EE WAS HITTING A PIN ON THE STAMLER CHAIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. ANOTHER EE LEANED DOWN. WE THINK HE DID THIS TO HOLD THE CHAIN. WHEN EE HIT THE PIN, HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE PIN HITTING THE OTHE R EE IN THE FACE.
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Showing all 11EE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR OF THE HAMMERMILL WITH A YALE 1 1/2 TON COME ALONG WHEN THE DOOR SLIPPED OUT OF ALIGAMENT. HE RE-ATTACHED THE COME ALONG TO REALIGN THE DOOR. EE WAS WONDERING IT AN AWK WARD POSTION WITH THE COME ALONG WHILE WORKING TUHE COME ALONG. RIGHT ARM GREW TIRED AND HE SWITCHED TO HIS LEFT. HE STRAINED WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND FELT THE INJURY OCCUR.
EE WAS IN CLINKER COOLER DUST COLLECTOR HELPING 2 OTHER EES PULL A SCREW BACK TOGETHER USING A COMEALONG. HE WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE PULLING THE COMEALONG WHEN HE FELT A "POP" & THEN BACK PAI N.
USING BAR TO TRY & MOVE BACKSTOP BACK INTO PLACEBAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL FORWARD, INJURINGHIS SHOULDER
PRYING A CAGE OUT OF A DUST COLLECTOR BAG USING A T-HANDLE. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN T-HANDLE AND DOOR.
WHILE PRYING ON BAUXITE CHUNKS WITH BAR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND A CHIPPING HAMMER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF, AND LODGED INTO HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE REMOVING BEARING ON CRUSHER MOTOR WITH HAMMER, EE CAUGHT PINKY BETWEEN HAMMER HEAD AND MOTOR, SMASHING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN HE WAS HIS IN THE BACKWITH A CLINKER BREAKER HAMMER.
WHILE REMOVING A DRIVE SEGMENT ON D9 DOZER, A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF THE SEGMENT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE NECK.
AFTER CLEANING HARDENED CEMENT MATERIALS FROM THE TURNHEAD, FEEDBOX AND TRIPPER WITH A METAL BAR, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.