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WHILE INJURED WAS CLEANING PARTS WITH A STEAM JENNY GUN ONE PART THAT HAD HOT WATER ON IT SPILLED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT THIGH.
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE HE WAS DRILLING SUPPORT PLATES FOR CONTROL TROLLEYS FOR PIT CRUSHER PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED HIS 3RD FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS CUTTING A WOODEN BOARD ON A RADIAL SAW. THE BOARD THEN KICKED BACK AND CUAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING IN THE PELLETIZER COOLER BASEMENT. AS HE WAS WALKING PAST NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 4 FEEDERS HOT DUST BLEW BACK CAUSING BURNS TO HIS BACK. (L. SHOULDER).
WHILE INJURED WAS BURNING A BEARING BASE HOLE THE TORCH FRAME SHOT UP HIS JACKET SLEEVE AND BURNED HIS LEFT WRIST.
INJURED CLAIMS 4HILE HE WAS BURNING A BRACKET IN NUMBER I PRIMARY MILL A HOT PIECE OF IRON BURNED THROUGH HIS GLOVES.
INJURED WAS REG9OOVING TAPS PIPE AND IN SO DOING HE USED A AIR LANCE TO BLOW CUTTINGS FROM CUT. SOME METAL SLIVERS BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS HANDS
INJURED CLAIMS 2E WAS USING A MILLING MACHINE CUTTING A PIPE A STEEL SLIVER ENTERED HIS RIGHT THUMB AND TWO SLIVERS FELL INTO HIS BOOT ENTERING BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT.
INJ CLAIMS HE 4AS PUCHING DOWN ON A JACK HAMMER WHILE IN THE PROCESS THE HAMMER CAME DOWN PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND COOLER FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING RUBBER LAGGING PLATES ON A CONVEYOR HEAD PULLY AND APPARENTLY BREATHED TOO MUCH RUBBER SMOKE.
EMPL GOT WELDIN1 FLASH BURN IN EYES WHILE WORKING WITH ANOTHER WELDER -DONT KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED JUST WOKE UP IN NIGHT WITH EYE BURN.
INJ WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON THE TIRE MACHINE IN THE SHOP THE ROTATING BAR CAUGHT ON A BURR ON TEH RIM INJURED HIT TIRE TO ASSIST BAR TO OVERCOME BURR BAR FLEW UP AND FLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT WRIST
INJUREED CLAIMS WHILE BACKING MULTI-CRANE DOWN COLLER RAMP THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING MACHINE TO COLLIDE INTO SOUTH COLLER WALL
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE WORKING ON A SPARE CYCLONE PUMP USING A 1/2 INCH AIR WRENCH THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE LOOSE FROM SOCKET AND STRUCK INJURED ON RING FIGER OF RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACT URE.
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE WELDING ON PAN COVER IN PELLET PLANT WELDING BAY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING TRACTOR CLEARING BRUSH FOR A NEW BARROW PIT THE TOP OF A DEAD TREE FELL ON THE TRACTOR & BROKE IN TWO ONE SECTION CAME INSIDE THE OP CAB STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOREARM Z& & HAND AS HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
HE WAS GRINDING A TOOL BIT AND THE BIT SLIPPED OFF THE GRINDING WHEEL CAUSING HIS FINGERS TO GO INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL HE SUFFERED A LACERATION ON HIS RT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WANTED TO VOVE THE DRILL AND STEPPED OUT OF THE REMOTE CAB TO CHECK THAT ALL WAS CLEAR, HE HEARD A NOISE AND SAW THE TRUCK MOUNT DRILL WAS MOVING SO HE JUMPED B ACK IN AND TRIED TO STOP IT, BUT IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BANK SO HE JUMPED OUT AND LANDED ON THE ROCKS ON THE EDGE OF THE BANK. BRUISED HIS HEAD, SHOULDER, AND NECK. DOCTOR FOUND NO INJURY.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN HOISTING OUT A STEEL PLATE FROM SNUB PULLEY IN DRIVE TOWER 5TH FLOOR THE PLATE SNAGGED AND SWUNG PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND SNUB PULLE Y
INJ CLAIMS CONDITION CAUSED BY PROLONGED OPERATION OF #4191 TRUCK CRANE HE CLAIMS THE SEAT WAS IN POOR CONDITION A DECISION WAS MADE 12 10 84 THAT THIS CLAIM WOULD APPLY TO THIS REPORTED INJUR OF 10 8 84 EMP WORKED THROUGH 11 09 84
INJ WAS WORKING INSIDE THE SHOP ARC AIRING ON LINKAGEW ARMS OFR YALE MODEL 7500C FRONT END LOADEIECE OF HOT CARBON ROD BLEW OFF HIT HIS PANTS BURNING THROUGH FALLING INTO HIS RT SKIP ON BOOT BURNING TOP OF HIS RT FOOT
CUTTING PIECE OF IRON WITH OXY, ACT. TORCH HOSE LAID ON HOT EDGE OF METAL HOSE RUPTURED
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE FUEL TANK GUARD ONTO #4357 TRACTOR CAT D8K INSIDE THE OLD TRUCK SHOP, THE GUARD WAS HOISTED IN PLACE WITH A 10 TON OVER HEAD CRANE BUT WAS NOT SECURED TO TR ACTOR WHEN HE LOWERED THE CRANE, THE GUARD FELL AND KNOCKED HIM INTO GREASE PIT, THE GUARD WAS PARTIALLY SUSPENDED BY CHAIN BRIDLE & CRANE.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING TRUMMEL BOLTS ON THE #5 PRIMARY MILL THE 1 1/2 IN AIR GUN SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE.
INJURE CLAIMS WHI,E USING GRINDER OBJECT WENT INTO LEFT EYE
INJURED WAS WORKING INSIDE THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL USING A OVERHEAD CRANE TO LIFT OFF THE TOP CASE HALF OF A 180 H.P. DC MOTOR A TWO LEG 1/4" CHAIN BRIDLE WAS ATTACHED SUDDENLY THE CHAIN JERKED A D WHIPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING INJURY
EMP WAS MOVING A TRACK ROPE CABLE TO GUIDE IT THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE TOWER STRONG BACK WHEN THE CABLE SNAPPED THROUGH THE HOLE IT CAUGHT EMP FINGER BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE JACKING BRACE
EMP WAS GUIDING A 2 IN TRACK ROPE THROUGH THE RTRAM ANCHOR TOWER WHEN THE YARDER LINE CLAMPS ON THE TRACK ROPE SLIPPED ALLOWING THE TRACK ROPE TO LASH VIOLENTLY AS IT SLIPPED BACK THROUGH THE TOWER EMP WAS HIT IN THE BACK BY THE TRACK ROPE HE WAS KNOCKED FROM HIS FEET TO THE CHANEL CROSS BEAM ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WELDING IN THE TROMMEL WHEN HE CLAIMS HE GOT A ARC FLASH
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE LOWERING 4151 SHOVEL STICKS OFF THE SHOVEL TANING ON THE BOOM HOIST CABLE GOT SOME STOCK THEY THE BAIL FLAPPED OVER AND THE HOIST CABLE SLIPPED INJURIED OUT .
CUTTING OUT BLAST HOLE COVERS,PLYWOOD KICKED BACK AND STRUCK RIGHT THUMB AND STOMACH AREA.
CLEANING UP WALKWAY ALONG WEST SIDE OF GRATE-AIR USED FOR COOLING GRATE IN PREHEAT ZONE BLEW FOREIGN PARTICLES INTO LEFT EYE.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS HELPING WELDER CHANGE THE BIT AND DIE ON THE KLING PUNCH WELDER STARTEDTHE MACHINE THINKING THE PUNCH WOULD RISE INSTEAD IT WENT DOWN SHATTERING THE PUNCH PUNCH LARGER T HAN THE DIE
INJURED CLAIMS THAT A IMPACT WRENCH WAS HANGING ON A JIB CRANE ON THE DISCHARGE SIDE OF THE MILL. THEY WERE CHANGING LINERS AS THE MILL WAS TURNING COUNTER CLOCK WISE THE WRENCH CAUGHT ONE OF RIBS IN THE MILL AND WHEN IT LET GO IT SWUNG AND HIT INJURED IN THE MOUNTH.