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Employee was attempting to light burner pipe. When he put the torch in the flame went positive causing him to get second degree burns to his face.
Employee was using cutting torch to remove slag, piece fell onto a rock and bounced across right eye- mild abrasion to right eye.
Employee was using a hand drill to tighten wire holding a scaffold plank in place. The tip of his glove got caught in the wire and pulled finger into drill bit. Drill bit cut the 2nd finger of his right hand.
Employee using cutting torch. There was slag on the end of the torch and employee knocked slag off with hand. His glove had a hole on the left hand index finger and when he hit torch with left hand acetylene flared and burned his left hand and index finger.
Employee was cleaning chunks off of grizzly bars in the clinker cooler with a jack hammer bit when he felt a sharp pain in his right elbow.
Employee was lancing finish mill airslide got dust in his right eye.
Employee was unplugging airslide with lance, material broke free and got on employee. Material went up her left pant leg and also on upper left arm and on face causing chemical burns on leg and arm.
Employee using table saw to cut wedges and shims when wood bound in safety guard and kicked out causing blade to contact nail portion of thumb.
On 4/19/11 at approximately 11:57am, EE was operating the crane to relocate the pump in the west pit. As he swung to the left, the crane turned on its left side. EE was taken to the hospital.
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WORKING ON DEMO SITE, WHILE PREPPING STRUCTURAL BEAM FOR TEAR DOWN THE BEAM UNEXPECTEDLY TWISTED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. BEAM CRUSHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT TOE AREA.
Employee using air lance felt a pain in lower back.
EE was replacing a wiper motor assembly on a CAT 385 Excavator. When the wiper was energized, the linkage struck the top of the EE right hand. This resulted in a slight fracture to the third digit and tiny lacerations to the second, third and fourth digits.
At approximately 3:30 PM on 8/6/10 EE & co-worker were assigned the task of cleaning of SC#1 belly pan. EE was working at removing buildup of raw shale from the upper section of the belly pan with a pneumatic chipping gun when a large piece of raw shale broke loose and slid down the sloped belly pan landing on the top of his right foot.
Employee had started the engine on the water pump and went to engage the clutch. When clutch was engaged the coupling broke. As the coupling came apart, it distorted the shape of guard, pinching his thumb between the clutch and guard.
DEMO ACTIVITY: NON-MINING OPERATION: Employee was cutting off end cap on beam, which was on the ground. After the cut the employee moved forward to move his welding lead and the beam dropped the 7" onto the top of his steel-toed boots. Employee sustained three broken toes on left foot. Employee is off work until toes heal.
At approximately 9:00 PM on 4/14/2010 while working at the emergency hopper, employee was using a 12 ft. long, 1/2" diameter air lance to help wet raw shale from sticking to the hopper walls. Employee was stretched out pulling on the lance when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Miner was a bystander where welding on a piece of 30" pipe was being performed. Miner was exposed to welding flashes and injured eyes. Miner claims to have been turning as welding took place.
EE was welding at the top of polycom roll. Area was being heated with propane and diesel heaters to maintain the proper temp. of roll being welded per specifications. Goggles and welding hood #12 lenses were being worn. EE flushed eyes when irritation began and during shift, however burning sensation increased by end of shift.
Employee was using a cutting torch without wearing gloves, when the oxygen lead came off the torch, causing a 2nd degree flash burn to the employees left hand.
Injury was grinding on a piece of angle iron near the bucket wheel. He felt a piece of slag hit him in the chest and then it bounced off entering the face shield then stricking him in the right eye. He stated to me that he was wearing his safety glasses and safety shield. He immediately reported this to the plant Mgr.
Employee & co-worker were changing cutting edges on a loader. One of the bolts had slipped out of slot. Employee reached up to push it back in & his co-worker turned it with an impact wrench causing the bolt to spin in his hand, causing a cut on right index finger & right thumb. He was wearing heavy gloves, but it went thru it.
Employee was leaning over the catwalk welding a fan frame at #2 Pier on #5 Kiln and strained his back.
Employee was using a hammer drill. As it rotated, the drill handle caught 2 of his fingers and the drill rotated out of his hand. The following day he went for x-ray which revealed hairline fracture to small finger and ring finger on right hand.
