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EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AND WAS HITTING A PIECE OF ROUND STACK ON THE FLOOR. HE WASATTEMPTING TO BEND IT. WHEN HE STRUCK IT, IT FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION AND SLIGHT FRACTURE OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE WORKING ON C150-2 RECLAIM RAKE ALIGNING BROKEN RAIL TO WELD. EE WAS SWINING A 8# SLEDGE HAMMER USING HIS RIGHT HAND, WHEN HE SWIPED HIS HAND ACROSS A PIECE OF EXPOSE D SHARP METAL. HE LACERATE THE SMALL, RING AND MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT. HAND, WHICH REQUIRED A TOTAL OF SIX STITCHES. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.

TH EINJURED & ANOTHER MECH WERE ADJUSTING THE RAKE ON C-150-2 RECLAIMER. THE RAKES ARE SUPPOSTED TO BT PERDENDICULAR TO CCABLES THEY ATTACH TO. THIS RAKE WAS NOT PERPENDICULAR AND WAS PULLIN G CABLES IN. THE 2 MECHS. WERE LOOSENING THE BOLTS EITHER END OF RAKE. ONE MECH COMPLETED LOOSENED BOLT ALLOWING ONE END OF THE RAKE TO SPRING FREE HITTING OTHER MECH IN CHEST. KNOCKING HIM

WRENCHING ON AN OLD GARAGE TRUCK AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE KILN INLET SEALS, ALIGNINGTHEM, USING A DRIFT PUNCH. ANOTHER EE TAPPED ON THE END OF PUNCH TO HELP REMOVE IT, AND PUNCH STRUCK EE ON FACE & MOUTH

PULLING WITH PRY-BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND END STUCK IN RIGHT HAND (PALM) LACERATION, SUTURES REQUIRED.

WAS PULLING ON A "COME ALONG" TOOL & THE EYE BOLT BROKE STRIKING BACK OF LEFT ARM.

EE WAS AT THE STOREROOM, CUTTING ROPE TO SEAL A LEAKING FINISH MILL DOOR. EE WAS CUTTING TOWARDSHIMSELF, WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. AND KNIFE SLIPPEDOFF ROPE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT THIGH CAUSING A LACERATION, WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS TRYING TO UN-PLUG A CHUTE AT APRON CONVEYOR WITH A METAL BAR AND SMASHED HIS PINKY FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON CHANGING THE BURNER PIPE AND WAS UNHOOKING 5 TON CHAIN HOIST FROM WIRE ROPE CHOKER. WAS WORKING OFF A LADDER. AS HE REMOVED HOIST, ONE END OF THE CHOKER FLOPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH, CRACKING 1 TOOTH AND L OOSENING ANOTHER.

WAS REMOVING HOLD DOWN ON D-33 CUP ELEVATOR. HAD PRESSURE ON IT WITH MOBILE CRANE A WAS USING PRY BAR TO HELI BREAK IT LOOSE. IT POPPED LOOSE CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO PINCH THE 4TH DIGIT OF RIGH T HAND AGAINST HOUSING THIS SMASHED THE FINGER NEEDING 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4FT LONG STEEL PRY BAR TO CLOSE LID ON A RAIL CAR WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED AGAINST THE BAR TO SECURE RAIL CAR LID HE STRAINED HIS LEFT GROIN AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF DAMAGED END OF SUPER SUCKER HOSE USING A POCKET KNIFE. THE POCKET KNIFESLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT LOWER ARM.

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT SET CEMENT IN B3 CEMENT COOLER USING PICKAX HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN PICKAX HANDLE & COOLER HOUSING (TIGHT AREA)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON #2 RAW MILL ROLLER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE WEAR SHIELD ON #2 RAW MILL ROLLER. HAMMER STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND.

INJURED WAS BARRING DOWN BUILDUP THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE PRE-HEAT TOWER WHEN A LARGE CHUNK ABOVE BROKE LOOSE AND HIT THE BAR AND CAUSED THE END OF THE BAR TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE UNDER THE CHIN, BRUSING JAW AREA AND LOOSENING TTEETH.

INJURED REACHED OUT WITH LEFT HAND TO PULL ON BARREL CLAMP, HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

INJURED WAS DOWN INSIDE OF CEMENT SEPARATOR WITH A SHOVEL, DIGGING OUT BOTTOM OF CONE. INJURED IS NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT HE BEEN STANDING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION IN CONE & IT IS AWKWARD GETTING IN & OUT.

