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EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING INSIDE #5 FINISH MILL FEED PIPE WHEN DUST BLEW OUT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. (EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.) HE WENT TO PHYSICIAL ON JULY 30TH.

WAS HOLDING DRUM PUMP LANCE WHILE WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO BLOW OUT A CLOG. WHEN THE CLOG FINALLY BLEW LOOSE THE LANCE BLEW OUT OF THE DRUM HYPER-EXTENDING MY RT ELBOW.

SAWING STRIPS OF LUMBER WITH SKILL SAW - FOREIGN BODY MADE CONTACT WITH EYE [SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN]. EE DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE DR UNTIL 4/13/98. MEDICINE ONLY - NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL ON A BENCH GRINDER AND IT CAUGHT IN THE GRINDER ANDIT FLIPPED AND THREW HIS KNUCKLE INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL. HIS WOUND REQUIRED 2 SUTURES. I CHECKE D AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE TOOL REST WAS SET AT 1/8". HE SHOULD HAVE USED PLIERS TO HOLD THE SMALL PART HE WAS GRINDING.

EE WAS USING JACKHAMMER--STEEL TO HAND SCALE BUILDUP AND STRUCK ANGLE BRACE WITH FINGER.

HE WAS JACKHAMMERING CASTABLE FROM 2ND STAGE THIMBLE--BIG CHUNK WA HANGING UP BETWEEN THIMBLE & OUTER EDGE OF METAL. EE PUT HIS HAND UNDER CHUNK, CHUNK SLIPPED OFF OF A SPRIGG, MASHING RING FI NGER ON RIGHT HAND. TIP OF BONE IN FINGER WAS BROKEN. ( NO LTA)

EE STATED HE WAS JACKHAMMERING BUILDUP ON PREHEATER TOWER ON 3 1/2 FLOOR WHEN HE LOST FOOTING WHEN BIT CAME LOOSE AND FELL BACK AGAINST HANDRAIL. FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS NOVEMEBER 1 1996.

EE WAS GUIDING A DRAG IDLER THAT WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE AND HE ALEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK. NOTE HE HAS A HISTORY OF MULTIPLE BACK INJURIES. TO HELP PREVENT BACK INJURIES WE HAD A PITSCIA L THERAPIST FROM ST. MARGARETS HOSPTIAL DISCUSS BACK CARE AT A MASS MEETING ON 9-21-95.

A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WERE HOISTING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN THE TELESCOPIC EXTENSION TAILED STRIKING INJURED EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGED HE HURT RIGHT ELBOW WHILE JACK-HAMMERING BUILD-UP OUT OF RSP TOWER CYCLONE.

EMPLOYEE STATED - WHILE WORKING UNDER A HAUL TRUCK INSTALLNG AN EXHAUST SYSTEM, DIRT AND DUST WAS KNOCKED LOOSE AND BLOWN INTO EYE BY AN ELECTRIC FAN USED TO BLOW AIR AT EMPLOYEE.

INJURED WAS ALLEDGEDLY CLEANING THE#4 CEMENT PUMP WITH AN AIR HOSE AND GOTHIT IN THE EYE WITH A FOREIGN PARTICLE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING GLASSES AND A RESPIRATOR. NOTE HE DID NTO REPO RT THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT FOR 2 COMPLETE SHIFT. I HAVE QUESTION IF IT OCCURED AT WORK OR NOT.

EE WAS CUTTING A SMALL HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRAY TOWER HOPPER WITH A CUTTING ELECTRODE AND SOME HOT KILN DUST FLUSHED OUT AND HIT HIS SHOULDER AND DEFLECTED UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD. HE RE CEIVED FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE AND A SMALL SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HIS CHEST. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES UNDER THE WELDING HOOD.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GRINDING WELD FROM HORIZONTAL BEAMS ON CEILING IN COOLER WITH A 4IN GRINDER A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL SCRATCHED RT EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & FACESHIELD

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE WORKING ON DUST COLLECTOR (ALKALI) SONIC HORN, DUST BLE WINTO HIS EYE (CORNEA ABRASION)LEFT EYE (MEDICINE ONLY)>

38505MPLOYEEW AS ALLEGEDLY GRINDING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SECONDARY COMPLETED MAKING A PASS HE SHUT OFF THE GRINDER AND LOWERED IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND HOLDING THE SIDE HANDLE, THE GRINDING WH 55303OUCHED HIS LEFT WRIST AND CAUSED A LACERATION.

EMPL USING A GRINDER TO DRESS PIECE OF METAL.RAISED FACE SHIELD,DUST ON THE HOOD FELL INTO EYE. NOTE:EMPL DIDNT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL 5-21 8:30PM. WAS REFERRED TO AN EYE SPECIALIST ON 5-22 A ND RETURNED TO REGULAR JOB 5-23-92.

