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HE WAS GRINDING ON THE KILN SHELL WITH A DISC GRINDER. THE PARTICLES OF STEEL OR GRIT OFF THE DISC GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE FINISED HIS SHIFT, THINKING THE OBJE CT WOULD WORK ITS WAY OUT ON ITS OWN. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT TWO DAYS LATER WHEN IT STARTED BOTHERING HIM.

HE WAS WORKING IN THE KILN JACKHAMMERING CASTABLE OUT OF THE CHAINS. THE JACKHAMMER BROKE THROUGH THE CASTABLE, SLIDING DOWN THE KILN SHELL. WHILE THE JACKHAMMER SLID, HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WAS LACERATED WHEN IT WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND A HANGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN HARD CLINKER MATERIAL WITH AN AIR LANCE. REPEATED JOLTING FROMHITTING THE HARD MATERIAL RESULTED IN PAIN IN RTSHOULDER.

REMOVING A PINION GEAR WITH TWO OTHER EE. GEAR CASE SWUNG OUT KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND PINCHING HIS LEGS BETWEEN THE CSING AND MOTOR SYSTEM. DENIED INJURY AT THE TIME 2/2/93 CAME INTO OFFICE, STA TING HE WOULD BE SEEING CHIROCPRACTOR FOR BACK PAIN WHICH HE RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT INJURY.

CLOTHING PERMEATED WITH WET CEMENT DUST CAUSING CHEMICAL BURNS TO RIGHT POSTERIOR THIGH,BUTTOCK AND HIP. FIRST AID GIVEN,TOLD TO RETURN IF THEY DONT IMPROVE AS EXPECTED OR LOOK INFECTED. WILL COME IN 12-18-92 TO BE CHECKED BEFORE THE WEEKEND.FILED PER I.NAME MSHA INSPECTOR....

NUMBNESS & TINGLING IN RIGHT HAND AFTER WELDING OVERHEAD FOR APPX 1/2 HR. HAD THE SENSATION IT WAS MOVING UP ARM. TOLD TO RETURN IF IT GOT WORSE OR DIDNT GO AWAY. 12-8-92 RETURNED,STATES SENSA TION NOW EXTENDS TO SHOULDER -SENT TO DR FOR CHECK. NOTHING CONCLUSIVE FOUND,MAY HAVE TO SEE A NEUROLOGIST. ADVISED BY INSPECTOR I.NAME TO FILE THIS.

USING PEDESTAL GRINDER TO DRESS A DRILL WEDGE.GRINDER GRABBED THE WEDGE AND SPIT IT BACK INTO HAND.RIGHT INDEX FINGER CUT OVER MIDDLE KNUCKLE WITH AVULSION OF TISSUE.TAKEN TO EMERG RM FOR X-RA Y AND SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WENT WITH SUPERVISOR TO DISENGAGE GEAR ON KIL AUXILLARY MOTOR. THEY HAD ACCOMPLISHED THIS, AND STEPPED BACK APPROX 5 FT, WHEN THE MOTOR TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE HOUSING EXPLODED. EMPLO YEE STRUCK WITH FLYING METAL FRAMGMENTS IN THE LEFT ABDOMEN AND LEFT ARM. SUPERVISOR RADIOED FOR HELP AND FIRST AIR RENDERED ATHTHE SCENE AND AMBULANCE CALLED.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER LABORER, ATTEMPTING TO DISASSEBLE AND REMOVE A PITCH PIPE. THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL USING PIPE WRENCHES SO THEY APPLIED HEAT USING A PROPANE TORCH. WHEN THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, RESIDUAL PITCH IN THE PIPE WHICH HAD BEEN HEATED BY THEM SP RAYED ON TO HIS ARMS FACE AND NECK HE WAS NO WEARING PROTECTIVE GREAR EVEN THOUGH HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

HOT DUST SPILLED INTO HIS BOOT WHILE HE WAS CHECKING THE PUMP IN THE PRECIPATOR BLDG. HIS FOOT SWELLED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS PAINFUL. HE HAD IT CHECKED AT THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A METAL FRAGMENT IN HSI EYE WHILE USING A GRINDER ON THE DRILL IN AN OPEN AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFTEY GLASSES AND FULL FACE SHIELD AT THE TIME. HE ATTEMPTED TO WASH H IS EYE FOR 2 DAYS AND REPRTED FOR FIRST AID.

