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Employee using hand grinder with cutting disc to trim off steel patch, disc caught on edge of steel and shattered. Piece of disc struck left forearm lodging under skin causing laceration. Stitches required to close wound.
The employee was using a torch to cut a bolt. When the bolt was cut it fell into the employee's glove causing burns to his hand.
employee was using hand grinder, grinder slipped lacerating right index finger.
Employee attempted to help another employee cut a board. Just as the employee cutting the board was finishing the cut, the injured employee got his hand too close to the blade of the saw and the blade nicked his finger on his right hand. He received two small cuts which required a total of 3 stitches. Released for regular duty.
Foreign body in to right eye
EE was grinding while wearing proper PPE. Dust flew in from behind face shield and into left eye.
The EE was observing a plazma cutting operation, when the cutter slipped, contacting the EE in the groin area. This caused a burn, requiring medical treatment.
A jackhammer fell striking the EE on top of the left foot above his steel toe boot.
Cutting with a Metabo when the guard came loose and started spinning causing a laceration to left index finger.
Welding; unknown foreign body to right eye; nothing removed.
Employee was using a torch to cut down some old pipes when one of the pipes fell and knocked him off his step ladder causing a laceration to his left ear.
EE was using pressurized air to clear a pipe when the air hit a restriction in the pipe and dust blew back in his eyes.
EE was using a jackhammer through an access port in #6 rock feeder when a chunk fell hitting the jackhammer bit and forcing the other end of the jackhammer against his head. He suffered a laceration to the left side of his head requiring 6 stitches.
Employee was jackhammering when a piece of hot material fell from above and hit him on the neck and head. He suffered burns to his left hand and neck area as well as a broken right thumb.
EE was using the high pressure water blaster to clean in the preheater tower. He pulled the gun out of one port & went to another. The trigger engaged and the high pressure water was aimed at EE's foot. The water cut through his boot and into his right foot, causing a deep puncture wound.
Employee was guiding excess chain from electric hoist around the crane drum, the weight of the chain caused excess chain to run out pulling employee's left hand into the railing. Left pinky finger was cut requiring stitches. Restricted duty only no lost time.
A kiln dust seal was leaking dust near the location the employee was working. The kiln dust got in his eyes and the employee apparently rubbed the dust in his eyes.
WHILE USING JACKHAMMER TO DISLODGE LARGE LUMP, THE JACKHAMMER BECAME LODGED IN LUMP. WHILE PULLING TO FREE THE JACKHAMMER, EE PULLED HIS SHOULDER, CAUSING DISCOMFORT. EE GAVE TIME TO SEE IF PAIN WOULD ALLEVIATE BY ITSELF, BUT PAIN CONTINUED. EE WENT TO DOCTORS ON 3/4/05 FOR FIRST VISIT. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 4/27/05.
OVERHEAD BUCKET OF CRANE HIT THE HOPPER EE WAS WELDING IN. A PIECE OF MARL FELL OFF OF THE TOP OF THE HOPPER AND INTO THE HOPPER, HITTING EE IN HIS RIBS (LEFT SIDE).
TRYING TO EMPTY KILN 2 SETTLING TANK ON BURNER FLOOR, WHEN USING AIR HOSE, DUST SHOT OUT.
Employee was cutting an air hose with a bandsaw when it lacerated the left hand.
While using a cutting torch, a piece of hot slag fell into his right ear.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING V-BLOCKS WITH A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. THE BACKHOE BUCKET SWUNG OVER CAUSING THE ANGLE IRON TO PINCH HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE V-BLOCK.
TRYING TO LINE UP SCREW THAT OPENS THE DOOR ON SURGE TANK SO IT COULD BE WELDED. ANOTHER EE ENERGIZED SYSTEM TO EXTEND SCREW SO IT COULD BE WELDED. SCREW EXTENDED & BOLT ON COUPLING CAUGHT BOTTOM OF PANTS PULLING LEFT FOOT UP. BOLT WENT DOWN INTO BOOT BESIDE ANKLE & PULLED FOOT UP.
EE CAME DOWN THE STEPS TO PUT OUT A FIRE & ON THE FLOOR LEVEL WAS HOT KILN FEED, & HE STEPPED IN IT.
SUPERVISOR CAME DOWN THE STEPS TO PUT OUT A FIRE & ON THE FLOOR LEVEL WAS HOT KILN FEED, & HE STEPPED IN IT.
EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AN OBSTRUCTION FROM A SMALL SHREDDER WHEN IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED IN REVERSE DIRECTION INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS STANDING TO CLOSE TO AREA WHERE CRANE WAS LIFTING GEAR TO EASE TENSION. WHEN TENSION RELEASED, A RUBBER SOFTENER, WEIGHING APPROX 40 LBS CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S HEAD. EE WAS W EARING A HARD HAT.
EE WAS FLAGGING OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN HOOK CAUGHT ON MILL DOOR, THEN IT SUDDENLY FREED ITSELF AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.