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BENDING OVER TO CONTINUE WORK WITH JACK HAMMER.
EMP WAS WORKING FROM A PLATFORM UNPLUGGING AN OBSTRUCTION OF MATERIALS USING AN AIR LANCE. A FLUSH OF MATERIAL OCCURRED AND EMP COULD NOT ESCAPE. WORK PLATFORM WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH AND PROTECTIV E SLIVER SUITS WERE NOT MANDATORY WHEN PERFORMING JOB.
BURNED HAND WITH TORCH.
GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL TO BE INSTALLED IN A CHUTE. A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE BECOMING LODGED AND REQUIRING MEDICAL REMOVAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING IN PREHEAT DUCT WHEN DUST BLEW IN LEFT EYE.
EE WAS LANCING OUT AT THE COAL PREHEAT DROPOUT AND HOT DUST FELL ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK. EE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING A NOMEX HOOD. THIS IS BEING REPORTED LATE BECAUSE THE PRIOR SAFETY DIRECTOR QUIT AND THIS WAS JUST NOTICED AS NOT BEING REPORTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON INNER CONE IN THE ROLLER MILL. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND PROPER WELDING HOOD. AS HE WAS WELDING, HE FELT PIECE OF HOT MATERIAL UNDER HIS LEFT EYELID.
EE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF EXACT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, EYE BEGAN TEARING & BECAME RED & IRRITATED AT APPROX 7:30AM. WENT UP TO FIRST-AID CENTER BUT COULD NOT IRRIGATE FROM EYE. WENT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL & FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED. USED PRESDCRIPTION MEDICAN FOR TREATMENT THUS BECOMES MSHA REPORTABLE CASE.
EE WAS BURNING IN THE MILL BLDG. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BURN OFF SOME MATERIAL WHICH WAS LOCATED JUST ABOVE HIS HEAD. HIS ARMS WERE EXTENDED UPWARD, WHEN A PIECE OF HOT MATERIAL FELL DOWN & LAND ED BETWEEN HIS SHIRT COLLAR & BARE SKIN ON HIS NECK CAUSING BURN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRILL PRESS TO DRILL HOLE I PIECE OF STEEL WENT TO REPOSITION STEEL SAW A SLIVER ATTEMPTED TO BRUSH IT OFF WITH HIS LEFT HAND GOT TOO CLOSE TO DRILL BIT GLOVE HE WAS WEARING BECAME ENTANGLED WITH DRILL BIT CAUSING LACERATION & DAMAGE TO INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN MARION SHOVEL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF IT. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THIS IS A WORK RELATED INCIDENT.
54736YEE WAS MAKING A PELLET FOR THE LAB X-RAY ANALYZER.THE SWING ARM OF THE PELLET MAKER DID NOT CLEAR THE PIN AND CAUGHT HER RIGHT HAND IN A PICH POINT CAUSING A CUT REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.NO 36230TIME INVOLVED.EMPLOYEE HAD ONE SINGLE DAY OF VACATION SCHEDULED AND TWO DAYS BETWEEN SHIFT.THIS IS THE REASON FOR A 3 DAYS LAPSE BELOW.DOCTOR STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACK HAMEMRING CHUNKS IN CLINKER COOLER WHEN SOME SMALL PIECES OF CLINKER FLEW BACK AT HIM HITTING HI EXPOSED RIGHT ARM. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE BEENWEARING PPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING LIGHTS ON GRAVEL BED DUST COLLECTOR WHEN HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT METAL CAUSING A BURN TO HIS FOOT BOTTOM HE IS A IABETIC & DOES NOT HAVE GOOD CIRCULATION IN H IS FEET
EMPL WELDING & GRINDING IN ROLLER MILL.A PARTICLE OF DEBRIS FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE AIR LANCE FROM TRIPPER WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE EMPL DID NOT SEE MEDICAL HELP UNTIL 9/3. TREATMENT AT THAT TIME WA S MEDICATION ONLY. DR HAS NOW REQUIRED PHYSCIAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD ON THE CRADEL FOR A TCD WHEN SLAG FELL HITTING HIS PANT LEG CAUSING A BURN TO HIS RIGHT INNER LEG.
INSTALLING COVER ON PORT AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN FOREIGN PARTICLE BLEW IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE CHUNKS IN THE CLINKER BREAKER. HE IMPROPERLY LIFTED JACK HAMMER AND STRAINED LEFT CHEST WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING 2IN PIPE FOR MULTIPLE PASS WELDING WHEN PARTICLES FLEW UP LODGING IN RIGHT EYE EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING FULL FACE FLIP-UP TYPE HOOD OR FULL COVER GOGGLES
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A TOOTH ON AN END LOADER AND A SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE HAD GOGGLES OR FLIP SHIELD ON TO PROTECT HIMSELF BETTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TIGHTEN BOLTS WITH A SLUG WRENCH.HE WENT TO REPOSITION THE WRENCH AT THE SAME TIME THE AHMMER OPERATOR LOWERED THE AHMMER.THE AHMMER HIT THE EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER OF LEF T AHND.