EMP. WAS USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER WHILE WORKING ON THE KILN DURING SHUTDOWN. THE GRILNDER SLIPPED IN HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT UPPER LEG, CAUSING A 2" LACERATION, ABRASION SUPERFICIAL. GI VEN FIRST AID AT THE TIME. FOUR DAYS LATER THE EMP. CALLED WHILE HE WAS ON VACATIONJ, STATING THE WOUND APPEARED INFECTED. ADVISED TO SEE A DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE THRE HIS ABCK OUT WHILE JACKHAMMERING MUD RING IN SHUTDOWN KILN.REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR 26 DAYS AFTER THE EVENT AND ONE DAY AFTER SEEING HIS CHIRPPRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A JACKHAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED IN HIS GRASP AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE JACK HAMMER AND A PIPE HE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EXAMINATION BY A PHYSICIAN HE SUFFERED A FRA7TURE OF THE INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND

FORKLIFT OPERAT2R WAS PICKING UP PALLETS FROM EAST CORNER 1ST FLOOR PACKHOUSE. HE WAS LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER BACKING UP TOWARDS THE NORTH DOOR WHEN I NAME WAS WALKING FROM SOUTH SACKING MAC MACHINE AND WAL9D INTO FORKLIFT WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN. THE BACKUP ALARM WAS SOUNDING. REAR WHEEL RAN ONTO HIS FOOT. OPERATOR STATED THAT VICTIM DID NOT MAKE ANY INDICAT

THERE WAS NOT A3 INJURY REPORTED, ON 5-7 87 THE EMP TOLD HIS FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MAY HAVE KIDNEY PROBLEMS BECAUSE WHEN HE WOULD GO TO THE RESTROOM HIS BACK PROBLEMS W OULD BE RELIEVE8. ON 5-13-87 I.NAME CALLED I.NAME AND AFTER QUESTIONING HIM. I.NAME ALLEGED THAT HE WAS CLEANING A CHUTE WITH AN AIR HAMMER ON 4-26-87. WHEN A BIG CHUNK OF CEMENT HIT THE BAR

WHILE DRIVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OVER A ROUGH SURFACE, EMPLOYEE TURNED BODY TO RIGHT AS VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

RUNNING SAND BL5STER. (EMPLOYEE FAILED TO WEAR SUPPLIED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT).

EMPLOYEE WASJACKHAMMERING AROUND THE COOLER AREA USING A SIXTY POUND JACKHAMMER. THE JACKHAMMER HAD GOT STUCK AND WHEN EMPLOYEE PULLED IT LOOSE, HE SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE JACKHAMMER AND THE CEMENT WALL.

EMP WAS PREPARI3G TO USE PORTABLE ANGLE GRINDER, WHEN WHEEL BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES, ONE OF WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER LEFT FOREARM

EMP WAS USING A3 AIR LANCE TO UNNPLUG AN AIR SLIDE. SHE LOST HER GRIP ON THE HOSE AND IT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK HER

USING A METAL G9INDER TO GRIND A SEAL. METAL CHIP FLEW INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8CONNECTING THE HOIST HOOK FROM THE PALLET LIFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HIT THE CONTROL BUTTON WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOOK AND FRAME.

WORKING ON PIPI3G INSTALLATION THREAD BURR. ON PIPE JABBED INTO HIS KNUCKLE.

ADJUSTING A TRI1PLE GATE AT THE COAL MILL HAD FOOT RESTING ON A GATE FLANGE THE GATE RAM ABOVE STROKED AND SMASHED FOOT BETWEEN FLANGE AND RAM

USING A JACKHAM4ER UNDER THE FINISH MILL THE HAMMER CAUGHT & WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FREE IT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS HIP TREASTED WITH MUSCLED RELAXANTS BY PHYSICIAN

EMP WAS CUTTING SCRAP WITH A ACETYLENE TORCH A PIECE OF VENT PIPING STRUCK AND LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND

EE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH. TORCH FLARED EE STEPPED BACK & IN DOING SO STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIGGING AND MOVING 55 GALLON DRUMS WITH AN OVERHEAD GANTRY CRANE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE END OF A PLUGGED GUNITE HOSE AIR WAS TURNED ON & WHEN PLUG BECAME DISLODGED END OF HOSE GOT LOOSE & HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE

CHECKING AND CLEANING OUT THE COKE FEEDER PIPE WHEN SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE INSIDE THE PIPE A FLASH AND SMALL EXPLOSION CAME OUT OF THE CLEANOUT HOLE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED 1ST AND SECOND DEGREE BUR NS TO THE RT CHEST NECK AND CHEEK AND BOTH HANDS DEGREE BURNS TO THE RT CHEST NECK AND CHEEK AND BOTH HANDS

EMP WAS CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH A RUBBER TIRE DOZER AFTER COMPLETING THE OIL/LUBE REQUIREMENTS. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES HE HIT THE TRIGGER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE GREASE GUN WHEN HE DID THIS GREASE STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER BLASTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE MATERIAL THAT HAD BUILT UP IN THE ORIFICE THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE HIT A POCKET AND HOT MATERIAL SHOT OUT FROM THE OPE N PORTHOLE

THE EE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE H2O BLASTER TO DISLOODGE MATERIAL THAT HAD BUILT UP IN THE ORIFICE. ALTHOUGH THE EE WAS WERING THE REQUIRED P.P.E. HOT MATERIAL ESCAPED FROM THE OPEN PORTHOL E & ENTERED THE CUFF OF HIS GLOVE & CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS WRIST.

USING A JACKHAMMER IN THE KILN CHAINS, JACKHAMMER STARTED TO SLIP AND EMPLOYEE LUNGED FORWARD TO PREVENT THIS. EMPLOYEE STATED TO SUPERVISOR "PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY BACK." MADE TWOVISITS TO CHI ROPRACTOR WITHOUT INFORMING THE COMPANY-COMPANY NOTIFIED BY INSURANCE COMPANY OF BILLINGS FROM CHIROPRACTOR ON 4-8-85.

SUPERVISOR WAS ASSISTING TO POKEDOWN WITH THE LBORERS. HE MOVED AN AIRLANCE THAT THE LABORERS WERE USING AND WAS BURNED ON HIS ARM. SENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE BLISTERS OPENED AND DRESSED. NO T IME WAS LOST FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS AIR LANCING 3RD STAGE EAST WITH AIR LANCE. HOT MATERIAL BLEW UNDERNEATH HIS SLEEVE - THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING THE CORRECT GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WEARING GOGGLES WAS ASSISTING ARC WELDER REPAIR COAL MILL BOWL EMPLOYEE SUSTGAINED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES & DID NOT FELL EFFECTS OF BURN UNTIL MIDNIGHT EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK FOL LOWING DAY AND REQUESTED MEDICAL SERVICES

EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE FINE TUNE ADJUSTMENT ON THE FLAME OF HIS BURNING TORCH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMP DEPRESSED THE 02 CONTROL HANDLE ONTHE TORCH A FIREBALL ESCAPED AT THE POINT WHERE THE 02 AND ACETYLENE HOSES ARE CONNECTED INTO THE TORCH

EMP WAS PREPARING TO WASH OFF A TROUGHTING ROLL IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT THE EMP WAS HOLDING ONTO A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE WHEN HE SIGNALED FOR A CO WORKER TO TURN ON THE WATER WHEN COWORKER TU TRUNED THE WATER ON THE NOZZLE OF THE HOSE WHIPPED BACKWARDS AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS HAND

OPERATING A JACKHAMMER.THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED AND CRUSHED (MASH)HAND BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE JACKHAMMER.

EMP WAS MODIFYING THE BOTTOM PLATE OF A ROCK BOX CHUTE THE EMPLOYEE HAD A SECTION OF METAL PLATE HE WAS REMOVING ATTACHED TO A CHOKER CABLE SO THE CRANE COULD LIFT IT OUT. WHEN THE FINAL BURN WAS MADE THE PLATE SWUNG TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE, HE STEPPED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER TO AVOID BEING STRUCK AS HE DID PAIN WAS FELT IN THE GROIN WAS MADE THE PL5TE SWUNG TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF USING A DRILL PRESS WHEN THE ROTATING DRILL BIT MADE CONTACT WITH A COPPER LUG AND SPUN INTO THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB NAIL

OPERATING AN OVERHEAD TO REMOVE A FAN HOUSING FROM ITS BASE IN CONFINED AREA FAN WAS UNDER TENSION AND AS IT BROKE LOOSE FROM MOUNTING IT ROTATED AND SWUNG INTO EMP HE SUFERED CONTUSIONS AND L LACERATION OF GROIN

EMPLOYEE WAS RIPPING HIGH LIME ROCK WITH D-10 RIPPER AND ALLEGEDLY BUMPED HEAD IN CAB OF DOZER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO CUT VALVE OFF BEFORE WORKING ON DAMPER. EMPLOYEE WAS REPALCING PIN ON D AMPER 67. HE MASHED FINGER IN DAMPER CAUSING A SCRAPE. THE SCRAPE DEVELOPED INTO EARLY CELLULITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 6 FINGISH MILL FEED DRIVE. DRY RODSLIPPED, CAUSING RIGHT FINGER TO CONTACT THE TROUGH. RESULT AVULSION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE CUTTING CHAINS WITH TORCH IN THE KILN, SLAG FELL ONTO BOOT AND LODGED BETWEEN BASE OF LACE FLAP AND BASE ON TONGUE OF SHOE. THE SHOE DID NOT BURN AND EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTE ANY REDNESS ON FOOT AT THAT TIME. EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND THAT EVENING A BLISTER WAS NOTED. THE BLISTER BROKE AND FORMED AN ULCER. EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK ON MONDAY AM AND REPORTED INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE CHANGED A GAT E FOR THE CONTROL ROOM. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRIPPER WHEN CONTROL ROOM MOVED IT. EMPLOYEE FELL 3 - 4 FEET AND LANDED ON BACK

USING A BENCH GRINDER. METAL CHIP FLEW UP UNDER FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE