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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WATER LANCE TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE KILN, RISER DUCT/SHELF AREA. A LARGEPIECE OF BUILT-UP MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE, STRIKING THE END OF THE WATER LANCE, WHICH IN TURN, TWISTED EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER.
EE WAS WELDING WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN LEFT EYE.
INJURED MAN WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER MAN TO PLACE A ROTARY COMPRESSOR WEIGHING 5540 LBS ONTO A BASE 30" OFF THE FLOOR. THEY HAD HOISTED THE UNIT WITH A RIG ATTACHED TO A 1 TON RATED TROLLEY ON A MONORAIL. WHILE PUSHING THE UNIT INTO PLACE, THE TROLLEY FAILED. THE COMPRESSOR FELL, PINNING THE MAN'S LEG AGAINST A COLUMN.
MAINTENANCE EE WAS USING CHIPPING INSTRUMENT ON MILL SCREENS AND WAS STRUCK BY DEBRIS ON ARM.
THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HOT MATERIAL BUILDUP FROM THE MAIN BAGHOUSE. HE WAS USING AN AIRLANCE AND SOME OF THE MATERIAL FLUSHED OUT ON HIS GLOVE. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES THAT WERE TAPED ON AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THEM QUICKLY CAUSING A BURN TO FINGERS.
WHILE USING A CHIPPING GUN, I SMASHED MY RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN GUN & HANDRAIL [IN A DOWNWARD MOTION].
AGGRAVATED BACK INJURY LEANING OVER USING CHIPPING GUN ON RAW MILL FEED CHUTE. DID NOT REPORT INJURY. DID NOT RECEIVE DOCTOR'S SLIP TILL 10/8/93.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR A FAN BLEW GRIT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS BALANCING THE COAL MILL ROTOR, HE HAD TO GET THE BOTTOM PHASE READINGS AND SOME MATERIAL WAS BLOWN INTO HIS FACE FROM A JOINT AT THE BASE OF THE BALANCING STA ND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING A METAL BAND THAT WAS WRAPPED AROUND BOTTOM TRACTION WHEEL & AN END OF IT CAME FLYING OUT HITTING THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING A BURN TRACTION WHEEL WAS ON BOTTOM OF ADDITIVE EL EVATOR
WHILE GRINDING IN #2 FM I GOT STEEL IN RIGHT EYE.
CLEARING CHOKE IN KILN CYCLONE DUST COLLECTOR WITH AIR HOSE WHEN DUST BLEW BACK ON NECK & FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN WELD SPLATTER ENTERED THE HOOD AND INTO HIS EYE. IRRITATION BECAME MORE UNBEARABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HE WENT TO A DR. ON THE MORNING OF 10-31-92. WENT TO THE COMPANY DR. ON THE MORNING OF 11-2-92. A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WAS REMOVED AT THAT TIME.
INSTALLING PIECE OF 3INCHX36INCH PIPE WHEN TACK WELDS BROKE CAUSING PIPE TO HIT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON TOP OF STEP LADDER.
66925R WAS INSTALLING A HANDRAIL ON DRIVERS SIDE PLATFORM ON A 50 TON CAT HAUL TRUCK. WHILE WELDING OVERHEAD SOME SLAG SPLATTER GOT INSIDE WELDING HELMET AND A TINY PIECE TO IN EYE EVEN THOUGH 05473 WAS WEARING RX SAFETY GLASSES. SUFFERED A MINOR ABRASION ON EYE.
COVER OFF OF BELT CLEAN OUT PORT AIR CANON DISCHARGED DUST AND GRIT CAME OUT OF CLEAN OUT PORT UNDER HIGH PRESSURE
INJURED WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GOGGLES WHILE BURNING OUT PLUGGED SLOTS IN THE DIVIDER GRATES OF THE COAL MILL. A SMALL PARTICLE GOT BEHIND HIS GOGGLES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. IT DIDN'T IRRITATE UNTIL THAT EVENING AFTER WORK. HE REPORTED IRRIGATING HIS EYE THAT EVENING. THE NEXT MORNING HE REPORTED IT TO HIS TEAM LEADER AND MEDICAL CARE WAS OBTAINED ON 12/17/91.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH IN #1 FINISH MILL AND WAS CUTTING ZINC.HE BECAME SICK AT HIS STOMACH AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AS A PRECAUTION.ON FRIDAY AUGUST 2ND THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE WA S HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH BREATHING AND HE WASRETURNED TO THE DOCTOR.THE DOCTOR SAID HE HAD A SUMMER COLD AND SINUS INFECTION BUT IT AMY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FUMES.MEDICATION WAS PRESCRI
BLOWING PRE HEATER, MATERIAL FELL IN L EYE
HAD BEEN CHECKING HIS PEOPLE AS THEY WERE DOING WELDING IN THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY CRUSHER. AT ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, HE GOT FLASHED BY A WELDER. HE HAD NOT REALIZED IT UNTIL LATE THAT EVENING AT HOME WHEN BOTH EYES BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM. HE OBTAINED MEDICAL CARE EARLY ON 4/19/91,
GREASING A HOT BEARING ON #1 KILN #4 PIER AND AS HE WALKED AROUND THE KILN, HE WAS STRUCK BY CONDUIT AFFIXED TO THE ROTATING KILN. HE WAS WALKING EAST AND THE KILN WAS ROTATING COUNTER CLOCKWI SE. HE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE A SORE NECK AND STIFFNESS AND WAS EXAMINED BY THE DR. ON 11-26-91.
WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AT 3RD KILN PIER WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE AIR HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE WRENCH AND A HOSE CLAMP ON THE HOSE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HIS ANKLE WAS COOLED WITH ICE AND ELEVATED. LATER DIAGNOSIS WAS ABRATION/CONTUSION WITH X-RAYS BEING NEGATIVE. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED ALONG WITH A TETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A METAL FORM AND A PNEUMATIC PACKING HAMMER WHILE TAMPING FRESH CASTABLE REFRACTORY ON A KILN BURNER PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN WALL FOR ANCHORS WHEN DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO START KILN BAGHOUSE DUST FEEDING THROUGH A ROTARY TYPE FEEDER THE BIN ITSELF HAD COMPRESSED AIR ON IT EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON THE BIN WHEN MATERIAL (DUST) FLUSHED THRO UGH AN INSPECTION PLATE WHICH WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY THE FLUSHING DUST
CLEANING OUT KILN WITH AIR LANCE DUST FLUSHED OUT OF DOOR HIT ON NECK AND UPPER BACK
WORKING ON FLATFORMS CLIMBED ONTO BEAM TO HANG CHOCKER FOR SKY CLIMBER AND HOT DUST BLEW INTO EYES FROM LEAKING SEALS.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING SLAG FROM WELDING IN THE PREHEATER BUILDING. A PIECE OF SLAG BLEW INTO EYE AND STRUCK HIS EYELID. WHILE WIPING THE SLAG AND GOT BURN ON EYELID.
THE EMPLOYEE WS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE SLAG FROM A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A FORIEN BODY ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS UTILIZING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT FACE SHIELD. HE WAS TRANSP ORTED IMMEDIATELY FOR TREATMENT.
HE WAS GRINDING ON A MEATL EDGE OF BELT BRACKET WHEN A PARTICLE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE THROUGH THE TOP OF A LOOSE FITTING PAIR OF CUTTING GOGGLES.
I NAME WAS WORKING ABOVE ELEVATION 280FT IN PREHEATER WHEN A HOT WELDING ROD FELL FROM ABOVE ROD STRUCK & BURNED HIS RT NECK & SHOULDER HE WAS TREATED IN FIRST AID W/COLD & SILVADENT CREAM I N AME REQUESTED TO SEE A PHYSICIAN ON 071189 HE WATRANSPORTED @THAT TIME
INJ REPLACING THERMOCOUPLER AT 2ND STAGE PREHEATER TIPPING VALVE(MEAS TEMP OF HOT MATERIAL).NORMALLY THE OPENING HAS A NEG.CONDITION.THIS TIME IT WASNT ENOUGH TO KEEP HOT MATERIAL INSIDE.IT CA ME OUT AND HIT UNCOVERED HANDS.MORE THOUGHT SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO JOB BY WEARING AVAILABLE HAND PROTECTION.
EMPL WAS USING JACKHAMMER IN CONFINED AREA & ALSO IN AWKWARD POSITION.
I NAME WAS CUTTING METAL W/TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF MILL SCALE OR PAINT EMBEDDED IN HIS RT EYE THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS UTILIZING THE CORRECT EYE PROTECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ANGLE DISK GRINDER WHEN IT GRABBED AND KICKED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A CUT.
SAW MED ASTTENTION 2-13-89 BUT DID NOT KNOW IT WAS WORK RELATED ON 4-11-89 SAW MED AND DR. DETERM. WIRJ REKATED DATE OF INJ IS APPROX.
EMPL WAS USING A PORTABLE GRINDER TO SMOOTH THE KILN SHELL SEVERAL METAL FRAGMENTS ENTERED HIS EYE EPL WAS WEARING GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS BUT NOT GOGGLES
HE WAS BURNING A 1/4 IN STEEL PLATE IN TWO WHEN HE PUSHED THE TOP HALF AWAY FROM BOTTOM FELL ON HIS FOOT
HE WAS WATCHING DRYERS START UP. THE DRYERS WERE OVERFILLED AND HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE SPILL.
WALL WELDING /REFLECTION OF WELD BURNED MANS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING JACKHAMMER OVERHEAD TO REMOVE CASTABLE FROM 2 KILN NOSE RING WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN CHEST.
MAN WAS USING BUFFING DISK CLEANING ENDS OF SHAFTS. HE HAD ON ABRASION TO THE LEFT LEG (SHIN).
REMOVING OUTER DRUM LINERS FROM INSIDE RAW MILL SEPARATOR.ONE OLD LINER PLATES LAST BOLT WAS CUT PLATE SHIFTED CAUSING INJURED TO LOSE HOLD ON PLATE.CONFINED SPACE DIDNT ALLOW HIM TO MOVE FOOT OUT OF WAY.PLATE STRUCK RIGHT SHOE BEHIND STEEL TOE PROTECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A CEMENT LINE. HE TURNED AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NOT SOUGHT UNTIL NOVEMBER, 1988.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING WATER ON CLINKER INCLINE AND WAS BURNED BY STEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING TRACK WELDS AT THE PIPE. GRINDING BLADE WEDGED IN TAPERED FIT ON PIPE AND GRABBERD. TURNING BLADE WNET AGAINST FOREARM CAUSING LACERATION.
HOLDING METAL PLATE FOR WLEDER, ARC GROUNDED TO MANS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE USING A OXYGEN ACETYLENE TORCH OVERHEAD WHEN MOTLEN METAL WENT DOWN THE FRONT OF SHIRT COLLAR.
INJURED WAS WELDING ON #1 COLLER STACK FAN IN THE FAN HOUSING AND HAD A HOT SPARK FALL BEHINE THE TONGUE OF HIS SHOE. HE SUFFERED 2ND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT INSTEP. TOTAL BURN AR EA IS 4 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER WITH A ONE CENTIMETER THIRD DEGREE BURNED AREA. REMAINING BURN AREA IS SECOND DEGREE BURN.
WELDING AT #4 TIRE #2 KILN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SPECK IMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.