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Employee grinding iron while wearing welding hood and safety glasses. Spark struck ground, rebounded under hood and glasses, and entered left eye. Evaluated by physician: shallow metallic foreign body in left cornea. Topical anesthetic applied; foreign body removed without tissue removal. No pain or residual issues reported.
Employee went to put a flame in kiln 1, EE was standing on a 29" rolling ladder, there was pulverized coal dust still in the hood of the kiln, when they introduced a flare to ignite the coal, the kiln produced a blowback, knocked the employee to the ground from the 29" ladder and they sustained burn injuries to right arm and lower back, 2nd degree burns.
Operator was pushing trees with 700H Dozer and a tree got stuck on a stump and swung around and shattered glass on the window. The glass shattered and a small piece got caught in EE's contact. The operator was given a tetanus shot and a prescription antibiotic. Returned to work immediately following medical treatment.
While IE was holding a bracket to be tack welded a piece of slag fell into boot causing a partial thickness burn to the right foot
Employee was holding onto railcar gate opener "rail wrench", while it was closing the railcar gate. The "rail wrench" vibrates when closes the lids, during this they felt a pop in their left bicep.
The employee was cutting angle iron with a 4.5" grinder. Employee shut the grinder off but, with the wheel decelerating they set it down and it made contact with the back of their hand causing a laceration wound.
Employee was changing air pads and laid a impact tool down. The tool got dust in the back of it so when the employee went to use the tool, the air blew the dust out of the back of the tool and into the employees eyes. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was repairing a conveyor belt guard, was holding the guard up with left hand so it wouldn't fall into the stone bin. As EE was holding the guard employee was using a grinder in right hand to cut off the last fastener holding it in place. The guard shifted, causing the grinder to strike employee's left hand, resulting in a laceration.
Employee was starting up Hydrator and was troubleshooting when lime bridged over, fell, and inundated employee with lime in eyes. We went to the clinic the following day and received medication. Employee was excused from working last night shift. Employee has now been cleared by the doctor to fully return to work.
Employee was plasma cutting on a loader bucket. EE then was needle scaling the slag off when a piece of slag shot off and got under EE's safety glasses.
Indoors, good lighting, dry floor. Falling material hit employee's jackhmmer bit causing the handle to strike employee in the chin resulting in a 1 inch laceration and a 1/2 inch laceration.
Accident is still under investigation.
Employee was using a air chisel to dislodge mud and debris from screen hopper. EE was thrusting at an upward angle causing a strain to right shoulder.
Employee was welding grating down and was bent over when employee twisted employee's back causing pain in lower back
Working on #1 hydrator cutting steel with grinder. Maintenance operator stood up after completing the work, turned head to the left and felt something fall into left eye. Employee was prescribed eye drops for eye infection.
Installing the a burner pipe on Kiln 7, a tab needed cut off the pipe seal ring. Employee used 4 1/2 in grinder with a .042 cutting wheel to cut tab off. Grinder started to bounce, employee stopped. EE then when to cut the tab again and the wheel shattered. A broken part of the wheel flew back and cut employee left hand, middle knuckle.
Employee was grinding and welding all day and noticed EE had something in EE's eye when EE got home. EE tried flushing the eye at home. Reported injury the next day. Tried flushing on site, went to local clinic where referred to ER.
Employee was drilling a flange when the drill twisted his finger causing a fracture.
Our employee had his right hand injured in a refractory mixer while in the process of cleaning it. He had injuries to his wrist and fingers. The mixer was unexpectedly energized while our employee had his hand inside the mixer.
Miner was using a pedestal grinder to sharpen the edge on a steel wedge. The miner raised the wedge too high and the grinding wheel grabbed it and forced it into the tool rest gap of the machine. The minor's thumb got crushed between the steel wedge and the grinding wheel which resulted in an amputated left thumb tip requiring emergency room surgery.
Employee was on a back side of a cooler repairing steel, grinding, cutting and welding in dusty conditions. He was fine when he left work but the next morning his eye was irritated and felt like something was in it.
