RELIGHTING TORCH, AFTER IT WENT OUT, BUILD UP OF FUMES, CAUSE TORCH TO IGNITE WHEN EE LIGHT TORCH AGAIN. 2ND DEGREE BURNS--LOWER LIP, CHIN AND LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 21WHILE PULLING SPRAYS OUT OF KILN DUST CHAMBERS, THE SPRAYS WHERE HOT STEAM FROM SPRAYS BURNED HANDS AND ABDOMEN 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
USING A JACK HAMMR ON #2 DUST CHAMBER. BIT SLIPPEDON ICE ADN LOST FOOTING AND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CUT ON LEFT INDEX FIGNER - LACERATED.
OPERATING THE SMALL PORTABLE ELECTRIC CABLE WINCH HE GRABBED THE CABLE CLOSE TO THE SPOOL WITH GLOVED LEFT HAND AND USED HIS GLOVED RIGHT HAND TO OPERATE THE PUSH BUTTON SWITCH, IN ORDER TO PL AY OUT SLACK. PUSHED WRONG BUTTON INSTANTLY DRAWING FINGER TIPS INTO THE TIGHTENED SPOOL OF CABLE LACERATING TIP MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
REMOVED BOBCAT FROM COAL BARGE. UNHOOKED CHAIN USED TO LIFT BOBCAT. GAVE SIGNAL TO MOVE CRANE BUCKET. STARTED TO RAISE BUCKE TEMPLOYEE STEPPED BETWEEN BOBCAT ADN CRANE BUCKET. CRANE BUCKET MOVED TOWARD THE BOBCAT PUSHING EMPLOYEE. FELL AND THE CRANE BUCKE THIT BOTH ELGS AGAINST THE BOBCAT BUCKET - 2 BROKEN LEGS.
USING A 90# AIR HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT THE CEMENT GROUT ON THE DRIVE PIERS OF #4 KILN BETWEEN THE PINION GEARS-STRAIN IN LEFT RIB CAGE.FIRST WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-09-92.
BAGGING CP HYDRATE FROM #6 BAGGING MACHINE & THE BAG ON HIS LEFT SIDE BURST SPRAYING LIME ON CHEST & FACE FORCING LIME UNDER SAFETY GALSSES INTO BOTH EYES ACUTE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
BAGGING 50 BAGS OF QUICKLIME FROM 4 BAGGING MACHINE PLACED EMPTY BAG ON LEFT SPOUT OF MACHINE, PRESSED BUTTON TO CALMP BAG, THEN THE CLAMP POPPED UP RELEASING THE BAG AND THE FORCE OF MATERIAL PUSHED BAG OFF THE SPOUT. MATERIAL KEPT FLOWINGAND STRUCK MID SECTION AND FACE ACUTE ALKULI BURN BOTH EYES.
KNOCKING OUT CLEAN OUT DOOR WHEN PULLED ON JACKHAMMER & HURT BACK LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN.
WHILE WORKING CHANGING TORCHES IN NO. 1 KILN- TORCH SLIPPED IN HAND- BURN PALM LEFT HAND.
REAMING OUT FOUR HOLES ON BASE OF ID FAN MOTOR CAUSING RIGHT HAND TO HURT WHEN REAMER CAUGHT. FIRST DRS APPT WAS 10/07/91 WHICH NOW CAUSES THIS TO BE REPORTABLE.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE NORTH PLANT LOADEING AREA RAILROAD CAR PULLER CABLE WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND AND WORKING TO FREE IT AFTER WORKING 1/2 HR ON CABLE WENT TO START STATION AND PRESSED RUN BU TTON NOTHING HAPPENED. WENT BACK TO WORKING ON CABLE DID NOT NOTICE PUSH BOTTON WAS STUCK ON RUNNING POSITION CABLE BROOK FREE SNAPPED AND HIT LOWER PART OF HEEL RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION.
IN THE PROCESS OF ALIGHNING A DRIVE WHICH CONTAINS A SHEAR-PIN DEVISE. ONCE THE ALIGNMENT WAS MADE, STUCK FINGER IN THE SHEAR-PIN HOLE AND INADVERTENLY JOGGED THE MOTOR. THE MOTOR STARTED, CUT TING THE END OF THE INDEX FINGER OFF.
WHILE JACKHAMMERING A 9 INCH BRICK WORKED LOOSE FROM THE OVERHEAD AND DROPPED ON LEFT HAND.
WHILE BURNING A PIECE OF 10 GAUGE STEEL, HOSES FROM THE TORCH GOT CAUGHT AND TRIED TO MOVE HOSE WITH LEFT HAND WHILE HOLDING THE IGNITED TORCH WITH RIGHT HAND BURN TO TOP OF LEFT FOREARM.
WHILE WORKING DUST FROM THE DUST COLLECTOR FELL INTO BOTH EYES
WHILE WORKING L3ME DUST WENT INTO THE LEFT EYE.
KILN GUN SHELL 0AILED TO FIRE & BACAME LODGED IN FIRING CHAMBER & IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE SHELL IT DISCHARGED.
WHILE WORKING RECEIVED SOME LIME DUST IN EYE.
WHILE FILLING THE SAND HOPPER AFTER DUMPING THE BUCKET & WAS BACKING UP & THE BRAKES GAVE OUT & TRACTOR WAS ROLLING BACK. PUT TRACTOR INTO FIRST GEAR & HURT HIS BACK.
TOP OF WORK BOOT WAS EXPOSED DUE TO THE POSITION HE WAS IN AND A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL FROM THE PIPE HE WAS CUTTING SLIDE DOWN INSIDE THE BOOT BURNING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEEL ON LEFT FOOT