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INJURED STATED WHILE USING A 20 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER TO ADJUST 5 KILN TRUNION ROLL. THE SLEDGE HAMER SLIPPED OFF OF THE ADJUSTING BAR AND HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE OPENED THE INSPECTION DOOR ON THE 481 LIME ELEVATOR TO SEE HOW MUCH MATERIAL WAS IN IT. HE USED A BAR TO POKE THROUGH A CRUST OF LIME. WHEN HE DID THAT, LIME SQUIRTED OUT AN D HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A BLISTER ON HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO STEP #4 ID FAN SHAFT FROM TURNING WITH A 1"X 2" BOARD, HE USED A PIPE WRENCH. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T GET HIS HAND OUT IN TIME AND THAT THE PIPE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND CAUGHT/HIT HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING & BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER AND THE FINGER NEXT TO IT. POWER WAS OFF TO THE FAN & LOCKED OUT.
PULLING CLINKER HOE ACROSS COOLER GRATE AND BANGED FINGER (LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND) AGAINST METAL INSULATION WRAP AROUND DRAIN PIPE UNDER DUST SURGE TANK. RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AT HOSPITAL.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PRYING ON SIDE OF STONE ELEVATOR HOUSING WITH PRY BAR TO TAKE OFF SIDE PANEL. WHEN PANEL POPPED OFF, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HIT INJURED ON FOREHEAD BY RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE TIGHTENING UP TOP SCREEN ON MAIN MIDWESTERN HE REACHED UNDERNEATH REAR FRAME WITH THUMB TO SEE IF LIP OF SCREEN WAS ENGAGED PROPERLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME HE STATED T HAT SCREEN LIP SLIPPED OFF OF TENSIONER AND LACERATED RIGHT THUMB.
INJ DIDNT MAKE A STATEMENT BUT WANTED TO GO TO HOSPITAL.HAD AN ACUTE CONCEISIVE NEWOPATHY TEN- DONITES.CAUSE OF INCIDENT INDETERMINABLE.INJ SHOOT COOLING TOWER BETWEEN 11:AM AND 1:30PM AND EXPERIENCED SWELLING OF RIGHT FOREARM.
INJURED STATED WHILE PULLING CLINKERS FROM OFF OF #5 KILN GRATE HE WAS STRUCK BY HOE HANDLE WHEN LARGE CLINKER FELL OUT OF KILN & ONTO HOE HEAD. WHEN CLINKER FELL ON HOE HEAD HOE HANDLE POPPED OUT OF INJUREDS HANDS & HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD ABOBE RIGHT EYE INJURED DROVE TO HOSPITAL & HAD SUTURES PUT IN WOUND.
INJURED STATED WHILE WORKING TO REMOVE PIPE ABOVE BRIGUETTER ANOTHER WORKMAN USING A SLEDGEHAMMER HIT FINGER TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
WHILE PUNCHING OUT PLUGGED DUST PIPE,PLUG BROKE FREE AND BLEW LIME DUST INTO FACE.