While checking on tower plug, cannon blaster went off spraying hot materical on employee. He had protective equipment on but hot material came in contact with skin. also when he took protective hood off, he hit a pipe and had a laceration on his forehead. Employee had 1st and 2nd degree burns and a cut on forehead that required stitches. Employee is on light duty.
Employee was mixing lime with water for a heat test. He went to dump the sample and the mixture blew out of the container knocking his safety glasses off and getting into both eyes causing chemical conjunctivitis.
EE was air-arc gouging on frame damage to a scraper. The area was very small and at or above head level causing his head to be surrounded by billowing air, fumes dust and grit. EE felt that he had gotten metal in his eyelashes and then in to his left eye. The first real discomfort he felt was on Saturday, 5/2/09.
Was using magnetic drill press, used his hand which was gloved, to sweep away shavings. While the drill was running, his glove got caught in the drill, pulling his finger into the drill. He suffered an open fracture to his left index finger. He required stiches.
The employee was aligning two bolt holes on a screw shaft. He stuck his left middle finger in the bolt holes and asked another employee to turn the shaft. This caused a laceration of the left middle finger. The injury required sutures.
Employee was preparing to use a cutting torch to do some repairs. As he lit the torch, the fire blew back through the barrell. He sustained burns to his lower right arm.
Employee was using a grinder with a cutting disc to cut a piece of angle iron. As the Employee was finishing the cut, the disc caught part of the angle iron causing the disc to put across his left arm. An inspection of the grinder showed the ginder was guarded and all safety equipment ppe were being used.
Employee was cleaning an inlet shelf with an air lance when hot dust came out of the door and down his glove, burning the top of his right hand.
Employee was using cut-off blade on grinder. The grinder kicked back and struck emplyee on Rt. hand. The contact caused an avulsion requiring closure.
Either happened while grinding or chipping or blowing of the kiln shell.
Contractor employee was cutting metal on pre-heat tower when metal fell cutting his right hand.
Employee was removing the wings of a sand dewatering screw. He was using a cutting torch to remove the bolts that held the back plate in place. During this process the torch hose got caught on something. While trying to free the hose, he was positioned under the plate. The final bolts broke, causing the plate to land on top of him.
Employee was using impact wrench to remove door on engine compartment on Front-end Loader. The rotation of the wrench was opposite as expected and pulled finger in, and hammered against a piece of metal causing a laceration requiring 5 stitches.
Employee straddling a beam and was pushed across it by an incoming brace that he was guiding in, causing lacerations on the inside of his thigh.
Employee was using a wire whell on a 41/2" grinder when the wire wheel got caught on the tie wire causing sprain of left hand pinky finger. EE was dispensed medication. EE was released to full duty on March 16, 2007. The project ended on March 16, 2007.
While jacking equipment, jack kicked out hitting employee in left cheek area which resulted in large gash from mid-cheek to under jaw.
Employee was driving out a bolt using a welders chipping hammer instead of using a punch. A sliver of metal became imbedded in his left hand.
Employee was trying to close the TA Damper when another employee tried to jog it the manual crank caught his right arm causing a laceration to the forearm.
Dissambeling metal bracket; cutting small bolt with hand held power tool. Power tool slipped, small laceration to forearm.
EE was welding a guard into place and struck an arc with his hood up then placed his hood down
Employee was cleaning out a clogged chute at Hammermill and when he was finished he felt a pain in his right shoulder area.
Employee was grinding a belt clip on the Rock Stacker when a part of the splice clip struck him in the chest. This caused a contusion to the right side of his chest. This was not reported until 12/06/05.
Changing a Gudgeon bolt in # 4 dust chamber when there was a dust purge and it burned the back of my left wrist.
Changing a Gudgeon bolt in # 4 dust chamber when there was a dust purge and it burned his neck and left ear.
The employee was working on the bagging machine in the Pack House and a bag fell off to the side and pushed his right knee to the far right causing severe pain.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM DREDGE TO BOAT LANDING WHEN THE WORKBOAT RAN AGROUND BETWEEN PIPELINE & LANDING. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM BOAT & PULLED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. A ROCK CAME OUT OF OR OFF OF THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING THE PROPER PPE. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FROM HYPERLLA IN RIGHT EYE. SAFETY GLASSES PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY.