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Employee got left foot caught by conveyor. Employee was taken to medical. Resulted in broken ankle and contusions.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING A JACK HAMMER AND A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN A BOLT FOR A LINER IN THE MILL. WHEN EE FINISHED EE NOTICED THAT EE'S ELBOW WAS RED, SLIGHTLY PAINFUL AND SWELLING
Mechanic was repairing primary feeder, guiding a bar with EE's left hand on top of the bar and running a hoist with EE's right hand. The bar moved unexpectedly and caught the mechanics left hand/fingers between the bar and the wall of the bin.
Mechanic was operating a 4 1/2" hand held grinder with a cutting wheel cutting a metal window frame. The cutting wheel stuck and kicked back coming into contact with the mechanics right hand/wrist resulting in a laceration.
A miner was operating a trackmobile that was struck by a rolling empty rail car that was found to have a faulty hand brake. After complaining of back soreness the next day the miner was taken to a medical facility and found to have likely strained his middle back area and was then placed on restrictive duty on 10/21/2011. The miner was given 3 prescriptions.
Loading drill pipe into Atlas Copco L8 30 drill carousal with winch installed on drill mast. Sliding hook weight got caught on part of the mast about half way up. Man standing below at controls was struck in the hard hat by weight after it came loose and side down the cable. Hard hat webbing cut the mans scalp. 10 staples needed. No lost time.
Employee was drilling mounting holes when the drill bit seized causing the drill handle to spin out of employee's hand.
EE was manually adjusting the throttle on Kiln #2 Pony Motor when his hand slipped hitting the motor fan with his right index finger. Resulted in an open wound requiring five stitches.
EMPLOYEE IS A MACHINIST, HE WAS USING THE LATHE TO CUT METAL WHEN A STRINGER HIT HIS NOSE JUST AS HE WAS BENDING DOWN TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. HE HAD TO HAVE 5 STITCHES PUT IN THE END OF HIS NOSE.
WHILE WORKING AT THE PLANT, EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS WEARING PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE DEVICES (CONFIRMED BY A WITNESS) & DID NOT RECALL THE SPECIFIC INSTANCE WHEN THE FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS EYE . HE INITIALLY THOUGHT INJURY WAS DUE TO A FLASHBURN & DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL FEB. 15. DIAGNOSIS WAS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.
TWO WORKERS WERE AT THE PIRANHA METAL CUTTER TRYING TO CUT A PIECE OF METAL. THIS WAS A METAL STRAP 12"LONG BY 4"WIDE BY 1/4"THICK. THEY WANTED TO CUT THE STRAP IN HALF THE LONG WAY WHICH WOUL D GIVE THEM 2 EA PIECES 2" X 12". THEY PUT THIS STRAP INTO THE PIRANHA BUT IT WOULD NOT SIT ON THE CUT LINE. THE STRAP WAS TEETERING SO HE TOLD HIM TO STEADY THE STRAP WHILE HE BROUGHT THE CU
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SOME METAL WITH ARCH, CUTTING ROD AND THE SPLATTER CAUSED HIS SHIRT TO CATCH ON FIRE. HE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS BACK AND UNDER HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS WORKING AT NOCC DURING KILNSHEET DOWN. HE WAS REMOVING REFACTORY FROM THE KILN WITH A 90LB JACKHAMMER & CHISEL BIT. THE BIT BROKE IN HLF CAUSING EE TO PITCH FORWARD WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE JACKHAMMER . THE JACKHAMMER THEN PINCHED HISFINGER BETWEEN THE WALL & ITSELF. RESULTING IN A BONE BRUISE ON HIS FINGER