REMOVING RUST FROM TANK PARTICLE FLEW OUT IN EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PIECE OF ANGLE, WHEN THE ANGLE WAS CUT IN TWO, THE CUT PIECE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.

EMPL WAS MOVING #4 CEMENT PUMP FROM SILO 30 TO 32 WHEN SMALL DUST LEAK OCCURED AT HOSE COUPLING. HE ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN COUPLING WITH BAR & AHMMER WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS RUNNING. COUPL ING DISCONNECTED RESULTING IN CEMENT BEING SPRAYED IN BOTH EYES. Y

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE IN THE R.S.P. TOWER WHEN HE NOTICED HE HAD A SORE SHOULDER THE NEXT DAY.

USING JACKHAMMER & WHEELBARROW TO CLEAN BLDG ROOF COMPLAINED OF SORENESS WORKOUT 1/2 DAY NEXT DAY & BACK WAS TOO SORE TO CONTINUE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR @A 11:30 ON 09-04-91 & CONTINUED WORKI NG

EE STATES HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE WORKING ON THE 2 COOLER FAN. THE CUT WAS 3/4 INCH LONG REQUIRING TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE.

WHILE USING A PORTABLE GRINDER EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL 5FT LONG 3IN WIDE AWAY FROM THE SECONDARY FEEDER PAN WHEN HE HAD CUT THE LAST WELD SECTION THE PIECE FELL OVER & OFF THE PAN LANDING ON TOP OF HIS RT WRIS T CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS

EMPLOYEE REMOVED COVER FROM CEILING MOUNTED CONDITIONER AND PLACED HIS HAND INSIDE OPERATING UNIT TO CHECK FOR COOLING. UPON REMOVING HAND, RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN SQUIRREL CAGE BLOW ER. EMPLOYEE MASHED MIDDLE FINGER AND RECEIVED LACERATIONS, REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES BY PHYSICIAN AT ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER.

RIGHT HAND SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PRIME THE OIL PUMP AND THE PINKY FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE GEARS BEFORE THE MACHINE COULD BE SHUT OFF.

ON 11-7-89, EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO BE EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN AFTER REPORTING THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS A RESULT OF USING A JACKHAMMER. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED A PULL OR STRA INED MUSCLE AND PLACED EMPLOYEE ON NO-WORK STATUS FOR ONE DAY. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A SIMILIAR INCIDENT IN MAY OF 1989, HOWEVER, PHYSICIAN STATED THAT HE BELIEVED CURRENT INJURY IS NOT RELAT

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT ON 5-3-89 HE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO KNOCK BUILDUP OFF OF WALLS THROUGH PREHEATER INSPECTION PORTS. SOME MATERIALS STRUCK THE JACKHAMMER BIT CAUSING HAMMER TO JERK IN EMPLOYEE'S HANDS. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED UPPER BACK.. ON 5-9-89 HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN. PHYSICIAN ALLOWED EMPLOYEE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITHOUT RESTRICTED DUTY BUT PRESCRIBED ME

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING IN THE THOAT OF THE CLINKER COOLER WHEN A PIECE OF BRICK OR COATING FEL OFF THE WALL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT HAND. IT BROKE HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE HAD A SPL INT PUT ON HIS FINGER AND HE RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC AHMMER DRILL TO DRILL INTO CASTABLE.THE BIT ON THE DRILL STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING THE DRILL TO TWIST OUT OF EMPLOYEES HANDS.HE WAS LEANING OVER THE DRILL WHILE USING IT AND THE DRILL STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THREE FRONT TEETH,REQUIRING TREATMENT BY DENTIST.EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

EMPL USING HAMMER DRILL TO BREAK APART CASTABLE INSIDE OF RSP.BIT APPARENTLY STRUCK METAL SPRIGG OF V-CLIP CAUSING HAMMER DRILL TO TWIST.SPRAINED LEFT FOREFINGER.X-RAY OF FINGER -NEG.EMPL GIVE N RX AND RETR WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A 20 FT LONG JACKHAMMER BIT THROUGH AN ACCESS DOOR INTO THE 4TH STAGE CYCLONE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE HAMMER AS THE MEN WERE CLEANING BUILD UP OFF OF THE WALL S WHILE STANDING ON THE WALKWAY OUTSIDE OF THE CYCLONE SOME BUILD UP FELL ONTOT HE JACKHAMMER BIT CAUSING IT TO RAISE UP AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND CHIN

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FIRST & SECOND DEGREE BURTNS WHEN HOT DUST BLEW OUT OF KILN SYSTEM FEED PIPE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A BOBCAT PREPARING TO CLEAN UP SOME DUST PHYSICIAN WRAPPED HIS HANDS & PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED WORK FOR 1 DAY UNTIL BANDAGES WERE REMOVED BY CO.DOC.BANDAGES WERE REMOVED NEXT DAY & EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO FULL WORK