EMPL REMOVING DEBRIS FROM AN ELEVATOR USING A PRY BAR. EMPL STRUCK A FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE ELEVATOR HOUSING. THE HOUSING CUT EMPL HAND.

USING SCRAPER IT SLIPPED STRUCK HIS L MIDDLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN CLINKER OUT OF #4 BELT CHUTE, B3 MILL. CLINKER BROKE FREE SUDDENLY, CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S ARM TO STRIKE AGAINST SIDE OF CHUTE. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED HIS ARM WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHUTE.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A HUCK SAW. THE HACK SAW SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT FINGER STRUCK THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BOLT. SMALL CUT REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKETKNIFE TO CUT TAPE WRAPPING OFF A PIPE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO FIT A PIECE OF DUCT ON SKIDS. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO ROLL THE PIPE BACK UP WITH A SLEEVER BAR AND THE PIPE STARTED TO SLOWLY ROLL. PIPE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A STEEL BAR IN HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON HIS KNEES UNDER A RAIROAD CEMENT HOPPER CLOSING THE DOORS. HE WAS CHANGING POSITION HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED AND HIS FINGER TIP WAS SMASHED BE TWEEN THE STEEL BAR AND RAILROAD TRACKS.

EMPL WENT OUT ON BEAM TO REMOVE COMEALONG. COMEALONG CAME LOOSE CAUSING EMPL TO LOOSE BALANCE & FELL APPROX FIVE FEET ONTO HANDRAIL THEN ABOUT ANOTHER 6' TO FLOOR.

INJURED IS A PRODUCTION SHIFT FOREMAN AND HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON LARGE PIPE WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER RIBS THEY WERE UNPLUGGING A MUD SCREW HE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 7-20-90 AND DIDN OT REPORT TO CO UNTIL 8-3-90.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A BRICK SHIM IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS POUNDING IT IN. THE HAMMER DEFFECTED AND STRUCK INJURE'S MIDDLE FINGER.

IN WORKING TO UNPLUG DUST SCOOP DISCHARGE PIPE HOT DUST FILLED EMPLS GLOVE.

THE CREW WAS LIFTING A NEW SECTION OF CHUTE IN POSTION. IT WAS HUNG UP AND WHEN IT WAS MOVED WITH A BAR IT MOVED SUDDENLYSTRICKING HIM IN THE LIP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP THE PAC-TRAC DRILL WHEN THE JACK FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIM.

IN USING A PUNCH AND HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT BOLTS FROM THE TANK #12 DRIVE COUPLING, MISSED AND STRUCK HAND.

REPLACING SEPARATOR DUST COLLECTOR FAN INTO FAN HOUSING. WORKERS WERE ADJUSTING CLEARANCE BETWEEN BLADES ; WHEN THEY LOOSENED THE UNIT ON THE HUB THE FAN BLADES UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED TOGETHER. RING FINGER, LEFT HAND WAS SHEARED AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING AN O-RING FROM A BOBCAT CYLINDER WITH A SMALL ICEPICK TYPE TOOL THE TOOL SLIPPED FROM THE O-RING & PUNCTURED H IS LEFT HAND AFTER 2 DAYS IT BECAME INFECTED

INJURED WAS POU3DING A SKIM BETWEEN TWO BRICKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE POUNDING THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE SHIM AND HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER STRUCK THE METAL SHIM. INJURED WAS W EARING GLOVES B6T THE SHIM CUT THROUGH CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A SHAFT GUARD ON A SHOVEL. HE STATED HE WAS PUSHING THE WRENCH INSTEAD IF PULLIN WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS ARM WAS CUT ABOUT 1 1/2" ON THE UNFINISHED INSIDE OF THE GUARD.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A STANELY UTILITY KNIFE AND WAS MAKING A SKIRT HE WAS HOLDING THE RUBBER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE PUSHED IT INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING SMALL LACERATION.

INJURED WAS POUNDING ON A STEEL SILO RAM WITH A HAMMER. THE SILO RAM WAS STUCK OPEN ABOUT 2-3 INCHES AND WHILE POUNDING, THE SMALL GUARD FELL AND STRUCK INJUREDS UPPER LIP. THE GUARD IS ON A H AMMER AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED BEFORE POUNDING.