Employee was moving railcars and the trackmobile jumped the tracks causing the employee to be thrown around in the cab of the trackmobile. Employee experienced pain that did not get better. Had MRI on 10-30-14 that revealed a Lumbar compression fracture.
While removing bolts with an impact wrench the socket came loose and contacted the employee's mouth area, damaging his tooth.
Employee was welding in close quarters with 3 other coworkers. Weld flash to eyes.
Employee walked by fan that blew a piece of lime into his left eye. He was wearing his safety glasses.
Employee was grinding the rough edges off of a 4" x 6" x 1/8 plate using a bench grinder. He tilted the plate at an angle and the wheel sucked the plate into the gap between the guard and grinding wheel, lodging his finger between the wheel and plate.
While operating a D-5 Oldenburg dual boom drill the drill slipped and lost traction and the rear of drill impacted a pillar. Employee was thrown into dash on impact.
EE was using a 7" grinder, grinding a piece of steel that had to be cut with a torch. He was wearing oily gloves from the before drilling and the grinder slipped in his hand and the disc cut into his forearm.
The EE was attempting to remove a grease gun coupled to a grease zerk that had become stuck. The EE pulled on the hose and the coupler whipped back hitting his teeth.
Employee could see the steam coming off of the diesel pump and knew it was not pumping. Cold water running into the hot pump case created steam pressure that exceeded the hose clamps capability and it blew off the suction hose. Hot water then spilled out of the pump case and splashed onto the employees legs.
While using a 51/2" circular saw to cut wooden wedges 6" in length from an 8' 2" X 4" board. The worker was injured when the saw blade hit a knot in the board. The saw kicked back & the blade cut his left hand breaking the 4th finger and lacerating the 3rd and 4th fingers.
Laceration to left hand removing a bolt on a drive shaft assembly of a CAT 962 Loader with an air impact gun.
EE was cutting floor grating with grinding wheel. The wheel hit the edge of grating and kicked, resulting in a cut on the side of the left hand.
Employee was walking by burner pipe of Kiln #7 when limestone dust particulate blew out hitting him in face and eyes.
Employee was using an air impact wrench to loosen bolt on a piece of mobile equipment. Employee was holding onto socket so it would not come off and had hand in contact with rotating part of wrench.
Employee was bag loading RKP material. When the material entered the bag, dust splashed from bottom of bag and entered his eyes.
Accident under investigation
Employee was welding overhead pre-heater modules.
Employee was raking coating off of the cooler grates of #6 Kiln. While raking, the kiln puffed back from positive pressure inside the kiln, causing dust to fly out of the door, where he was raking from.
FELL ON SHOULDER WHILE DRILLING. BOON MOVED SURPRISING EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING ON THE ROCK.
Employee cut finger on piece of pipe while cutting with torch.
Was grinding overhead with face shield and safety glasses on when a piece of metal fell in left eye. Employee received prescription medications for eye injury.
Employee was using a jog control to inspect the hydrator when he noticed the lead light he was kneeling on was still in the hydrator and starting to wrap up. He reached down to move the cord and the hydrator pulled his right hand into the path of the side scraper. The skin on the back of his right hand was torn down toward his knuckles and he also broke the tip of his right finger.
accident under investigation
Accident is under investigation: call to company obtained further information. EE had removed his hood to take a broken bag off of the packing machine. His shoulder accidentally hit the button that started the machine and he got lime dust in his eyes. He is a temporary worker, hired for the April thru October season and never returned to work.
EMPLOYEE LOSS HIS GRIP ON GRINDING TOOL AND WHEEL HIT HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS THUMB
Employee was pulling on an air hose and the valve got turned on and it whipped and struck him by his left eye.
PULLING SCALE RING FROM KILN. HAD JACKHAMMER AT 9/10 O'CLOCK POSITION & WHEN HE PULLED HAMMER BACK A LARGE PIECE OF SCALE CAME LOOSE & ROLLED DOWN JACKHAMMER STRIKING HAND & THUMB.
Employee was exposed to calcium hydroxide in his eyes. EE was wearing safety glasses.
BENDING, TURNING WELDING IN TIGHT SPACE.