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EMPLOYEE WAS PO5ING IN #23 HOUSING & HOT DUST FLEW OUT & HIT HIM ON THE FACE & NECK
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT THE SHAFT HAD COME OFF THE PURGE AIR DAMPER AND HE WAS TRYING TO ALIGN SHAFT INTO THE BLOCK BY HAND WHEN THE CYLINDER ACTIVATED,CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO9ING A BUSHING FOR A PUMP SCREW AND A TRAIL OF SHAVINGS TWISTED AROUND AND CUT HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3WELDING FLASH CAUSED INJURY WHILE WORKING IN #21 ID FAN.
WHILE SAWING BR3CK BLADE OF SAW BECAME BOUND THROWING BRICK AND CARRIAGE TO REAR OF SAW TABLE EMP HAND WAS ON BACK OF BRICK AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BRICK AND DUST COLLECTOR PICK UP
EMPL ASSISTING REMOVAL OF OLD CONVEYOR BELTING FROM ROOF AREA.HE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN BELTING AND ROOF RAILING AS CRANE LIFTED BELTING CLEAR.
EMP WAS GRINDING WELDMENT OFF CUSHER CONCAVES HE SHIFTED HIS POSITION KAND HIS PORTABLE HAND GRINDER STRUCK HIS KNEE
PACKING CEMENT ON PACKING MACHINE. BAG BROKE CEMENT DUST ENTERED LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING REMOVAL FF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AT #62 FAN HOUSE HE SIGNALED CRANE OPERATOR TO RAISE LOAD AND THE BLOCK OF THE CRANE BUMPED A SHEET METAL DUST COVER OVERHEAD DUST COVER FE LL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARD HAT JARRING HIS HEAD AND NECK
PACKING ON 1 PALLETIZING BELT. INJURED REACHED ACROSS POWER CURVE BELT TO RETRIEVE HIS GLOVES, LOST HIS BALANCE, THEN FELL ACROSS THE BELT AND INJURED LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING REPAIR/ADJUSTMENT ON KILN SOOT BLOWER USING RATCHET WRENCH. UNIT ACTIVATED CAUSING RATCHET TO STRIKE EMPLOYEES ELBOW. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO LOCK UNIT OUT AS REQUIRED
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS UNFORESEEN PUFF OF ELEVATOR DUST CAME OUT OF ELEVATOR GETTING INTO HIS EYES AND ON HIS FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRESSING THE INSIDE SURFACE OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR USING SMALL AIR-POWERED GRINDER. HIS EYES BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM THAT EVENING.
EMP WAS REMOVING RETAINING NUTS FROM A HATCH COVER ON ECONOMIZER DUST TANK A PLUG UP WAS KNOWN AND KILN SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AS FINGAL RETAINERS WERE REMOVED AN UNFORESEEN BUILDUP OF HOT WATER FO FORCED THE HATCH COVER OPEN AND HOT WATER SPILLED OVER EMPLOYEE
EMP WAS REMOVING THE RETAINING NUTS FROM A HATCH COVER ON AN ECONOMIZER DUST TANK A PLUG UP WAS KNOWN AND KILN SUSTEM SHUT DOWN AS FINAL RETAINERS WERE REMOVED AN UNFORSEEN BUILDUP OF HOT WAT WATER FORCED THE HATCH COVER OPEN AND HOT WATER SPILLED OVER EMPLOYEE
DRESSING KEY STOCK FOR LATHE CHUCK USING SIDE OF 24\\ GRINDING WHEEL.KEY STOCK SKIPED OUT OF HANDS AND THUMB STRUCK GRINDING WHEEL.