IMPROPER USE OF TOOL IN OPENING SLIDE GATE ON CLAY FEEDER.THIS RESULTED IN PINCHED NERVE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
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Showing all 16EMPL TAKING EXPANSION JOINT LOOSE.JOINT WAS UNDER PRESSURE & WHEN LOOSENED,LOST BOLT SPRANG HITTING PERSON ON CHEEK.
WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE OBSERVING THE DISLODGING AT MATERIAL IN THE 4TH STAGE FEED PIPE OF PREHEATER.AIRBORN DUST ENTERED RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS WERE USED TO REDUCE SWELLING.
WHEN OPERATING COME A LONG UNDER STRAIN TEMPORARY WELD LUG BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EMPL ON FOREHEAD.
REPLACING SPRING SEAL ON KILN TRUNNION ROLL,NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO PUNCTURE RIGHT HAND.
WHILE REPLACING BEARING ON SHAFT OF SCREW CONVEYOR FELLOW EMPL SWINGING TEN LB HAMMER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK ANOTHER OBJECT CAUSING HAMMER TO DEFLECT STRIKING R HAND OF INJURED EMPL R HAND WAS BRUI SED
ASSISTING MECHANIC ON PRY BAR ATTEMTPING TO STRAIGHTEN GUSSET ON D-10 RIPPER.EMPLOYEE USED TOO MUCH PRESSURE AGINST PRY BAR,PULLING CARTILAGE FROM LOWER LEFT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE CLEANI3G OUT CRUSHER WITH A METAL BAR; LUMP OF MATERIAL FELL ON CLEANING BAR, PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER. CUT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING DOOR ON CRUSHER. HE WAS ALIGNING 2 HOLES WITH PUNCH. PUNCH SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER.
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON F-26 FLUID DRIVE AND WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF 2" PIPE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON A SHARP CORNER.HE CUT HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND REQUIRED TWO ST3TCHES (ONE INCH LACERATION)
INJURED WAS REM2VING A COUPLING SHAFT BOLT FROM A SCREW CONVEYOR WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER IN A TIGHT AREA INJURED STRUCK SELF IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPED A TOOTH
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING BOTTOM DOORS ON RAIL CAR. BAR SLIPPED STRIKING RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS TIGHTENING A MILL LINER BOLT THE SOCKET HEAD WRENCH SLIPPED ON BOLT RESULTING IN THE LACERATION OF THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SIX STITCHES
EE WAS TESTING HARDNESS OF METAL WITH A CENTER PUNCH & HAMMER. HE HIT THE CENTER PUNCH WITH THE HAMMER ON A PICK THAT HAD BEEN HARDENED BY WELDING & A PIECE OF PICK FLEW OFF. HE RECEIVED A SMA LL PUNCTURE ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND NEAT TTHE LITTLE FINGER.
EMP WAS CUTTING CONCRETE REINFORCING WIRE FABRIX WHEN CUT BY 18 IN WIRE CUTTER OPNE OF THE WIRES OF CONCRETE WIRE FABRIC SPRUNG UP CUTTING EMPLOYEES ARM EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE LE FT FOREARM REQUIRING ONE STITCH
EMP DROVE CHISEL IN BETWEEN FLANGE AND TAILSTOCK HE HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF HAMMER HEAD AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN HIS ABDOMENT PIECE OF METAL REMOVED FROM ABDOMEN REQUIRING 2 STITCHES