ON 021988 EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED BY PHYSICIAN AFTER DEVELOPING INFLUENZE TYPE SYMPSTOMS PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED POSSIBLE METAL FUME FEVER BASED UPON A CLINICAL EVALUATION ELEVATED WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT & THE FACT THAT EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING LOCATION WHERE EMPLOYEE HAD BEENWELDING WAS OUTSIDE & WAS NOT IN A CONFINED AREA PHY SICIAN PRESCRIBED MEDICATION FOR THE CONDITION OTHER EMPLOY

EMPLOYEE WAS LA3CING BOLTS WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFTEY GLASSES AND CUTTING GOGGLES AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS JA7KHAMMERING REFACTORY MATERIAL FROM INSIDE OF THE PREHEATER TOWER WHILE THE KILN WAS SHUTDOWN. APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF MATERIAL IN LEFT EYE. WHEN HE CAME TO WORK TH E NEXT DAY HIS 9YE WAS SWOLLEN AND RED. DOCTOR REMOVED A PIECE OF SOME FOREIGN MATERIAL.

WELDING & POUND3NG--REQUEST MORE INFORMATION 9-30-87.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP MATERIAL WHEN HE MASHED LEFT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND PIPE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEFT INDEX FINGER. X-RAY WAS NEGATIVE. PHYSICIAN GAVE EMPL OYEE A PRESCRIP7ION FOR AN ANTI-INFAMMATORY MEDICATION. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED NO MEDICAL AID AND RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY WITHOUT LIMITATIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CUTTING TORCH, SLAG POPPED BACK AT HIM AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW AREA BURNING THROUGH HIS SHIRT CAUSING 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS. AFTER 3 OR 4 DAYS THE BURNS GOT I NFE CTED AND WE SEN7 HIM TO THE COMPANY DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON DREDGE BUCKET LIP. THE BUCKET ROLLED TOWARD HIM AND EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP BUCKET AND LAYED HAND ON THE HOT WELD, BURNING PALM OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD RE4OVED THE METAL CAP OVER THE INSPECTION PORT OF DOUBLE DUMP VALVE UNDER THE PRECIPATOR.HE WAS HOLDING THE CAP BY THE THREADS INSTEAD OF THE SQUARE BLOCK PORTION WHILE HE ATTEM PTED TO REPLACE3IT OVER THE INSPECTION PORT.NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE PULLED RIGHT INDEX FINGER INTO THE VALVE JUST AS IT CLOSED,MASHING THE TIP OF THE FINGER.EMPL

EMPLOYEE WAS WA7CHING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CUT APIECE OF HANDRAIL.THE PIPE FELL PREMATURELY AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT INSTEP.TWO WEEKS LATER,02-06-87EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO HAVE PHYSICIAN EXAMINE E FOOT. AN X-RA2 OF THE FOOT WAS NEGATIVE.PHYSICAIN GAVE EMPLOYEE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG TO PREVENT SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG JACKHAMMER TO FREE A BUILD UP OF MATERIAL FROM THE WALL OF THE CLINKER COOLER. A CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL ONTO THE JACKHAMMER BIT AND JERKED IT BACKWARD, MASHING THE EMPLOYEE S HAND BETWEEN 7HE JACKHAMMER AND THE WALKWAY HAND RAIL. BROKEN BONE, HOWEVER THE INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS WORKING 2N T HE CONVEYOR WHILE CUTTING BOLTS FOR RETURN ROLLER A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT INTO HIS BOOT BURNING TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

WHILE JACKHAMMERING BUILD-UP IN CRUSHER, JACKHAMMER SLIPPED THRU DONUTS, PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN JACKHAMMER AND DONUTS IN CRUSHER

WELDING ON #1 CRANE AND GOT DIRT IN RIGHT EYE.INJ WENT TO DR 8-16-85.

3 ELECTRICIANS INCL INJ EMPL WERE CHANGING HOLDING LINE CABLES ON OVERHEAD CRANE.THE OPERATOR WA INSTRUCTED BY ELEC WHO WERE STANDING ON TOP OF BUCKET TO TAKE SLACK OUT OF 2ND HOLDING LINE PRI OR TO ATTACHMENT TO EQUILIZER BAR.THE OPERATOR AFTER TAKING SLACK OUT CONTINUED TO HOIST CAUSING EQUILIZER BAR TO PINCH EMPL FOOT.

USING AIR HAMMER AND JARRING CAUSED CONTUSION OF RIGHT THUMB.

INJ EMPL STANDING BESIDE SCAFFOLD OBSERVING MEN REMOVING OVERHEAD MATERIAL WITH AIR HAMMER.CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL AND BOUNCED OFF SCAFFOLD AND STRUCK EMPL ON CHIN.CUT ON CHIN REQ 3 SUTURES.