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Employee's right index finger was lacerated when he struck the edge of the housing flange that he was drilling. He received 4 stitches.
EE was using a cutting torch to cut a roller out of the southwest bin belt when he cut through the center shaft causing the grease inside to catch fire. The fire, grease spewed on his left arm and when the roller fell out it hit his right arm causing burns on both arms.
Employee was changing the shim packs in a coupling and had to cut the bolts off. He was driving out the bolts when a sliver broke off and hit his right shoulder. May 24, 2004, he went to doctor to get sliver removed from his shoulder. Reclassified 5/25/04 from FA to MT due to medical treatment on 5/24/04.
Employee was cleaning the PDS tank with the backhoe. Material fell and splashed in employee's right eye. Employee was provided a prescription.
EE WAS BREAKING DOWN A 12' 600# POYAM VALVE USING A 1'DRIVE IMPACT TO BREAK THE NUTS. WHEN HE BROKE THE STUFFING BOX NUT, IT SPUN OFF FASTER THAT NORMAL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE I MPACT AND THE VALVE YOKE.
EE WAS PUMPING #2 TRAY CAUSTIC TO #2 SECONDARY USING THE NORTH HOSE LIQUOR PUMP & JUMPING TO #2 TRAY FEED LINE. WHILE THE NORTH HOSE LIQUOR PUMP WAS STILL RUNNING, HE DISCONNECTED THE AIR SUPP LY TO THE CLARKSON VALVE ON THE ST MANIFOLD BEFORE OPENING THE GATE VALVES TO THE LINE, CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD UP & BLOW A GASKET IN THE INSPECTION WINDOW COVER. HOT CAUSTIC SPRAYED ON HIM
HYDRO CHEM EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A HIGH PRESSURE HYDROBLASTING "ROTOJET" BY HANDLING A 15' 1" PIPE ATTACHED TO THE ROTOJET. THE ROTOJET WAS UNDER PRESSURE WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTIN G TO DISLODGE THE ROTOR ARMS INSIDE THE DIGESTER BY MOVING THE PIPING OUTSIDE THE DIGESTER. THE ROTOR ARMS DISLODGED CAUSING HIGH PRESSURE WATER AND BAUXITE MATERIAL TO SPRAY OUT OF A MANWAY
BLOW BAR SLIPPED FROM BRACKET AND HE REACHED TO GRAB THE BLOW BAR (AUTOMATIC REFLEX) FROM FALLING AND HE SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER IN BETWEEN BLOW BARS.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A MOTOR TO ATTACH A FOOTBALL TAG. THE DRILL BIT BROKE AND THE JAGGED EDGE LEFT IN DRILL MOTOR SLICED HIS FINGER.
EE WAS FINISHED WITH JOB TASK AND RETURNED THE WAND TO THE RACK. WHEN EE TURNED THE STEAM OFF THE LINE HAMMERED. THE WAND JUMPED OFF OF RACK & STRUCK THE EE ON THE BACK OF THE CALF & THIGH.
IN PREPARATION TO BEGIN WELDING, EE LAID HIS ELECTRODE HOLDER ON PLATFORM GRATING. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CONNECTING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE WELDING WHIP TO THE WELDING LEAD. WHEN THE WHIP MALE END MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE LEAD FEMALE END, A SPARK FLASH OCCURRED & CAUSED A BURN TO EE'S FINGER. EE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE ELECTRODE HOLDER WAS GROUNDED TO THE GRATING.
EE REPORTED HE WAS EXPERIENCING EYE IRRITATION THAT HE ATTRIBUTED TO WELDING FLASH BURN. HE WORKED MONDAY & TUESDAY DAY SHIFTS IN SECTION II PERFORMING INTERMITTENT SMALL WELDING JOBS. HE WORK ED OVERTIME IN THE POWER HOUSE ON A WELDING JOB MONDAY 3-11 SHIFT. HE SAID HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC EVENT BUT THAT HIS EYE BECAME IRRITATED SLIGHTLY ON THE 21ST & MORE SEVERE TODAY.
WHILE SNAD BLASTING A METAL PLATE ON THE BLASTING TABLE, EE WAS HOLDING THE BLASTING HOSE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE METAL PLATE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HIS RIGHT ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ABRASIVE BLASTING. HE WAS WEARING A PAPER SUIT INSTEAD OF THE COVERALLS PURCHASED FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING.
EE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE STUDS FROM BOTTOM FLANGE ON #4 FLASH TANK LEVEL CONTROL VALVE. IMPACT WRENCH WAS BEING UTILIZED ABOVE HEAD LEVEL IN THE VERTICAL POSITION. AS EE WAS REMOVI NG STUDS HE STATED HE FELT SOMETHING "GIV" IN HIS ELBOW. HE HAD TO RELEASE THE WRENCH IMMEDIATELY. EE STATES HIS ELBOW, ARM AND HAND HAVE A LOSS OF STRENGTH. EE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED PE AT
EE HAD BEEN AROUND WELDING AND DUST ALL DAY AND HIS EYES FELT IRRITATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON NO.4 CYCLONE WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG POPPED LOOSE AND BURNED HIM ON HIS NECK.
EE WAS IN THE SHOP CUTTING A 4"PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. A PIECE FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CART, BOUNCED OFF THE FLOOR AND STRUCK HIS LITTLE TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A WELDING TEST AND FELT BURNING THROUGH HIS GLOVE. HE CONTINUED TO WELD UNTIL HE HAD COMPLETED HIS ASSIGNMENT.
EE USING AN IMPACT WAS REMOVING A NUT. AS HE PULLED THE IMPACT AWAY FROM THE STUD IT SPUN OFF THE LAST THREAD & OUT OF THE SOCKET STRIKING HIS UPPER LIP, LACERATING IT & BREAKING A TOOTH.
SISSOR LIFT WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO UNTIL-EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON HAND RAIL AND WHILE IN TRAVEL THE HANDRAIL STRUCK A 45 DEGREE STEEL MEMBER WHICH CAUSED HIS MIDDLE FINGER TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO HANDRAILS.
ATTENDING WELDING SCHOOL, HE BEGAN TO FEEL EYE IRRITATION IN BOTH EYES AROUND NOON.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A 14" PIPE AND HE WENT TO TURN THE PIPE OVER SO HE COULD GRIND THE BOTTOM. HE HELD THE GRINDER WITH ONE HAND WITH THE AUTO. BUTTON ON AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN PIPE, THE GRIN DER STRUCK HIS KNEE AND CAUSED THE LACERATION 1 1/2" LONG AND 3/4 " DEEP CUT.
LEAK IN TORCH-1ST DEGREE BURN
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A LIFT WITH THE BOOM TRUCK. LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE 40 ' LONG 6" DIAMETER, WHILE ROTATING THE PIPE THE LOAD SWUNG IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR. HE PUT HIS H AND OUT TO STOP THE SWING OF THE PIPE. THE OPERATOR HAD HIS THUMB ON HIS RIGHTHAND JAMMED BETWEEN PIPE AND HANDRAIL OF TRUCK.