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Employee was welding on guard rail when his auto-darkening welding lens failed. He immediately replaced lens with a standard welding lens.

Employee was welding on finish mill shell (overhead and in awkward position). Felt pain in shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on November 16, 2009.)

Side of dozer slipped when employee passed crest of stockpile causing him to be partially ejected from seat. Seat belt came unhooked (Seat belt was not defective, but was apparently not securely fastened.)

While moving mill grinding ball hopper into position, the ball on the hopper rolled over, pinching the employees hand between handle and ball. (Required stitches)

A brace was being hoisted by a crane. The connector was climbing into position. The flagman for the crane was not properly positioned and did not wait for the connector to get into position. The flagman brough the brace in too low and struck the connector in the back pinching him into a beam. He fell and his safety equipment caught him.

installing hopper wedge. Hammering down wedge with hammer. Hit side of wedge, hammer bounced to side of brace then to face.

EE was replacing belt on air handler for waste fuels lab when he tried to stop pulleys by grabbing the belt resulting in finger being pinched between belt and pulley. unit was locked out and pulley was free-wheeling. stitches required.

EE WAS CUTTING LID ON DRUM WITH AIR CHISEL. USED HAND TO PULL UP ON LID AND METAL CUT THROUGH GLOVES.

INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL A PILOT HOLE, WHEN THE GLOVE ON HIS HAND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRILL CHUCK DRAWING HIS HAND AND FINGER ONTO THE DRILL BIT.

INJURED WAS JACKHAMMERING CASTABLE FROM THE WALLS OF THE CLINKER COOLER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WALL.

WHILE IN PROCESS OF POSITIONING BALL HOPPER UNDER MILL WITH TOW MOTOR AND CHAIN FALL, HOPPER SHIFTED ON CHAIN FALL CATCHING INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN FLOOR PLATE AND BALL MILL JOURNAL WALL.