING HIM IN LEFT FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL & STITCHES.
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Showing all 36EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN AXLE ON A 922A LOADER.AS HE WAS PUSHING ON A PRY BAR HIS AHND SLIPPEDALLOWING THE BAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE RIBS.THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION OF THE RIBS BUT HE DID N OT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 02/10/89 AT WHICH TIME HE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
USING 16 POUND SLEDE HAMMER ON AN INLINE PLUG VALVE DID NOT REPORT INJ UNTIL 2-14-89 WHEN REQUESTED MED. ATTENTION.
HIT LEFT INDEX FINER WITH HAMMER WHILE H WAS DRIVING NAILS.
EMP WAS CALLED TO HELP CLEAN UP A SLURRY SPILL IN CLINKER ELEVATOR PIT WHIEL IN PROCESS OF CLEANIN G AREA MUD AND WATER SLURRY WAS SLPLASHED OVER EMP LOWER BODY CAUSING LIME BURNS TO SKIN. F IRST AID WAS RENDERED THEN EMP WENT OT C ANON CITY FOR MEDICAL TREATEMNT.
EMPL SWEEPING IN FRONT OF #1 KILN WHEN HE JAMMED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND AGAINST KILN DUCT WORK.
EMPL WAS KNOCKING IN MILL DOORS ON FINISH MILL USING A 16 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER NOTICED SOR BACK THAT NIGHT DAMAGE STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS REHANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE ON TOP OF SILOS RACHET HANDLE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO MASH KNUCKEL
WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK A MILL DOOR IN EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TORQUEING BOLTS ON MILL SHELL WHEN SCAFFOLD PLANK SLIPPED.EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST SCAFFOLD PIN & SCAFFOLD BRACING.EMPLOYEE HAD WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HIM,BRUISED RIBS AND STOMACH.
WHILE TIGHTENING NUTS ON 2 RAW MILL EMPLOYEE LOOKED UP AND FORIEGN OBJECT FELL INTO LEFT EYE.
CLEANING BAR SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING RAW CHUTES & PINCHED FINGER AGAINST CHUTE DOOR LACERATED & FX.LEFT RING FINGER CLEANING BAR
LINING UP SCREE3 IN DUST COLLECTOR USING BAR FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN BACK
TEARING BRICK O6T OF KILN BRICK FELL AND HIT LEFT FOOT
CUTTING TAPE OF0 OF MOTOR LEADS KNIFE SLIPPED & PUNCTURED PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A SCREED, LEVELING OUT CONCRETE, IN PREPARATION FOR FINISHING OF THE CONCRETE PAD. THIS WORK WAS TAKING PLACE IN FRONT OF PLANT 3 MAINTENANCE OFFICE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING DUST FROM BETWEEN INSUFLATION DUST PUMPS ALONG WITH ANOTHER LABORER INTO A "GEORGIA" BUGGY,WHILE SHOVELING THEY HIT EACH OTHERS SHOVELS AND EMPLOYEE SHIED AWAY TO AVOID DUST FROM THE S2OVELS HITTING HIS FACE.IN THE PROCESS OF JUMPING AWAY HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE COMPRESSOR AIR LINE.
EE WAS CALLED O6T ON OVERTIME TO HELP ALIGN PLANT #2 #2 5ILN DRAFT FAN MOTOR. HE PROCEEDED TO HELP ALIGN MOTOR MOVING THE MOTOR INVOLVED USING PRY BAR AND/OR A HAMMER. EE WAS USING A BAR TO LIFT & MOVE T2E MOTOR WHEN THE END OF THE BAR SLIPPED. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PUSHING 5 PUSH BROOM. HE WAS PUSHING A HEAVY PILE & HE EHARD SOMETHING POP. HE SAID HE WAS NOT OFF BALANCE WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED & WAS PUSHING AS HE NORMALLY DOES. 1ST AID WAS RENDE RED & EE WAS TR5NSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING NUT ON CLINKER COOLER NO. 2 GRATE DRIVE ASSEMBLY. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, HAND ENGAGED GUARD, AND LACERATED TOP O F RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS ASSIGNE8 TO REPAIR TIRE ON 944 LOADER AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED FORM LOADER AND SETTING ON GARAGE FLOOR HE BEGAN TO BREAKDOWN OF TIRE WITH TIRE BREAKING KONCKER BAR HE WORKED HIS WAY ARO AROUND THE TIR9 RIM HE PULLED DOWN ON THE BAR TO COMPLETE THE BREAKING WHEN BAR SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE RIM AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CATCHING HIS LITLE FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND FLOR LACERA
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG CROW BAR TO CHIP CEMENT BUILDUP FROM THE LATCHES ON THE TOP LIDS OF A RAIL CAR. THE BAR RICOCHETED OFF THE LATCH AND HIT HIS FOOT JUST BEHIND THE SAFETY TOE.
OPERATING CONVE2ORS TO CARRY CEMENT FROM STORAGE SILO TO ELEVATOR AND PUMP TO TRANSFER FROM ONE STORAGE TO ANOTHER, WHILE HITTING ON CONVEYOR PIPE HEAD FLEW OFF HAMMER CAUSING HAND TO STRIKE PIPE AND MASH I7
USING STEEL BAR3TO CLEAN BELT SHUTE. MASHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND CHUTE
CAUGHT THUMB BE7WEEN PUMP CASE AND CHUTE.
LIFTED 50 TON J5CK WITH ONE HAND FELT PULL IN BACK.
PUNCHING DRIED 4UD OUT OF BIN WITH BAR CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND DOOR FRAME.
USING SLEDGE HA4MER TO MOVE SHAFT HIT HIS FOOT WITH THE SLEDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING A PART & LIFTING EYE BROKE CAUSING THE HOOK ON THE 3 TON CONE-ALONG TO SWING OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.
TWO EMP WERE REMOVING FLANGE BOLTS FROM AN 8 IN GATE VALVE IN THE SHOP ON LAST BOLT INJ HELD BOLT WITH RACHET WRENCH WHILE OTHER EMP USED A BOX END WRENCH TO FREE THE NUT INJ ATTEMPTED TO GER A BETTER GRIP ON RATCHET HANDLE JUST AS OTHER EMP PUSHED ON THE BOX ENC WRENCH INJ EMP THUMB WAS JAMMED BETWEEN HANDLE AND VALVE CASING NORMALLY ONE MAN JOB
EMP WAS WORKING WITH MAINTENANCE CREW TO REMOVE THE HEAD FROM A 9 1/2 DIA BALL MILL WHEN A JACK SLIPPED AND MASHED END OF RING GFINGER ON RT HAND EMP LOST THE FINGERNAIL AND HAD SEVERLA STITCH TAKEN TO CLOSE THE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING DUST COLLECTOR HOUSING AGAINST FLANGE WITH CENTER PUNCH PLACED IN BOLT HOLES TO ALIGN THE HOLES. DUCT WAS RAISED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE TOOL TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BOLT HOLE AND DUCT WORK SWUNG AGAINST FLANGE CAUSING ALIGNMENT TOOL TO PIERCE EMPLOYEES HAND
EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM KILN FIRING HOOD WITH WRENCH. BOLS SNAPPED OFF & EE LOST BALANCE & TWISTED BACK.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING BOLTS ON MASTER GEAR OF FINISH MILL. INJURED WAS HOLDING SLUGGER WRENCH WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT WRENCH HANDLE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER STRUCK GE AR HOUSING AND WAS DEFLECTED MASHING INJUREDS FINGERS DEEP SOCKET WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR IMPACT AWRENCH AND END OF SHIFT WAS NEAR