EE ALLEGES HE WAS JACKHAMMERING OVERHEAD OR A SUPLHUR RING IN THE KILN. A ALRGE DUST CLOUD CAME DOWN AND EE STARTED THE FAN SUCKED THE DUST INTO HIS EYES. DR REMOVED A SMALL PARTICLE FROMHIS E YE AND SAID HE HAD A SCRATCH. THIS INCIDENT IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A CURNER PIPE THAT WAS SITTING ON SAW HORSES. A CASTABLE CAME OFF THE PIPE CAUSING THE BURNER PIPE TO ROLL OFF OF THE HORSES TOWARD HIM. IT FELL STRIKI NG HIS RIGHT SHIN. HE HAD THE HAMMER IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE PULLED BACK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY HE FELT A CHARLIE-HORSE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS OPERATING THE "CAT" BACKHOE WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES HE TRIED TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE ONE THE ENGINE'S RADIATOR. APPARENTLY THERE WAS STILL PRESSURE AND THE EXITING STEAM BURNED HIS LEFT HAND AND THUMB.
GUS WAS SUPERVISING WORK ON CLASSIFIER-WORKERS WERE GRINDING ON HARD SURFACE PLATES AND A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE KILN USING THE AUXILLIARY ENGINE. SOMETHING WITHIN THE ENGINE CLUTCH STRUCTURALLY FAILED. THE CLUTCH AND HOUSING CAME APART. A PIECE OF THE CLUTCH OR HOUSIN G STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE JAW. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN JAW AT THE HOSPITAL.
INJURED STATES HE WAS OPERATING CRANE ON BROKEN RAIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS RUNNING ONE OF THE MILLING MACHINES WHEN ONE OF THE MACHINE'S ADJUSTING HANDLES TURNED FAST UNEXPECTEDLY HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM. THE EE HAD FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE HANDLE BEFORE RU NNING THE MACHINE.
EE WORKING ABOVE WERE CUTTING A BOLT AND THE BOLT DROPPED INTO INJURED EE'S COVERALLS BURNING HIM ON THE STOMACH.