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Employee was removing cast liners within rawmill for replacement. Using a sledge hammer to loosen the first liner, employee struck corner of liner and a piece fractured and came back and struck employee in the nose causing laceration and broken nose.
Employee was trying to beat a slide gate on a silo closed using a sledgehammer. Cement sprayed into their eyes and knocked off their safety glasses. Employee was treated at the Hospital Emergency Department.
Employee was using a come-a-long to move an approximate 2,000 lb 5'X8' railroad street cart back onto tracks. Employee felt a strain in lower back with pain.
Employee was driving a steel hinge pin in, while installing a kiln door. Hit his thumb with a small sledge hammer.
Cleaning chute on Tyroc screens at crusher. Lost balance and fell on shoulder. Did not miss any work until weeks later injury bothered him and scheduled surgery for 6-16-2015.
Removing stuck chain with a bar. Pinched finger between bar and access door frame.
EE was pulling in an upward motion trying to loosen a flange on top of the cement silo. ***EE missed no work due to this incident until he had rotator cuff surgery. First day work missed was 4/18/13.
EE was cleaning sticky coal from the buckets in the coal elevator. While cleaning a bucket, a piece of coal fell and struck him on the arm.
EE was cleaning spilled clinker from under #1 cooler. As he was pulling the broom, he hit the clloler framework with his left forearm.
Poking chute in coal tunnel, when coal broke loose, knocking him over backwards.
REMOVING BEARING FROM SHAFT, WITH YAMMER, MISSED BEARING & HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER AT RT. THUMB BASE. 7 STITCHES RESULTED.
REMOVING PIPE FROM AIR SLIDE WITH 24" PIPE WRENCH- OVER HEAD- WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCKINJURED BETWEEN EYES ON NOSE, 1 1/2" CUT- SENT TO HOSPITAL- 4 STITCHES.
FOREMAN WATCHING EMPLOYEE REMOVE LUMPS FROM CRUSHER, BY BAR, BAR BROKE AND PIECE STRUCK FOREMAN ON HEAD, SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR 3 STAPLES.
CLEANING BELT ON ROLLER WITH SCRAPER-MOVED BELT & SCRAPER CAUGHT & STRUCK EE ON L FOREARM. RESULT SENT TO HOSPITAL & FOUND TO BE BROKE
REMOVING PUMP - USING PRY BAR AND BACK STRAIN RESULTED.