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EE was using a jack hammer trying to dislodge a chunk from #8 clinker feeder when another EE shut the gate and struck the jack hammer causing it to strike the EE on the right side of the face and neck causing pain and swelling. EE was transported to the emergency room for treatment. EE was diagnosed with a facial contusion returned to work on light duty.
EE was on top of kiln removing shims from under pads on #3 tire. After old shims were removed, compressed air was used to clean rust, scale, slag, etc. from under pads before installing new shim. Wind was blowing and something got in EE eye. Minor irritation persisted until medical treatment was sought.
While cleaning shop floor with steam cleaner, stepped back onto a jack lying on the floor. While trying to regain balance steam cleaner shot hot water onto right foot penetrating the boot with the hot water. The result was 2nd degree burn to the right foot.
Employee was roading a Boom lift to another location when he hit a 5" rock in the road. This caused the machine to jump. He was using his left leg to power the machine and when it jumped it caused a hyperextension of his left knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE & SLIVER OF METAL GOT IN MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME CHAIN LINKS APART. UNKNOWN TO HIM, THE FITTING ON THE GAS SIDE AT THE VALVE WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE LEVER FOR THE OXYGEN THE GAS I GNITED FLASH BACK CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM ABOVE HIS GLOVE TO BE BURNED.
EE WAS WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT (20:00 TO 08:00) ARC-GOUGHING 4 INCH S.S. ANCHORS FROM INSIDE OUR 12 FT DIAMETER KILN WITH 3 CO-WORKERS. DURING THE PROCESS ALL WELDERS WERE ARC-GOUGING AT THE S AME TIME CREATING A FLASHBACK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THEIR WELDING HELMETS. HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING REPLACE 3"VALVE ON THE DISCHARGE SIDE OF SLURY PUMP HE WAS HOLDING THE VALVE WHILE IT WAS BEING WELDED. EE RECEIVED ARC FLASH BURNS TO THE EYES.
EE WAS USING A GRINDER TO CUT AWAY A BEARING AND A METAL SHAVING GOT IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
EE WAS WELDING DURING THE DAY AS IS NORMAL COURSE OF DUTIES REQUIRED. DURING HIS SHIFT HE HAD A FRAGMENT OF METAL ENTER HIS RT. EYE. HE DID NOT FEEL DISCOMFORT UNTIL AFTER HIS SHIFT. AT THE BE GINNING OF HIS NEXT SHIFT THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED & EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE WAS HELPING HOLD A TAIL PULLEY GUARD WHEN WELDING WAS GOING ON. HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.
EE S WERE PULLING AN ELEVATOR BELT THAT HAD BROKEN OUT OF SHAFT. AFTER THE CRANE LIFTS BELT AS HIGH AS IT CAN EE TIE THE BELT OFF WITH RIGGING CABLE TO ALLOW CRANE TO DROP ITS CABLE LOWER TO P ULL OUT MORE BELTING FROM SHAFT. THE BELT GIVES A FEW FEET BETWEEN THESE STEPS. THIS IS WHEN ONE BUCKET STRUCK EE ON BACK OF UPPER ARM.
EE WAS AT C-11 CONVEYOR LIFTING IDLERS UP TO THE HEAD PULLEY AREA WITH A CRANE. AFTER THE IDLERS WERE LIFTED TO THE CATWALK THE EE UNHOOK THEM FROM THE CHAIN THE IDLERS FELL OVER CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE IDLERS AND HAND RAIL. EE WAS TAKEN DR TO HAVE X RAYS NO BONES WHERE BROKEN. EE RECEIVED 3 STITICHES BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. EE WAS SCHEDULED OFF TIL 8-19-03.
EE WAS CHIPPING ON A PIECE OF METAL & A SMALL PIECE OF WELDING RESIDUE SOME HOW FLEW, HITTING EE IN THE CORNER OF HIS RT. EYE.
EE WAS FABRICATING A MACHINE GUARD AND HAD DRILLED AND TAPPED HOLES FOR SEVERAL BOLTS TO ASSEMBLE THE GUARD. WHEN TAKING THE BOLTS OUT TO OPEN THE GUARD FOR FURTHER WORK, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT MI DDLE FINGER KNUCKLE ON A SHARP METAL EDGE, CUTTING HIS KNUCKLE AND REQURING 5 STITCHES INT HE KNUCKLE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUSH HOGGING. BUSH HOG THREW AN OBJECT INTO RHE AIR FROM UNDER THE BLADE, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER, BUSTED THE FINGER OPEN.
EE WAS HOLDING BACKUP ON A CARRIAGE BOLT BEING REMOVED. HIS GLOVE BECAME INTANGLED ON THE BOLT HEAD, TWISTING HIS HAND AND BRUISING HIS THUMB. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. & X-RAYED. THE X-RAYS WERE NEG. A SPLINT WAS APPLIED BY THE DR. & WAS WORN THE REST OF THE DAY. HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS UNDER THE GRATES & ONE WAS MOVED & CLINKER DUST FELL DOWN OVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYES
EE WAS TAKING SAMPLE FROM SOUTH MILL CHUTE. CANNON BLASTER DISCHARGED FORCING MATERIAL UNDER EE'S TOWER SUIT HOOD AND INTO HIS EYES.
PROCESS ASSISTANT WAS LOWERING A JACKHAMMER FROMBOTTOM OF STAGE II CYCLONE. EE WAS TOLD TO GET THE JACKHAMMER BUT THE JACKHAMMER CAME LOOSE FROM THE AIR COUPLING. IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE JACKHAMMER, THE EE RAN AT WHICH TIME HIS ANKLE GAVE OUT.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A JACKHAMMER, CLINKER DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARC GAUGING ON TOP OF #1 FINISH MILL AND CAUGHT HIS PANTS LEG ON FIRE. BEFORE HE COULD PUT IT OUT IT HAD BURNED HIS ANKLE.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A JACKHAMMER, HE FELT A PIECE OF THE BIT GO INTO HIS LEG.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A JACKHAMMER HE GOT HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER & A DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS GLOVE ON FIRE. HE RECEIVED A SMALL BURN ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR FIRST AID AND WA S RELEASED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE BLOWING OUT GYP HOLE GETTING IT READY TO RUN MASONRY, HE GOT CEMENT DUST IN BOTH OF HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN AN AIR HAMMER AND THE GROUND.
WHILE WELDING A PIECE OF SLAG OR DUST BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE TRIED TO WASH IT OUT BUT IT WASSTILL IRRITATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LANCING #8 GCT AND A CHUNK FELL ON THE LANCE AND HIT RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE'S LEG WAS BRUISED AND SCRAPED.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER IN THE HOPPER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT TURN IN ACCIDENT OR GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 6/4/01. HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT DAY BUT HE STARTED MISSING TIME 6/8/01.
EE & COWORKERS WERE TRYING TO PUT PIPELINE BACK TOGETHER. EE CRANKED OUTBOARD MOTOR TO MOVE PIPELINE. MOTOR JUMPED INTO GEAR. WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF MOTOR, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUG HT BETWEEN PIPELING AND MOTOR, CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS CLEANING INLET O2 ANALYZER & FORGOT TO TURN OFF AIR WHEN THE BLASTER WENT OFF AND THE HOSE HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT CAUSED A LACERATION TO LIP AND A BROKEN TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE WATER BLASTER WHEN A CHUNK FELL AND HIT THE NOZZLE CAUSING THE WATER BLASTER LANCE TO CATCH UNDER EMPLOYEE'S ARM.
REPLACING PUMP BEARING ON DREDGE, BEARING TURNEDIN HOUSING SMASHING HAND BETWEEN BEARING AND HOUSING.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER - A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HITTING HIM IN THE ABDOMEN.
EE WAS JACK HAMMERING OUT 6" CASTABLE LINING WITHIN THE KILN, USING A 60 LB. JACKHAMMER. A PIECE OF CASTABLE BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL FORWARD, CATCHING HIS FINGER BE TWEEN THE JACK HAMMER HANDLE AND CASTIRON LIFTER
HAD AN INSPECT DOOR OPEN ON INCLINE SCREW BELOW #5 GCT TO CHANGE THE TAIL BEARING ON THE SCREW. HOT DUST FROM #5 GCT BLEW OUT THE INSPECTION DOOR.
HAD AN INSPECT DOOR OPEN ON INCLINE SCREW BELOW #5 GCT TO CHANGE THE TAIL BEARING ON THE SCREW. HOT DUST FROM #5 GCT BLEW OUT THE INSPECTION DOOR.
EE WAS HOLDING THE BELT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING WITH HIS LEFT. THE BLADE SLIPPED AND CUTACROSS THE THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FIRST KNUCKLE AND THUMB NAIL.
EE WAS GRINDING THE ROUGH EDGES OFF THE END OF AN 18" PRYBAR WITH A 4" SIDE SHAFT GRINDER. A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE ER AND HAD THE METAL REMOVED. EE WAS WEARING GOGGLES OVER HIS PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.
EE WAS WELDING WEARING SAFETY GLASS BUT BURNT SLAG/ASH GOT AROUND LENSE & STUCK TO HIS LEFT CORNEA. DID NOT MISS ANY TIME
EE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OUT CHUTE A LARGE CHUNK BROKE LOOSE AND HIT JACKHAMMER TO SMASH HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST RM HOUSING.
EE WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON WITH A BAND SAW. HE ATTEMPTED TO TRIM THE TIP OF THE IRON WHEN THE SAW SLIPPED AND CUT THE FINGER.
BURNED SKIN LEFT FOOT EE WAS PRESSURE WASHING BY AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN HE SPRAYED HIS LEFT FOOT PUNCTURING THRU HIS STEEL TOED BOOYT
WHILE GRINDING, METAL GOT INTO THE EYE.
CHERRY PICKER CRANE WAS BEING OPERATED WITHOUT OUTRIGGERS EXTENDED, TIPPED OVER AND FELL ON THE MINER AND CRUSHED HIM UNDER THE BOOM AGAINST THE GROUND. SIGNIFICANT BRUISING, COLLAPSED LUNG.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE BAG DISCHARGER ON THE 787 FORCE FLOW VALVE PACKER TO ACCOMODATE 50 LBS BAGS. AS HE REACHED DOWN HE SLIPPED HIS RIGHT THUMB WENT UNDER THE BAG DISCHARGER AND HIS RIGHT SHOU LDER HIT THE START BUTTON.T HE BAG DISCHARGER CLOSE ON HIS THUMB. THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED 3-5 SECONDS LATER. HIS THUMB WAS SEVERLY LACERATED.
WHILE WELDING EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING ENTER THE EYE.
EE WAS GRINDING USING A 7" GRINDER. HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD WHILE GRINDING WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS STRUCK HIM IN HIS R EYE. THE FACE SHIELD WAS A NEW BRAND THAT WE DO NOT NORMALLY USE.
EE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON A BOLT WITH THE LEFT HAND AND TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOLT WITH THE IMPACT WRENCH. THE BOLT TURNED AND CUT THE TOP OF THE HAND.