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While enlarging a hole for an E-Stop using a step bit, the bit snagged an aluminum label plate. The plate spun unexpectedly, resulting in cuts to the operator's thumb and index finger.
Employee was power washing the right port of the RK 1 Ram W, struck a pocket, causing hot material to blow back on EE. Employee jumped back to avoid material and hit EE's head on pin gate. Employee received sutures.
Employee was using vac truck to empty rail car. Had to use an air lance to break up the material. When the lance was moved to a new location it shot material back in to the face.
Haul truck operator was getting loaded and on the last bucket EE experienced a jolting feeling that caused pain in EE's back.
Employee was running the grader on 114 and had the blade in the float position. Turned off 114 into a heading and pulled the blade up. The blade caught a toe and it jolted the piece of equipment. Employee noticed discomfort in their back.
Unchoking PQL dust collector. Inserted air lance into ball valve to introduce air to unchoke the line and lime blew back in EE's face.
Employee was bagging at the hydrate packer and hydrate blew up into employee's face and went into the side of their goggles.
EMPLOYEE STATED: The mechanic was drilling out rivets when a small piece of metal landed on the mechanic's cheek and subsequently slid under the mechanic's goggles. Mechanic was treated by a local eye doctor with a prescription.
EMPLOYEE STATED: The lab technician was preparing a lime sample for the pulverizing mill when EE cut EE's thumb on one of the mill's blades, which resulted in stitches.
EMPLOYEE STATED THEY WERE CUTTING ON AN ELEVATOR BUCKET, AND IT SHIFTED, CAUSING THEIR ARM TO GET STRUCK.
The employee stated they injured right thumb while grinding a piece of metal using a bench grinder in the maintenance shop. The thumb came in contact with the metal that employee was grinding causing a laceration.
EMPLOYEE STATED THEY WERE cutting piece of 1 1/2 inch angle with a 4 inch die grinder when cutting disk caught on metal, kicked back and cut top of EE's right thumb. Employee was wearing proper PPE when issue occurred. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AT OCCMED.
Employee stated employee was using drill and the bit caught the glove material while drilling on expansion joint. Bit pulled into skin causing cut on left hand palm. Employee went to ER, received 5 stitches.
The employee was assisting another employee with jack leg drilling, placed hand over hole to prevent blow back, caught finger between jack leg and rock.
Employee stated EE was standing behind an employee that was using a cutting torch and a piece of hot slag fell into EE's right eye. EE was taken to the eye doctor where the piece of slag was removed. Employee missed 3 days from work.
While using an air-arc a piece of hot slag fell into his boot causing a small 2nd degree burn.
Employee operating a lathe while wearing a glove and the glove caught on the rotating lathe.Employee lost small, ring,and middle finger on the right hand and is currently missing time.
While unchoking a hopper with an air lance the employee stated he smashed his left ring finger between the air lance and the metal lip on top of the hopper. The employee received 3 sutures to his finger.
Employee was allegedly struck on the finger by the handle of the tooling release on a lathe causing a cut to his finger that required stitches.
While cleaning out concrete footing with a backhoe the operator shifted the bucket to the left and boomed down. The edge of the bucket swung farther than expected and a tooth on the bucket struck the left foot of an employee that was directing the operator.
While cutting or grinding the employee stated he got a small sliver of metal in his left eye. The employee was sent to the eye doctor and the sliver was removed and a prescription medication was given to him. The employee further stated he was using goggles but a piece got behind them.
Employee was using an electric saw to cut boards. The saw kicked back, hit employee in the stomach causing laceration to stomach.
Employee stated he was using the mechanical scaler when a rock broke under the outrigger causing the machine to shift and straining his shoulder. Employee did not report incident right away and did not miss work until 11/26/2008.
While using an air lance to clean out the pre-mixer on the hydrate mill, a small steel door fell on top of his fingers. As the door fell, he jerked his hand out, causing a small fracture and a laceration that required sutures.
While cutting a bolt with a hand grinder his hand slipped into the wheel and he received three sutures to his left middle finger. He was wearing gloves.
Employee stated he was looking for a hydraulic leak when he lacerated his finger on his right hand. The laceration required a minor surgical procedure to repair.
EE was installing coal mill ductwork above the building roof line. The ee welded the duct to hold it into place in order to fit all the duct together. The foreman called for the duct to be released from the crane & at that time, the duct broke lose pinning ee between duct & roof beam. The ee was instructed on the installation of the ductwork.
EE was welding picking eyes on a rock box, when a piece of hot slag fell onto left glove, burning through glove and onto wedding band on left ring finger. 2nd degree burn around finger where wedding band was worn.
Tightening a bolt on a scaler, wrench slipped, bolt sheared in half.
Employee stated while pulling lance burners out the oil flashed and burned his hands and face. He received second degree burns.
WHILE UNCLOGGING A PIPE WITH AN AIR LANCE HE SHOVED THE AIR LANCE INTO A PORT & GOT HIS RING FINGER STUCK BETWEEN THE AIR LANCE & THE PORT CAUSING A LACERATION. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
Walden's employees were water blasting the chambers of a vertical kiln when the water and material reacted within the kiln building pressure enough to blow the hot material out onto the employee. Employee had standard water blast PPE on.
WHILE OPERATING A DRILL WITH A JOY STICK HIS THUMB BECAME SORE AND LATER REQUIRED SURGERY. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION USING A 4" GRINDER WITH A WIRE WHEEL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE USING A MECHANICAL SCALER HE JARRED THE CAB AND HIS BACK BECAME SORE. HE WAS ADVISED BY A DOCTOR TO WORK LIGHT DUTY.
WHILE USING A STOPER HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BUSINESS END WHILE HE WAS HANDING IT TO ANOTHER EE & HIT THE TRIGGER MECHANISM & SMASHED THE ENDAGAINST THE ROOF WITH HIS FINGERS IN THE MIDDLE
WHILE BAGGING HYDRATED LIME A BAG BROKE APART AND HYDRATED LIME HIT HIS HELMET PUSHING THE VISOR OPEN. THE HYDRATE THEN BLEW INTO HIS EYES. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND ADVISED TO STAY OFF W ORK.
EE STATED HE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE NUT, ACCIDENTALLY PULLED THE TRIGGER WHICH SPUN THE SWIVEL ATTACHMENT CAUSING THE KEEPER PIN TO STICK OUT. AS IT TURNED IT CUT HIS FOREARM. THE LACERATION HAD TO BE SUTURED.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE VACUUMING UP SOME SPILLAGE HE GOT TH EEND OF THE VACUUM HOSE CLOGGED AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO UNCLOG IT SOME DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES. THE DR GAVE HIMA PRESCRIPTION FOR H IS EYES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE OPENED THE NORTH MILL FEEDER MAGNET DRAWER INSPECTION DOOR WHEN HYDRATE FLEW UP UNDER HIS GLASSES. HE GOT A SPECK OF HYDRATE IN HIS LEFT EYE AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION BY A DOCTOR.
EE STATED WHILE VACUUMING UP LIME WASTE, A PIECE BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE STATES HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE DR. GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION.