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Employee was using jack hammer to knock kiln brick loose. While taking rows of brick out of the kiln, a brick fell on the employee's finger.
Employee was replacing a motor on coarse screen feeder. The winch holding motor slipped slightly, and the motor hit the employee's arm.
Employee was welding at at the Mullite plant all day. Employee went home, and around 9 p.m., EE's left eye was burning and swelling. Employee said it felt like sand in the eye. It was the result of an arc flash.
While seeding, the dozer blade caught the ground throwing the employee into the rollover protection structure, resulting in a head laceration.
Employee was using a stick welder to put a guard back in place. While tacking the weld, EE lifted the shield several times to check work.
Employee attempted to diagnose a feed flow problem. EE removed the rotary feeder cover and stuck hand in to remove any blockage. EE did not de-energize, or lock/tag as ee was trained. The rotating machinery cut off the tip of middle finger.
Employee was bagging product, bag over-filled and blew open. Employee turned to shut machine down and felt a strain in right hip.
Employee was carrying a Metabo grinder under his left arm, he was unaware that it was in the locked-on position. When he plugged it in, it automatically started and cut him in his left chest area--he sustained a 1 3/4 - 2 inch laceration, requiring 5 stitches.
Employee was welding on a pipe in the East Ridge Floatation. He was unaware his automatic welding shield had been adjusted by another employee prior to his use; he sustained a flash burn to both eyes which required prescription eye drops.
Employee was drilling into a metal bracket with 5/16" drill bit when the bracket rolled over. The drill bit hit the left index finger. Four stitches were required to close the wound
Employee was cutting a transmission brake out of an International Tractor Trailer when metal debris flew into his eye, causing irritation.
IW is contracted by KMC as a Mining Engineering Consultant. As he was catching a sample from the bottom of the ball mill discharge, the sample container collided with the discharge screen, the sample cup was pulled into the rotating screen causing injury to his left hand: laceration to pinky requiring 12 stitches; fracture to middle finger, requiring splint.
Employee had safety glasses on hat, and forgot to replace them over eyes before resuming portable grinding operation inside ball mill, resulting in airborne particulate in eyes.
While steam cleaning a truck accidently sprayed left foot with high pressure hot water. Was wearing steel toe boots.
WHILE DRIVING THE 450E DOZER OUT OF THE GIESEKE 35 RAW SLOT - WHEN HE NEARED THE RIM OF THE BUILDING THE DOZER BUCKED FORWARD CAUSING THE BLADE TO DIG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO CONTACT THE DOZER WINDSHIELD AREA WITH HIS FOREHEAD.
EE went up on the wet bins to start the belt and screw. As EE was coming down the stairs a puff of smoke from the dryer (scrubber emission exhaust) came up the staircase. With the below freezing temperature and the exertion from climbing the steps, this caused EE's breathing to become difficult.
While lining up screen frame to put bolt in place for center hold - hit the down control on the overhead crane rather that the up control. Laceration on index finger on left hand requiring 2 stitches.
WHILE WELDING ON AN EUCLID BODY, OUTSIDE THE REBAR BUILDING DOING TRACK WELDING, USING A WIRE WELDER.
FLAKE OF METAL GOT BEHIND EYE PROTECTION WHILE GRINDING AN I-BEAM.
HOOKING UP AN AIRLINE AND ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE TRIGGER AND THE GRINDER CAME ON.