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POKING ASH RING3AT #3 ROTART KILN FEED END USING POKE BAR.HIT SOLID PIECE FELT PAIN LOWER LEFT BACK.TAKEN TO CO DR. DIAG LOWER BACK STRAIN.RELESASED TO FULL DUTIES SAME DAY.RX GIVEN.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REMOVING AN INNER BEARING RACE FROM A REO DUMP TRUCK LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE.HE WAS TIGHTENING A PULLER WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE PULLER BOLT BROKE.THE PULLER BAR THEN HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT3THUMB AND CAUSED A CUT REQUIRING NINE STITCHES TO CLOSE.
INJ RECEIVED SM2OTH CUT REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES TO HIS RT THIGH INJ WAS CUTING HOLE SLOTS IN PIECE OF 3/16 IN RUBBER WITH A UTITLITY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO HIS RT THIGH
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 TIGHTENING A 2 1/2" LONG BY 1" DIAMETER PIPE NIPPLE INTO THE END OF A 1" TEE. HE HAD THE 1" TEE SECURED IN A PIPE VISE IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE WAS USING A 24" PIPE WRNECH TO TURN THE NI1PLE. EITHER THE TEE SLIPPED IN THE VISE OR THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AS THE EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE WRENCH. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AFTER HE PERFORMED THIS TASK. FIRS
THE INJURED EE 3WAS REMOVING A JOURNAL ASSEMBLY FROM #3 COAL MILL. THE LIFTING MECHANISM USED TO REMOVE THE JOURNAL INVOLVES A 5-TON CHAIN HOIST TROLLEY & MONORAIL. THE LIFTING BAIL ON THE TR OLLEY BROKE CAU8ING THE TROLLEY CHAIN HOIST & LIFTING BAIL TO FALL STRIKING 2 MEN. ONE EE SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO HIS LEFT ARM-CLASSIFIED AS 1ST AID ONLY- & THE OTHER EE SUFFERED A BROKEN NEC
INJ HOLDING CHI8EL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.HAMMER SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT INJ FINGER BETWEEN PLIERS AND CONCRETE FLOOR.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 RAKING SCALE IN THE KILN DEPARTMENT AND PULLED BACK SHARPLY ON THE RAKE, CAUSING THE TIP OF THE RAKE HANDL TO HIS HIM IN HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR GENER AL SORENESS IN 7HE RIGHT RIB CAGE WITH A RIB BELT AND WITH PAIN PILLS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SAWING A PLUGGED PVC DRAIN LINE. AS EMPLOYEE CUT THELINE WATER SPRAYED FROM THE PIPE. TO AVOID GETTING WET EMPLOYEE PLACED LEFT HAND OVER THE PIPE AND PROCEDED TO CUT PIPE. HACKSAW CAME INTO CONTACT WITH LEFT HAND INFLICTING LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EMPL CUTTING NOTCH ON PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING.KNIFE SLIPPED INFLICTING LACERATION TO PALM OF LEFT HAND.8 SUTURES REQ TO CLOSE WOUND.
WHILE SHOVELING LIME, SOME GOT INTO HER LEFT EYE
SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A 150 HP AIRVEYOR MOTOR FOR REPAIR A 6 IN X 10 FT H-BEAM WAS POSITIONED ACROSS THE TOP OF TWO ADJACENT PUMPS TO SUPPORT THE MOTOR TWO HOISTS W ERE USED THE FIRST HOIST WAS USED TO LOWER THE MOTOR TO THE GROUND AND WAS CONNECTED TO THE H-BEAM AND MOTOR A SECOND HOIST ALSO CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR WAS POSITIONED SEVERAL FEET IN FRONT OF
REMOVING PLUGGED INLET PIPES ON BOTTOM CONE ...ROPE WAS TIED TO PIPE TO LOWER IT.WHEN THEY STARTED ...THE WELD ON SUPPORT ANGLE BROKE.EMPL BACKED AWAY FROM FALLING PIPE BUT WAS CUT BY FALLING