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EE was attempting to use pry bar to lift up shaft on roll press roll. As EE attempted the pry bar slipped and EE fell on right side, EE placed left arm to catch self and felt a sharp pain in left bicep.
EE was working on removing a grizzly grates in our underground crusher area. As EE attempted to pry out grate a small piece broke free and struck EE in right shoulder blade area.
EE was removing plug from a silo chute, as EE struck the chute with pipe EE's right hand came off pipe and struck the flange at the chute. This caused some lacerations, which required stitches.
Employee was talking with another employee in welding shop and other workers were trying to free a steel liner from the Finish mill door. As they struck liner with sledge hammer, a small piece of scrap metal shot off and hit employee in right leg below knee cap. Injured employee was 8 feet from other workers.
Miner was prying cable from under dock roller, bar slipped and struck miner in EE's mouth
Swinging a 20 lb sledge hammer to open a finish mill door.
Employee using a pry bar to move a door on the tertiary damper out from its frame so they could inspect the tamper. It was almost out when the employee gave a final burst of force to free it, the bar slipped and the employee smashed EE's middle finger. 9 stitches in upper finger.
Employee was cleaning material from a tongue door on the 4th floor riser. Employee was using a 3 foot long t-handled bar to push material from the door into the riser. Accident was indoors.
Employee states that as ee was tightening a bolt with a wrench, ee felt sharp pain in left shoulder
A Utility Swingman was using a sledgehammer to break up the syn-gyp that had frozen along the transition area of the syn-gyp belts. On one of the swings, the employee hit right hand thumb against a part of the transition.
Employee was cutting generic gasket material because the seal material would not work. Employee was working in a dusty area with low light and had to cut material on the door
The employee noted seeing a 'fire ball' come up from the bottom of the system. The employee jumped from the forklift and attempted to fight the fire with a hand held fire extinguisher and eventually called crew for assistance.
Employee was standing on unsteady footing that rocked when employee was taking down a heavy porta power with shoulder
Employee was using a breaker bar and a great amount of physical force to remove a stubborn bolt. Employee felt pain and tingling in lower back.
Injured employee was in a crouched position, pulling torque wrench toward self. Torque wrench slipped, and employee fell against wall behind him. Incident did not become reportable until surgery was performed on 11/27/2013.
Injured employee was using a combination wrench to remove a nut and bolt. The nut was difficult to remove, and employee used a hammer to strike the wrench. When the hammer struck the tool, the wrench slipped off the nut, and employee fell into the housing of pump that he was working on, striking his wrist. Incident did not become reportable until 11/07/2012.
Employee was using pry bar to open inspection door on preheater tower. Pry bar slipped striking employee in knee. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to surgery on 2/17/10.)
Employee was using shovel and jackhammer to remove hardened buildup inside the clinker cooler when he developed pain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 3/31/11.)
Employee was using steel bar to remove hardened materials when he felt a strain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 5-08-08.)
Employee was standing on a 6' step ladder when the pipe wrench he was using slipped causing him to lose his balance and fall to the floor. (Was less than 5' above floor level.)
Employee was using sledge hammer to drive in bars on slide of 1E clinker tank prior to calibration, when hammer slipped off end of bar, flew from his hands becoming wedged between clinker hut and handrail. Employee fell onto end of hammer handle when he lost his balance.
Yanking a chains when injured person started to complain of lower back pain running down his left leg.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE INSTALLING SKIRT RUBBER ON A CONVEYOR BELT.
WHILE REMOVING INSULATION FROM CONDUCTOR CABLE, THE EE CUT HIS FINGER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED. (LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.)
EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A PRY BAR AND THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ROTOR. (INJURY RESULTED IN NEED FOR 5 STITCHES.)
INJURED AND COWORKERS WERE MOVING CABINETS WHEN HOIST CHAIN CAUGHT ANOTHER CABINET CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE INJURED EMPLOYEE. (WAS WEARING SAFETY BOOTS WITH METATARSAL PROTECTION).
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OVERHEAD TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT BEING REPAIRED. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 12/17/02 WHEN INJURED WAS DISABLED BY DOCTOR.
INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO BREAK UP CHUNKS OF HARDENED CEMENT BLOCKING A TRANSFER VALVE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF THE CHISEL, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LIP.
INJ WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE CEMENT TRANSFER VALVE THAT WAS STUCK. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE MISSED THE VALVE & STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 4/24/02 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY Y
INJURED WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE LINERS FROM #1 FINISH MILL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL5-23-01 WHEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURG ERY.
INJURED WAS HOLDING PIN IN PLACE ON BOOM ARM OF 560 LOADER WHEN A COWORKER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
EE WAS SECURING TARP ON ROLL OFF BOXES OF WASTE MATERIAL. HE BENT DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND WAS USING A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN DOWN TARP. THE JERKING ACTION OF TIGHTENING, CAUSED HIM TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.