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Employee was using an impact wrench equipment with a swivel and socket to tighten one of the bolts that rend the knives. The accident occurred when the socket separated from the swivel and flew into employee's face causing a laceration on the upper lip.
The employee was cleaning the Pre-heater tower from stage 5. A long lance was used in order to create distance and allow the employee to stand aside while cleaning. At some point, while unplugging the port, material exited the port getting into the employee's eyes.
Employee running 4 inch grinder cut wrist when grinder kicked back.
Individual was cleaning on the tower with a water lance felt a pinch in their back then felt pain in their back.
Tech using 2 different size jack stands to support the bucket of a WA-900 and did not relieve the pressure from the hydraulic line. When they broke the control valve loose it caused the bucket shift and fall off of the jack stands. When the bucket fell the dog bone linkage swung down and hit the tech just below the knees. Tech sustained injury to both legs.
The employee was cleaning the riser on the 4th floor West side, with a WAMA gun, when hot dust flew out of the pot hole and get into their left eye. The employee was using all PPE at that time. Immediately, they flushed their eye. They experienced redness in their eye on 08/02/2017.
Employee was welding when a piece of slag burned through pant leg and fell down into boot causing a burn to right foot. Employee was treated with first aid on site until 1/4/16 when they requested medical treatment.
The employee was removing a snowman, when a built-up fell and hit the lance of the water pressure gun. This caused that EE's left hand turns. EE felt a little pain, but EE thought it was nothing. On October 8, 2016, the employee mentioned to EE's supervisor what happened, but told supervisor that it was nothing. On October 24, 2016, EE's supervisor sent EE to a doctor.
Employee strained his back when he braked suddenly while operating machinery.
Employee was working the super bag machine when he experienced pain on the lower right side of his abdomen.
Employee burned hand with an open torch flame while cutting/grating metal pieces inside the finish mill. He explains that while cutting metal pieces the hose got caught on something and as he pulled to free it, the flame went under glove and burned the top part of his hand. Restrictions as follows: keep wound clean and dry with tolerated use of (L)hand.
Employee was cleaning a port when the pressure from a water gun caused hot material to be thrown at him. As a result, he jumped backwards, lost his hotsuit helmet and struck his head with a beam.
Installing a chute on top of a feeder in the coal mill. The sling got hung up and the foreman told his crew to get a look from the back of the chute. The injured miner did not move(he does not understand english well). There was a problem with the rigging & the chute slid and hit injured below his knees breaking both legs.
Employee stated that he was using a torch when a spark jumped and landed inside his right ear.
Employee was welding and a piece of welding slag fell into his ear.
Employee stated that he was knocking down material buildup in the cooler with a high pressured water gun when vapor came out via the cleaning port and traveled thru his glove.
Erecting scaffold in cyclone when a clinker fell from an overhead section of the cyclone. The clinker landed on the employee's top right side of the hard hat. It also struck his right shoulder, right hip and left thumb causing a fractured shoulder and wrist.
Employee stated that he was opening an inspection door with another employee when an impact gun socket pin cut thru his glove and lacerated his right hand.
Employee stated that he lacerated his right hand fingers while cutting a piece of metal.
Employee stated that while working with a hand grinder, he lost grip of the grinder and it fell, lacerating his left middle finger.
Employee was cutting plates for a job. He stated that he was working on a metal shear when his left pinky finger got caught by the support plunger, which engages when the shear cuts.
EE stated that a piece of metal fell on his left hand while he was cutting a pipe using a cutting torch (laceration).
Employee stated that he was cleaning the trial scale when water from the high pressure water hose struck his left eye.
The reason for accident is the head ache ball on the crane got hung up on edge of roof transferring some of the weight to the roof. structure. when the load came uncaught the load lurche down and bounce due to boom deflection. Ee was sitting on a beam and was caught between the beam and the load.
Employee was welding at the raw mill chute when the weld sparks lit up the torch that was on the floor. As a result, he sustained a burn to his right leg.
Employee was working in fab area during the day. In the afternoon he contacted his supervisor for discomfort in right eye. It was examined and flushed out. He experienced continued discomfort and was taken to a clinic, examined and a piece of metal was found and removed from right eye. He was released back to work.
EE WAS CLEANING A BEARING USING AN AIR NOZZLE. A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW BACK AND HIT THE RIGHT EYE.